Martin Richardson
Martin Richardson
Registered with Property118.com
21st March 2024
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Registered with Property118.com
21st March 2024
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12
7th November 2025, 6 months ago
Compliance is the word, of course i expect all good landlords will have had an EICR carried out on each of their properties in the last 5 years, with their trusted Electrician, however not all EICRs carried out are to...
Read More →10th April 2025, 1 year ago
I don't get it, Government say we need 1.5million new homes yet the birth rate has stagnated, possibly fallen , we are told there are 70,000 less kids in school than 2017/18. Most of these (50000) in Greater London. We...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 27/03/2025 - 09:52
The adverse health effects and indeed risk of death through poor air quality in the home should be indoctrinated into our kids in school. Unfortunately having once lived with a teacher who wouldn't recycle and dried clothes inside with no...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 15/02/2025 - 12:24
Perhaps if we as landlords start to think of the EPC as Tennant safety ,things will change for the better. Consider the outcome of a Grade E on extra cost of Gas / electric compared with a grade C, potentially...
Read More →15th February 2025, 1 year ago
Once again changes are on the horizon, EPC renewal is only for the diligent landlord just like landlords gas safety cert. and the EICR for electrics, no one engaging on here would dodge their responsibilities, however there are thousands possibly...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Keith Wellburn at 24/01/2025 - 16:33
Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 24/01/2025 - 16:33I wonder if many other Landlords find the high ceilings in period properties actually help keep mould at bay? I would think a room with a higher volume of...
Read More →27th January 2025, 1 year ago
There are approximately 4-5million pre 1920 houses in the UK, an huge number of them are rented,many are HMOs, it takes an investment of the thick end of £50,000 to bring just one house up to EPC C , I...
Read More →7th September 2024, 2 years ago
You've already got the solution in metering and charging the individual tennants garages. Unfortunately when designed, the vast majority of flats only allowed for the maximum demand of the time. When you discover the government (OZEV) offer grants towards flats...
Read More →10th August 2024, 2 years ago
The regulations do not state what type of co alarm to install, only where they must be installed.
Read More →11th June 2024, 2 years ago
I would recommend a 'continuous running' fan with 'boost' when the light is on. In any case it would need to be powerful enough for the ducting length, start by searching 'nuaire cyfan' .Make sure the tenants can't get to...
Read More →1st June 2024, 2 years ago
Hi, Im a qualified Electrician also ,please do not let tennants even change a light fitting or switch . The amount of EICR failed with code C2 for unearthed metal light fittings - way too high. I recently inspected a...
Read More →21st March 2024, 2 years ago
Im sure you'll require mains interlinked smoke alarms in every bedroom as well as escape routes, kitchen heat alarm &/or communial room,these alarms must have a 'built in' usually lithium rechargeable battery back up. Unless you have a three storey...
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