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Nick Duncan

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In my Borough in London with licences in place for the last 5 years, they have done nothing and in 2018, just one prosecution. A licence to print money is all it is.

From: Nick Duncan 20 November 2019 08:59 AM

I fully agree to this, my agents in Brent are absolutely superb, fully legal but on the same high street I know that there are others operating outside of the law.

From: Nick Duncan 30 September 2019 08:52 AM

As above, it was a tax grab whilst trying to appease FTB which has miserably failed.

From: Nick Duncan 12 September 2019 16:48 PM

Cllr Savva is totally out of touch, licensing has made no difference at all in my London Borough with a grand total of 2 convictions over the last 2 years. None of my HMO’s have ever been inspected in 5 years. It is just money for old rope.

From: Nick Duncan 10 September 2019 18:33 PM

My mortgages don’t allow for HB but even if they did, all I see is increased risk, I don’t see any benefits at all. I am fortunate that I can pick and choose my tenants. If S21 is abolished or is made harder to get tenants out, then unfortunately, those with only impeccable references including long standing and provable LL references will be chosen.

From: Nick Duncan 24 August 2019 07:02 AM

My agents informed me that they were going to charge me £200 fees per tenancy but increase the rent to cover this. They have but I don’t believe they should be as I’ve kept them slightly below market with no voids at all so I’ll be moving on to an agency with no tenant fees.

From: Nick Duncan 01 August 2019 17:04 PM

You’re missing the point, a AIIC Inventory company offers impartiality. In 20 years with my portfolio I’ve not had one dispute and any monies kept by me were fully agreed by the tenant.

From: Nick Duncan 01 August 2019 16:58 PM

This isn’t news, a lot of drum banging. Landlords will be weighing up their odds after S21 has been “reformed” unless your properties are in an undesirable area why wouid you take HB risks when you can have a vetted professional tenant in with a rent guarantee.

From: Nick Duncan 12 June 2019 09:44 AM

With the online referencing agencies such as Openrent and pass the keys , I can see many landlords moving over to this one stop service.

From: Nick Duncan 29 May 2019 09:07 AM

Section 24 is fully to blame here

From: Nick Duncan 23 May 2019 08:59 AM

With regards to funding, I pay £540 per property for selective licensing and nearly £1000 for an HMO licence. In 3 years there has been no contact from the Council either to inspect or make further queries on. Where is this money being spent on? My Council has an extremely dubious past re cronyism and back handers. Us licence payers do not even have any information on where the monies have been spent or the success rates of prosecuting rogue landlords. Money for old rope?

From: Nick Duncan 01 March 2019 10:55 AM

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