TheBiggerPicture
TheBiggerPicture
Registered with Property118.com
2nd February 2020
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Bio
Own a very small portfolio of properties..
Have skills in finance, accounting and software.
Interested in ways of making property management more efficient.
Less effort
Less time
Less costs
More revenue
Have developed custom software(Not commercial) for managing own properties.
Believe the government is to big, and cause more problems than they solve with their involvement in many things.
Reply to comment left by Jo at 30/10/2026 - 10:16
Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 30/10/2026 - 10:16Nice, thanks
Read More →Reply to comment left by Barry Fitzpatrick at 30/10/2026 - 10:19
Yep, it is their desired goal to remove all accidental landlords. George Osborne should have created a mechanism to allow people to incorporate without CGT or stamp duty when section 24. Forcing everyone into companies is not the best economic...
Read More →30th October 2026, 2 days ago
"Mr Pennycook said the government had examined bulk uploads but found significant difficulties with validating data and handling errors." As someone who deals with this on a daily basis, a validation step either with or without AI API should be...
Read More →30th October 2026, 2 days ago
How are we supposed to know the tenants energy supplier at time of leaving. Shall I call of if the energy suppliers and ask. "Does my tenant have an account with you?" Response: "Due to gdpr computer says no!"
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mohammed Kadir at 23/10/2026 - 10:17
Reply to the comment left by M K at 23/10/2026 - 10:17The assumption is that justice is blind and the judges are fair. The judges may have certain political leanings.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/10/2026 - 16:33
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/10/2026 - 16:33Sometimes you can be in the grey zone between selling, holding and definitely keeping. That kind of news can tip the scales.
Read More →15th October 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nice, I like your angle, but the government does't play fair. They are not using logic or common sense, just force and threats against you.
Read More →13th October 2026, 3 weeks ago
Well yes, yields will have to rise to justify high mortgage rates and compete with other investments.
Read More →12th October 2026, 3 weeks ago
You indirectly work for the government now. Welcome to the civil service. Very efficient and effective.
Read More →6th October 2026, 4 weeks ago
You can't appeal to a bully for fairness or sense.
Read More →2nd October 2026, 4 weeks ago
Its not up to me, my rental guarantee products determine the level of criteria.
Read More →21st September 2026, 1 month ago
This is great news. I can see what other landlords are charging, meaning I can increase my rents to the same level they are.
Read More →11th September 2026, 2 months ago
I told KFH I didn't want to be auto enrolled, and they did it anyway. I am no longer with KFH. They also passed me a stream of bad tenants over the years.
Read More →11th September 2026, 2 months ago
If they want a rent cap, it needs to balanced with an inflation cap and a regulation cap. Rents are related to the two, so you can't have one without the other, otherwise problems will pop up elsewhere. There is...
Read More →11th September 2026, 2 months ago
They call us landlords, yet the superior landlord is the government. We are just property providers. The real villains are the real landlords, the Government.
Read More →4th September 2026, 2 months ago
"If ministers are looking for a warning light on the dashboard, this one is flashing bright red." They probably have colour blindness, and see a reduction in property provision as a green light.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 28/08/2026 - 10:11
I did originally plan never to sell my property. But the returns after tax of putting funds in an ISA and Pension will be much better if they bring in this final nail. The only reason I would keep my...
Read More →24th August 2026, 2 months ago
Had the same thing in Bromley several times. I pointed out it would cost them more cost posting out bills and dealing with me via several challenges. They have dropped chasing this up several times.
Read More →19th August 2026, 2 months ago
They don't need a PRS database. They "just" need a few extra fields on the land register database. Would be a lot cheaper than setting up a new system, new staff, new website etc. Also would be easier to match...
Read More →14th August 2026, 3 months ago
My finance professor used to endlessly say: There is no free lunch! Labour just assume that the landlord will pay.
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