Larry Sweeney

The new CEO Robert Zysblat will be in touch with all members shortly. I remain a fully paid up member of the Alliance and Robert who is also a landlord has my full support. It would not be fair for me to undermine new management so rather than saying anymore we should await an announcement. What I can say however is that plans are afoot to take our organisation to a new level and more than ever landlords need very strong representation. Mortgage holidays are all well and good but the banks will come knocking and the arrears must be paid. How many landlords will recover arrears from tenants . The Alliance is needed now more than ever and it is not yet 2 yrs old. Lets await an announcement which i understand is due imminently.... Read More

If the Tenant is happy, perhaps they might give the Council bod the boot and refuse entry .... Read More

David was a true Gentleman and I was honoured to be part of a group which included David. May he rest in peace.... Read More

The Landlords Alliance has not gone away. We libbied very hard to stop liverpool renewing their licensing scam. We are currently assisting a prominent Landlord on some legal issues which will in due course hit the headlines. We are also liasing with a second Mp re Liverpool.
As regards Shelter. It is an absolute scandal the way in which tax payers funds are being channeled to this vile organisation which houses nobody.... Read More

This is an example of what is wrong with the system. This individual pockets a huge salary 4xtimes national average. Shelter has a £60m turnover but houses nobody. Furthermore this charity had trustees who were directly involved with the companies who supplied the death trap cladding for Grenfell. To add insult to injury Shelter not alone failed to provide accomodation for Grenfell survivors but also failed to assist them financially unlike other excellent charities. This is all a matter of record.... Read More

If the size cannot be increased and you.must rent as a two bedder contact the valuation office to get it moved down a band as clearly its in the wrong band as a 3 bedder. Lets see how happy the council are with reduced revenues, might make them think twice when its costs thdm.... Read More

Yes Mick. Shelter will have nothing constructive to say to any landlord. The Alliance approached Shelter when we first set up in order to explore the possibility of them stopping their hate campaign against landlords and supporting delinquent tenants in the courts. Shelter need the bad landlord narrative because without that they would struggle for cash. Every landlord in the UK needs to write to their MP to get Shelter scrapped and their funds directed to front line housing issues.... Read More

To Forever tenant. Firstly all responsible landlords will sympathise with you if you have suffered as a result of the minority of bad landlords. Shelter are the problem not the solution. Shelter frustrate the court process thus delaying landlords evicting rent defaulters and asb tenants who make others lives miserable. These tenants are eventually binned anyway and all shelter do is to delay the inevitable while costing landlords money they can ill afford to lose and forcing them in many cases to default on mortgages. Shelter are a £60m organisation. Imagine if that cash was directed to front line housing services instead of going into the pockets of Shelter lawyers. The Head Honchos at shelter pocket £720k pa. That would purchase over 10 terraces every year in northern towns which could be used to provide accomodation. Shelters £60m could be put to real use. Instead we have a quasi political set up which mouths off constantly promoting the 'rogue landlord narrative' .Shelter need this narrative to keep sucking cash from Government, local authorities and the public. Shelter promote discord between landlords and tenants. Most Landlords just like most tenants are not rogues. Enough of Shelter. There is a better way to address the homeless problem and one thing for sure, Shelter are not part of the solution. We call upon every landlord nationwide to write to their MP and call for Shelter to be disbanded. Do this now as a matter of urgency. Lets get Shelters cash directed to the needy .... Read More

The Criminal landlord narrative has been flogged to death. The RLA by bleating about criminal landlords is giving succor to organisations like Shelter the housing charity which houses nobody. Perhaps the RLA/NLA might shout a little louder about criminal tenants. Tenants who live of the tax payer, tenants who wreck property, tenants who use rental properties for criminal activities and tenants who cause ASB. Let me be clear however, unlike the haters who villify landlords non stop , we in the Alliance state that the majority of tenants like most landlords are honest decent hardworking taxpayers. That narrative might not suit everyone.
Finally congratulations to top management at Shelter who trousered over £700k . Nice earner.... Read More

We want as a matter of urgency to get Shelter scrapped. This organisation provides housing for nobody.
The Alliance will comission an independent organisation to conduct a survey ,asking the public about Shelter. What they think Shelter actually do. This organisation will be at arms length completely independent but let me tell you what it will find. It will report that the overwhelming majority of people questioned will believe that Shelter the housing charity, provide housing, provide Shelter. How wrong . Shelter as we know house nobody, Instead Shelter attack the PRS non stop and want to undermine property rights. This should worry any houseowner not just landlords. We will in due course announce the results of our survey.... Read More

Disgraceful behaviour by the council. As Ian Narbeth advised ask the council to confirm that they will not suggest the tenant disobeys the court order .... Read More

For some time now The government, councils and the so called housing charity Shelter which houses nobody have waged a war against private landlords. Shelter in particular thrive off the evil landlord narrative. This £60m organisation has continually called for the abolition of s21, ie the undermining of property owners rights. We can bow down and whinge and take it or we can say enough is enough. 94% of landlords do not belong to a landlord association. Is it fair that those landlords who do must fight on behalf of the silent meek majority. Our advise is simple. Do not keep swimming against the tide. We at the Alliance will battle non stop for our members but we also will impart advice that no other landlord association will dare give, for fear of losing members. We say landlords abandon the market. Look overseas at investment opportunities. Dis invest pull your funds out of uk lets. Lets give the haters what they want. Less landlords, less choice, higher rents and freeze out benefit tenants. Those landlords left standing will have a bigger better pool to choose from. The Alliance will be there to advise and battle for landlords . Lets change the market. Yes they can impose ever more draconian rules and regulations but we dont have to accept them. Instead lets give them shortages lets laugh at their ineptitude but lets do it from the sidelines and landlords lets point out daily to benefit tenants that Shelter refuse to bond them. Lets make it clear that Shelter have caused the crisis. Shelter hate the PRS. Lets give Shelter a gift. A smaller tougher tighter Prs. Lets put that so called charity into the spotlight. Lets put this organisation out of business and get their £60m put to good use housing the homeless. Landlords leave the market but if you really want to hang on, join the Alliance now.... Read More

This is terrible. Landlord apathy again. As i have previously pointed out 94% of landlords do not belong to any organisation. Its not fair to expect those who already pay dues to keep contributing. Where are the other stakeholders?. This is an important fight. Where is negative Annie ? . I urge p118 readers who have not joined the Alliance to please pledge asap and get this over the line.... Read More

On behalf of all our members , I can confirm that the Alliance has given £500 today to assist.... Read More

Thanks Hedley, i did not intend to get in to an indepth discussion on the provisions of the TCE , I was simply pointing out that there is a quick simple remedy for dealing with rent defaulters. As regards applying for relief , it must be done promptly and few tenants who owe arrears take this route , for relief to be granted by the court the arrears would need to be discharged. The TCE also allows for the landlord to instruct an EA to take control of a tenants Goods although this provision is pretty much useless as notice must be given, thus allowing a defaulter to move his chattels to safety.... Read More

Jennifer, I agree with all of the above . In the event of a tenant defaulting on rent under the terms of the TCE (Tribunal courts and enforcement act) you can employ a certificated enforcement agent to forfeit the lease. This obviates the need for court proceedings.... Read More

Thanks to Mark, Mick, Fiona and the others who have supported us.
I appreciate the words of support, but I alone am not deserving of all the praise.
I want all of the landlord community to recognise that its our members who deserve the praise. Those that could be bothered, those that went the extra mile and joined a brand new organisation and got it off the ground.
On behalf of 94% of landlords nationwide who cant be bothered, I want to thank all members of the Alliance for making it possible.... Read More

David, good luck with your commercials although a word of caution. Chairman Mcdonnell and Comrade Corbyn stated that they would force landlords to hand empty shops to the council so that councils could open some rubbish community cohesion units. More complete tosh from these idiots who want to recreate the third reich policies of stealing private property.... Read More

What happens where there are mortgages or other charges on properties. Landlords there is little point crying. Protect your assets. Join us or at least join some rep body if you wont join us. How can we fight our corner when 94%of landlords expect 6% to carry the load. The way to defeat Mcdonnel' theft policies are to tie him in court on a daily basis with legal challenges.
What about the banks. Who would assist in the theft by offering finance. The Alliance would point out to the banks the risks of financing stolen property. Would The government finance the theft and where would the money come from ?
It is sheer madness but not quite as daft as 94% of property owners whose assets are at risk and they time and again refuse to join a landlord organisation. My thanks to all our fantastic members who helped to form the Alliance, but its very unfair that 6% go into battle to save the Prs while 94% cant be bothered. No wonder Mcdonnell thinks stealing from this sector would be a walk in the park.... Read More

Who would finance the tenant purchases. 1.6 Million landlords would need to make it clear to the banks that we will not accept them being complicit in the theft of our property.
This stupid proposal by Mcdonnell, defies belief. They are consumed by hatred of those who build and prosper. Will landlords just accept this kicking. Alliance members will not and under no circumstances will we accept any legislation to that effect . What will we do? First step lets confiscate mcdonnells Holiday home for the homeless.... Read More