Luke P

Separate the services from the lobbying activity (which no sane landlord could possibly agree with...certainly not enough to sustain those activities if they were detached from the 'useful' services/forms/advice they provide).... Read More

Not working, but still a very real possibility we could be charged National Insurance on rents at this upcoming budget…??... Read More

Christ, you do not need them!! You're aiding your own demise if you rejoin. The Guild of Letting & Management are very good if you feel you need something.

Paying for an advice line or forms is nuts when they use that money to not fight for LLs!... Read More

If you take the very same rent of £1,000pcm and multiply it by 12, divide it by 365 and multiply by 35 (days in 5 weeks), then you'd get £1,150.68[493]...so who the hell knows HOW, exactly, to calculate this nonsense.... Read More

How do I contact you please, James?... Read More

Don't be too smug...the State opening of Parliament is on 17th. Expect 18th for our worlds to come crashing down...... Read More

I sent dozens and dozens and dozens last week. Last time I did this, it made it to PMQs where my letter was read out. I think ‘day 1’ will be Tuesday when the Speaker’s appointed and Charles opens Parliament.... Read More

'Trying', in your own opinion, to be a 'decent landlord' is simply not nearly enough.

A well-meaning, just-learned-to-fly, private-pilots-licence-holding easyJet passenger offering to fly the now severely delayed commercial plane full of passengers to the destination because the real Captain is sick, is what you essentially are. It simply wouldn't wash to say you were trying hard and was just trying to be helpful.

The Housing Act and Landlord & Tenant Act are NOT like 'normal' life. They do not follow what you nor I would consider to be the expected case. You cannot just do as you please or what 'seems reasonable' to you.

You've no doubt been running like this for years, possibly decades and just because you've not encountered a problem, presume you're 'doing alright'.

For the love of god...serve notice. Sell up. Leave the industry. Stop making it worse for the rest of us by being totally, totally amateur at it!!

If I were your tenant I would have your pants down and run you ragged until you would do ANYTHING to just get out.... Read More

What politicians? Until the election, we don’t know who’s in and who’s out. Not e of them are listening as their im campaign mode.... Read More

Wasted vote? This is precisely the reason we never get change. If Reform come second and still only get a handful of seats, it could spark political revolution from the people…precisely what’s needed.... Read More

Why on earth would you continue to vote the main two?? Reform, Reform, Reform! (if only to break the cycle)... Read More

Just a side note...if you're serving s.21 Notices, the tenants must be outside their fixed term (or certainly will be upon the Notice expiration) and therefore don't need any permission from you to 'leave early'. They could quite literally leave the day you serve the Notice and not be required to pay anymore rent (no matter how inconvenient that might be for your timing/schedule and a landlord expecting a further 2 months rent).... Read More

What are the details of the complaint? What did they do (or not do)?... Read More

But that ‘backburner’, unlike days of old, isn’t infinite. I think it’s six month’s validity now…which I suppose is better than nothing.... Read More

And to think she's a 'Tory'!... Read More

Which is precisely why my advice to the OP was to get out whilst they still can.... Read More

It’s more reality than harsh. One Section 8 in 25 years is precisely where the inexperience comes from. I’m not saying you’re a bad LL, rather with the rules ever tightening and being, seemingly, ‘green’ to these matters (and a pensioner), it would be very very wise to exit whilst you can. I’m much younger and exiting.... Read More

Ol’ Beadle just can’t wait to see it brought in, can he…?... Read More

In the absence of any ASBO, you need to prove breach of tenancy, which would be virtually impossible. My advice, to someone like you who is (respectfully) clearly inexperienced, is to get out now whilst you still (easily) can. Often, once the property is in such a state, and provided the tenants are still paying, leave it - it needs clearing up regardless.

Just don’t read Section 12 of the Allotments Act 1950, which states:

“(1) …it shall be lawful for the occupier of any land to keep, otherwise than by way of trade or business, hens or rabbits in any place on the land…”... Read More

Much of the 'non-compliance' is just not having a (pointless) licence itself and not, as many would have you believe, a huge number of landlords flouting the 'national standard' rules.... Read More