Reluctant Landlord

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I don't need 'encouragement'.
It's a no.... Read More

Other proposals include councils and developers being required to give more consideration to social rent when building new homes, while local leaders will gain greater powers to build affordable homes.

CONSIDERATION.

Using Shelters own stats (*shuddering*) as the 'truth' (as they like to pitch it) then there are 112,660 HOUSESHOLDS were homeless and living in temporary accommodation at the end of 2023 . As of March 2023, 1.29 million households were on the waiting list for social housing in England.

Total then at this point is 1.4M homes required JUST FOR THIS purpose

There is no way 99% of ANY homes built will be social or affordable to these people as nearly all with be on benefit of some form or another.

So yes, this is not a target/milestone/plan....just a wish.... Read More

I have reposted on social media!... Read More

LL's WILL be leaving. Just on their terms. There might be a short period of immediate sales, but overall the slow burn will come to pass.

More legislation in the RRB will have an effect, rising interest rates will also have an effect and any more tax threats will also result in people selling up. Dont forget some will sell up as they have noone to pass property on to and some will naturally sell as that is always what the plan was (retirement pot). Some may be forced to pay for care needs etc.

The issue is not who leaves and when really, its where is the LL's to replace them? In the current market there is little appetite for small investors to bother so if anything its the big boys backed by the city who want to build to rent glass coffins in the sky that are interested - and even then they can't make the numbers work at the mo.

One thing IS certain, new accommodation will never meet the levels actually required for the majority to afford. Very little social housing and questionable genuinely 'affordable' properties. It will be a case of live in a glass coffin at an inflated prices and be grateful or suffer.

So no matter how many of the fantasy figure of 1.5M is built, there will still be a huge amount in temp accommodation and a list as the great wall of China for those wanting social rentals.... Read More

The point about it being a certain time of the year is irrelevant. Possession claims start months before and dependent wholly on when the court issue papers and when the bailiffs can go in.
No trend other than that possessions are taking place. End of news story.... Read More

NOT my problem!... Read More

if anyone out there is Twomey's LL, please issue a S13 and increase his rent to market rate immediately and at the same time as issuing a S21!!!! He then might be pre-disposed in organising his own affairs and stay out of others business matters!... Read More

beware some of these schemes only lend you the money and require you to have something put on your deeds so at the point of sale the loan from the council ia paid back!... Read More

AND the fact the paranoia is all about getting to 'net zero'. All that means is an apparent balance is struck. Then what?

The globe will have expanded with more humans using more resources...

It's all a total waste of time, money and effort when the likes of China, Russia et el don't give a stuff.

I'm hoping Trump pulls the US out of everything to do with net zero - that will cause a global shift away from this unachievable 'target' .... Read More

if you did what the law says then you have nothing to fear. I doubt they will get L Aid anyway...it will probably come to nothing.... Read More

interesting point that could be explored!

I think you also have to declare the relationship to the person who commissioned the EPC?

Does declaring a 'relationship', then bar you from carrying an EPC out or is the point that you just have to declare it?

Are there any EPC assessors out there that can clear this point up?... Read More

While the average tenancy length in the PRS is 4.3 years, which is below the current EPC validity period of 10 years, the average tenancy length in the Social Rented Sector (SRS) is 12.2 years.

This means many long-term tenants in both sectors live in properties without a valid EPC.

Also, tenants with shorter tenancies could find their EPC expiring while still living in the property.
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And? The EPC is worked out according to the property 'status' at that snapshot in time. If there no further upgrades to insulation made for example then the EPC rating stays the same until it expires. So how does that effect anything? If the tenant moves out after it expires then we already have to have another EPC before it can be let again anyway so what difference does this proposal make exactly?

NONE that's what! It only causes more paperwork, more costs and this will be passed in in higher rents....... Read More

all landlords will still be able to refuse after RRB because by default the animal is not owned by the LL.

A LL cannot take a policy out directly with an insurance company on something they don't own ie a dog.

If a tenant takes out pet cover then a LL has no way of claiming against it directly so how will that work.

Who assesses that the tenant can afford the cost of the cover anyway? And if the tenant cancels the cover?

Too many unanswered questions .... Read More

surely if all tenancies are to be reduced to 1 month rolling as part of the RRB as min terms are not permitted, then an AST cannot by default be legally categorised as as a long term let in the eyes of the law?

If air BNB and hotels are not obliged to accept pets then why should landlords?... Read More

“Pet owners are typically very mindful of their pets’ reputation for causing damage, so when it’s time to move out, they often leave the property in excellent condition to demonstrate that both they and their furry friends are responsible.”

hahahahahaha! Not in my loooong experience.... Read More

the point is S8 allows for a defence and the tenant seeks out an ambulance chasing Legal Aid funded solicitor who wants to simply stretch the eviction out (irrespective of if there is a valid disrepair claim or not) then they can and the LL is powerless to do anything about it....... Read More

I wont be housing any tenants that will be eligible to apply or receive it....simple... Read More

No point building more - people can't afford to buy so no housebulder is going to build.

Helping the PRS can be easily done. Stop making it so difficult for the landlord to let. The sector doesn't need 'help'. Just stop attacking it.

The housing emergency only came about because of interference and clearly its been shown it hasn't helped with more of the same.... Read More

From what I can understand this database it to list 'meaningful' information on safety standards and 'assurances' to tenants.

So what is proposed to go on there exactly? Where's the list?

EPC's are already in the public domain so any tenant can look this up, as is the property if it is subject to being in a selective licencing area. Details of what this means is also publically available to tenants.

None of this info is necessary for existing tenants as things like gas, elec certs and EPC will legally have to be given to them anyway BEFORE a contract is signed, so what is the value and benefit of the database for existing tenants exactly?

If it is for POTENTIAL tenants then surely, it makes sense that a LL only needs to put the information on ONCE the current tenancy ends and before they start advertising for a new tenant?

So the tenant will ultimately be paying for the privilege of being able to access all the same info that is already currently in the public domain (and that the LL has to legally issue them with before a tenancy begins anyway), they they have never bothered to look at anyway.

I hope it comes with the ability to visually see how many times a certain record is viewed. That will be very telling indeed and a perfect way of showing that the whole bloody thing is pointless! 0 views and 4 lettings later...???

Does anyone know how , who and when a decision is being made on what is proposed to go into this dbase... Read More