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Pat Gan

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Sorry Licensing is a way for the council to make money. The good landlords will always do the right thing. The rogue LL like these will not pay licence. The only way to fix this problem is when councils and authorities actually do their jobs and held to account for their failure.

From: Pat Gan 24 February 2021 10:12 AM

Why has the local authority not taken any action for 10 years since they asked her to install fire alarm? So, they are just as much to blame as this woman.

From: Pat Gan 24 February 2021 10:02 AM

The problem here is the local authorities and their inability do anything right. How can these flats have building control completion certs without Electrical installation certs. Why were the flats allowed to be let without building control completion certs? I want to see the council building control or private building control being sued and any electrician who gave installation certs sued and so on. It is easy to sue the owner but there may be thousands like them and will have more in the future until local authorities and other controlling bodies start to do their jobs properly and in a timely manner.

From: Pat Gan 23 February 2021 11:32 AM

Having gone through converting properties to meet HMO standards and licensing I know the costs involved. In my case one council provided the license without bothering to inspect that property and another did everything possible to avoid dealing with me. I had to become a nuisance caller to force the council to provide an inspection date. My point is simple, there are laws and standards but the councils are unwilling to enforce them or have a simple process that people can follow. Under these circumstances many wouldn't bother. The works I have done are over and above council requirements. I set my standards and attract the right tenants. It certainly won't cost this guy 50k to fix the issues. People who live in such places do so as it may be cheaper or they don't have the income levels etc to get a better place. Little bit of money goes a long way with such people and there are other legitimate ways of getting around any tenant resistance. As for mould issues, my tenants are provided with washing machine and dryer and an external area where they can dry the cloths if they don't wish to use the dryer. Where I have found small mould build up during inspections usually in shower enclousres, I would treat them and show the tenants how to ensure it doesn't happen again. If I see mould after second inspection, I don't renew their contract. All new tenants only get a 6 month contract anyway. Another example of the council non-action is when I informed one council of a dangerous flat where the first floor external door Leeds to dilapidated stair at the back of the property. After several complaints the council put a dangerous building notice, the landlord removed the staircase. so now the tenants will fall from first floor to the ground floor. The council has taken no further action.

From: Pat Gan 18 January 2021 21:01 PM

The reason for this problem is the council themselves. If the councils do their job from day 1, no such houses can exist. If this so called LL is smart, he could have fixed the place for next to nothing and there would be no news. He expected the council to sleep as they have done probably for many years prior to this and got done for it. He may also have ways to avoid paying this fine. I think the system is failing the law abiding in this country and are being used as a cash cow where ever possible.

From: Pat Gan 18 January 2021 14:28 PM

John, You don't seem to understand the so called un professional landlord. Their way works irrespective of what ever the government legislation is out there. The ones who get caught are the innocent landlords who happen own a second property that they rent in good will and not understand the full impact of any issues that may rise. They won't be shaking in their boots either as they would be non the wiser until they have to serve such notice as section 21.

From: Pat Gan 11 December 2020 10:13 AM

This is another bubble. These agents manage Central London to zone 3/4. The rents are sky high, the property prices are sky high and the agent fees are high. The people renting from them are rich or have rich parents. This survey is not representative of the country.

From: Pat Gan 25 November 2020 09:55 AM

let's see what happens in a year

From: Pat Gan 17 July 2020 10:54 AM

Mostly depends on the attitude of the tenant.

From: Pat Gan 26 June 2020 09:48 AM

In the short to medium term, the rents will drop in London and the number of Landlords leaving the market will continue as people lose jobs and many industries restructure after covid forced shut down. As the businesses and employment recover and demand for properties increase, less landlords and rental stock in the market means rents will go up. However, it all depends on the economy, cure for covid -19 and sensible government policies. As far as I can see there are no alternative to PRS

From: Pat Gan 18 June 2020 10:19 AM

Ultimately, the mortgages need to paid, bills need to be paid, the council tax need to be paid etc, so why doesn't the government put emergency funding into social services and help the tenants who need it. That way it will be the least spent on avoiding any problems due to this virus in the housing market.

From: Pat Gan 17 March 2020 10:57 AM

What a stupid Idea, the esiest, cheapest and the most sensible way would be for social security to fund for those tenants affected by this virus. Any other Brian wave like this will result in tenants losing their homes and less landlords meaning more tenants on the road.

From: Pat Gan 17 March 2020 10:49 AM

The tenants can only pay a certain amount, after that they either give Landlord trouble and get kicked out, end up in some doggy B&B through the council decide they don't want their children to live with addicts and move to rogue landlord's property or move to cheaper options with same rogue landlords. Which ever route they take the system will push these people to rogue landlords as that is all they can afford. So as long as you have people in this desperate situation rogue landlords will flourish. The reason this will not be dealt with is simple - it is mostly immigrant communities where this happens.

From: Pat Gan 20 December 2019 10:01 AM

A landlord's register will be a way to make money for the councils. Croydon council charges around £750 or £800 to put you on their Landlord's register. You fill this form online and pay. After couple of years you will get a letter saying that your application has been accepted and you are in the register. It is only a way of making money out of landlords and nothing else.

From: Pat Gan 19 December 2019 23:24 PM

Daniela, I laugh out of desperation than anything else. This country is divided by class or class based ideology. You as a landlord fall into the middle or upper class category in their eyes. It doesn't matter what this type of person does you won't be liked by the common public. This lady is in the situation she is in because she didn't cooperate with the council in fixing what ever she had, not because she was doing this. I can say this without knowing anything of this case other than what is in the article. If the council have no program of advising and working with potential landlords from the start, some will become rouge and some will become good landlords.

From: Pat Gan 19 December 2019 16:11 PM

As a landlord, when I see such headline news I just laugh. The Judiciary are blind, the councils are lazy, powerless and useless, people are sleep walking like zombies. Britain needs cheap labour and rely heavily on immigrants. Where do you think these imimgrants live? They live in such over crowded houses. The agents will rent say 3 bed house to 3 people, let's say a couple and their relative, they will sublet and no body cares this happens. When such a slum tenant becomes a landlord or when landlords see they can make more money as in any event these people are going to sublet anyway, they will run it as an unlicensed HMO. When law-abiding landlords contact the councils about HMO, usually the only point of information is what ever they have on their website. When you apply, they take your money and don't contact you for months or years in some cases. I say these problems are created by the governments of the day and the councils, which intern is elected in by the people of this country. If I form a group that targets such slum homes and sue the councils, the landlords and the lead tenants. I can create a housing crisis, labour crisis and may be a recession?? As for this fine, if they employ the right lawyers, may get it reduced too as happened in a case in Birmingham. I think, every time such case ends up in court, the council must be made to pay 50% of the fine and costs for not having the correct procedures in place to stop this problem.

From: Pat Gan 19 December 2019 09:49 AM

That won't happen as the council will end up housing the main tenant and pay for poor depressed tenant whereas the landlord will pay otherwise has a home that will pay.

From: Pat Gan 30 November 2019 20:52 PM

solution is simple, problem is governments and councils, so money spent is money wasted.

From: Pat Gan 05 November 2019 11:43 AM

Not that simple. Some people don't have passports and some people are arriving with home office documents etc and are being discriminated against by the industry. So these people simply are being forced to go to doggy landlords. The root of the problem is same - the governments and local authorities inability to do their jobs.

From: Pat Gan 18 December 2018 09:17 AM

From: Pat Gan 28 September 2017 12:34 PM

They should be looking improve the BTL products available for ltd copanies

From: Pat Gan 25 January 2017 11:15 AM

No body is regulating anyone, the councils don't check the properties they are licensing. It is a Pathetic excuse to raise money.

From: Pat Gan 25 January 2017 08:47 AM

Problem in UK is the politics and useless civil servants that work for the various government bodies. What is the point of licensing, when they don't check the property when you license it? No body goes after land lords who don't license the property Council uses this as a way of collecting more money from Law abiding Citizens and offer nothing in return.

From: Pat Gan 25 January 2017 08:44 AM

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