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Fery Lavassani

Residential Landlord

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A fed up landlord.

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Landlord in private residential sector since 1989.

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Fines no good. Confiscate his property. That will send a loud and clear message to the rest of the cowboys.

From: Fery Lavassani 01 April 2021 11:08 AM

Tricia to your list add, void periods, rent arrears and maintenance (repairs). With these three together with tax and legislations that you mentioned, we end up with the five things that keep landlords awake at night.

From: Fery Lavassani 19 March 2021 07:32 AM

I was born in the middle east, so I cannot be branded as "racist". When I started reading the article, I thought I am going to see names like Husain, Tariq, Amjad and so on. This one to my surprise was a English name. So lawlessness has no boundaries.

From: Fery Lavassani 15 March 2021 17:07 PM

Guys I have a question. I know the law cannot act retrospectively. But will the new law apply to existing tenancies? Remember, once the life of the AST runs out, the tenancy becomes a periodical AST. A PAST is a new AST. The original AST had a clause in it stating "no pets". Give a new tenancy, you will have to comply with the law. Keep the old tenancy and let it run as PAST, then you will technically breaking the law. I am confused. Cats I can live with. But dogs, no thank you.

From: Fery Lavassani 08 March 2021 15:38 PM

Why sue them? Prosecute them. After all they are accomplices . Aren't they? If you are behind with your council tax, they take you to Magistrates Courts which is a criminal Court and not County Courts. Their actions or in this case, inactions have caused the death of an innocent person. If that is not gross negligence manslaughter, then what is ?

From: Fery Lavassani 24 February 2021 13:05 PM

Desperate tenants allow these type of LL to operate. With 800,000 in arrears with their rent and 1.3 million on social housing waiting list plus 30,000 in serious mortgage arrears, you will soon see more and more desperate tenants by coming summer, who will be prayed upon by these kind of LL.

From: Fery Lavassani 15 February 2021 09:43 AM

I agree Daneila, but not everyone holds a passport or driver's license. You would ask for these things if your tenant is non British. But if he is called Mr. Smith, then any other ID card such as students union card or Bank statement or previous council tax bill should suffice. I guess the best way is to insert a new box in the tenancy agreement to be field in, under the DOB.

From: Fery Lavassani 25 January 2021 07:33 AM

Nowadays for the rent to be paid directly to the LL account, the tenant must be two months or more behind. We had one case in Stockport that the council other than schedule of rent arrears, wanted the LL to fill a form. One question in the form was the tenant's date of birth. Without that, they would not entertain the LL's request. Lets ne honest, how many of us know our tenants date of birth?

From: Fery Lavassani 24 January 2021 07:54 AM

No John. Under the 2002 Act, the burden of proving that the goods or assets (in this case the property) were not obtained through the proceeds of the crime, is upon the landlord and not the CPS.

From: Fery Lavassani 22 January 2021 11:54 AM

Hey I have got a good idea. As you all know, Magistrates Courts are criminal courts (Courts of first instance). So if a landlord appears before the Magistrates, that means he has committed a criminal offence. So let confiscate his property under the "proceeds of crime Act 2002". That will send a loud and clear message to the rest of them.

From: Fery Lavassani 21 January 2021 15:59 PM

For years with the help of the government tenants were screwing the landlords. Now it seems the table is turning. What next?

From: Fery Lavassani 20 January 2021 09:28 AM

If you all think, when this Covid business is over you sell and get out. You have something else coming. Its called Capital Gains of 45%. I am pretty certain that these MPs before going t sleep think how they can screw the landlord in the morning.

From: Fery Lavassani 20 January 2021 07:03 AM

I had a protected tenant that was supposed to pay £40.00 a week for a three bedroom semi. She was behind in total £2000.00. I had to maintain the property. I one case, I paid £4500.00 to put a new roof on the house. Cut the long story short, I could only sue her for my rent. Get a judgment and send a bailiff to take their television. I have had them all. Protected Tenant, Assured Tenant and the AST. If we lose Section 21, we will go back to the dark days on pre 1985. For this my friends, I am out.

From: Fery Lavassani 18 January 2021 16:46 PM

Free advice of the day. If you owe someone some money and do not wish to pay the creditor, just act doolally. But please do not let my tenant know that!!!!!

From: Fery Lavassani 18 January 2021 11:02 AM

John, think about the day that you may wish to get your property back. The terms of a verbal agreement is unclear and you will have a job to obtain a possession order. A tenancy agreement clarifies the terms, should the tenant breach them. With Section 21 on its way out, I would make sure the tenants entre an express agreement rather than implied.

From: Fery Lavassani 17 January 2021 21:13 PM

Steve, if you managed to find a buyer for your properties, please please please let me know. I have a small portfolio and like yourself been in this game for years. Always been told that 5 things keep landlords awake at night. Void periods, rent arrears, maintenance, tax and legislations. I can and have managed with the first four for many years. The last one is breaking the camel's back. I want out.

From: Fery Lavassani 17 January 2021 11:27 AM

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