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Property is over valued at present, prices are dropping, this time next year i expect there will be deals to be had in the auction rooms
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Andrew townshend
18 January 2019 08:53 AM
I've never bought leasehold, when i buy something i own it, that goes for property, cars and every thing else.
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Andrew townshend
18 January 2019 08:49 AM
Well that about sums it up, at the end of the day it will be the tenants that suffer and local councils will have a big increase of homeless people on their patch, these uni educated politicians and civil servants are as thick as sssss--t
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Andrew townshend
16 January 2019 19:49 PM
There are a growing number of people who now rent not because they cannot afford to buy but because they don't want the hassle of of home ownership, a 40 yr mortgagee around their necks, or the problems of buying and selling every time they move.
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Andrew townshend
16 January 2019 09:29 AM
Licencing to push up standards, fine, but what about cost, this will in the long run be passed onto the tenant again, increased rents and increase in people sleeping in shop door ways, these people in government and councils just don't have a working brain do they?
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Andrew townshend
16 January 2019 09:12 AM
But who is going to pay? these fees aren't going to go away, to start with us the landlords, but the extra cost will soon be passed back to the tenant by means of increased rent, and lets face it there is no shortage of tenants out there looking for a home.
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Andrew townshend
16 January 2019 09:05 AM
Will the insurance pay out in the event of a claim? we all know how insurance companies like to wriggle out of a claim on a technicality.
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Andrew townshend
15 January 2019 11:16 AM
This boils down to the old joke, ''the council worker leaning on his shovel '', council employees look to do the least amount of work for the most pay, hence the job not getting done.
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Andrew townshend
15 January 2019 10:02 AM
The properties will still be there, but he's evicting all the tenants.
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Andrew townshend
15 January 2019 09:43 AM
Yes councils and government do not like us landlords, but aren't they shooting themselves in the foot, all these homeless families will be the council's problem.
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Andrew townshend
15 January 2019 09:18 AM
Rents will increase mainly due to extra costs and red tape placed on landlords, however i do think house prices will drop but that's only a problem to those that have to sell and have borrowed too much.
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Andrew townshend
14 January 2019 09:14 AM
A welcome move in the right direction at last, however there is still the difference between the housing benefit payment and the market rent, so i will still be saying no dss.
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Andrew townshend
14 January 2019 09:07 AM
Why would you rent to a single mum with 9 kids? come on you know you aren't going to get the rent paid, leave these sorts to the council, their problem.
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Andrew townshend
14 January 2019 09:02 AM
yes hopefully it will push standards up which has to be good, but costs will push rents up which will mean more sleeping in shop door ways, it's a double sided sword
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Andrew townshend
13 January 2019 21:44 PM
but their origins are not british, and their morals are not british.
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Andrew townshend
13 January 2019 21:39 PM
yes i think you have a very valid point there.
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Andrew townshend
13 January 2019 19:35 PM
I'm not tempted by these online agents, i have a very good independent local agent i have used for many yrs now, they know the type of tenants i want, and the types i don't, we work well together.
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Andrew townshend
11 January 2019 09:38 AM
Have you read all the comments on here Ms Jones ? you are a fool dear.
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Andrew townshend
10 January 2019 15:38 PM
lyndsey, you might think so, i speak from experience, ( over 30 yrs as a landlord) truth hurts dear ??
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Andrew townshend
10 January 2019 09:06 AM
i agree, last time i did that it cost me £60 (tax deductible) to do it online, to my way of thinking worth every penny even if you don't get your money, these sort of low life tenants must not be allowed to walk away and get away with it.
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Andrew townshend
10 January 2019 09:03 AM
I've found over the years that young single mums tend to be the worst offenders here, i'm now very reluctant to rent to them .
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Andrew townshend
10 January 2019 08:58 AM
These are the kind of tenants i like, I won't rent to anyone under 25, the youngsters are too much trouble.
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Andrew townshend
09 January 2019 09:39 AM
We have to look out for ourselves, every time the government hit us landlords they are in fact hurting the tenant and the homeless, but they are too thick to see that.
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Andrew townshend
09 January 2019 09:33 AM
Not for me, I want a deposit, will this mickie mouse insurance pay out in the event of a claim ?
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Andrew townshend
07 January 2019 08:51 AM
Properties are over valued, and have been for sometime now, look what happened in the late 80s all about to happen again, not a bad thing for us landlords though, a buying opportunity just around the corner and no shortage of tenants, not so good for the spiv estate agents though.
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Andrew townshend
07 January 2019 08:46 AM
It very much depends where you are as a landlord, i was self employed in the motor trade from 23, i took an instant dislike to the spivs trying to stitch me up with private pensions, so i done a D I Y pension, over 30 yrs i built up a portfolio of 16 properties slowly and all bought for cash, today the income is around 80k, but as they are jointly owned with my wife we are both basic rate tax payers, now aged 65 i enjoy a very comfortable life style with no borrowings, so B T L has worked really well for me, and it can still work well for self employed people looking to provide for themselves in later life, it's not a get rich quick scheme, but the best form of savings account / pension scheme out there.
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Andrew townshend
06 January 2019 21:05 PM
Look at their name, says it all to me, you can call me racist all you like, but these are the people that get us landlords a bad name, and yes John they should have been jailed.
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Andrew townshend
04 January 2019 10:52 AM
You can lead a horse to water, you cannot make it drink.
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Andrew townshend
04 January 2019 10:37 AM
I had a guy once that wanted to pay the deposit in installments, well that wasn't going to work was it, he couldn't understand it when I said no. I've not tried these nil deposit schemes and I'm not about to, sounds like a scam to me.
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Andrew townshend
04 January 2019 10:32 AM
Would this guy be part of Hargreaves Lansdown the people that sell private pensions ?? well he would like us to believe B T L is dead wouldn't he, so we invest with him, I'll stick with B T L thanks all the same mate.
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Andrew townshend
03 January 2019 09:31 AM
Why are these people homeless, in 99% of cases they have been evicted, why? because they have not paid their rent, would i rent to some one who has a history of not paying their rent ? no. local council's problem not mine.
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Andrew townshend
02 January 2019 10:15 AM
The government are hurting the very people they claim to be helping here, increase our costs and red tape = increased rent = more homeless people sleeping in shop door ways. Then government and shelter wounder why most of us say ''NO DSS'', unbelievable aren't they?
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Andrew townshend
31 December 2018 11:54 AM
The young live the life style, everything on credit, brand new flash car on lease, holidays on the credit card, the only way most of them will ever own a property is if they inherit one.
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Andrew townshend
28 December 2018 10:19 AM
Extra landlord costs and more red tape will push rents up, same as any other business isn't it? the end user picks up the tab.
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Andrew townshend
24 December 2018 09:04 AM
We have had since april to do out tax returns, mine is normally in by june, agreed, all done and i know how much tax i'm going to pay in the next year.
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Andrew townshend
24 December 2018 09:01 AM
The key here is'' long term'' and for ''income'', those that borrow too much and are in it to get rich quick will likely fail.
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Andrew townshend
21 December 2018 09:43 AM
I'm in east anglia and I've not noticed a mass exit of landlords here.
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Andrew townshend
21 December 2018 09:39 AM
Are there lots of landlords selling up ? I really don't think so, made be some who cannot make it pay, generally because their borrowings are too high, or because they are not prepared to knuckle down and get their own hands dirty when the need arises .
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Andrew townshend
19 December 2018 09:50 AM
Most of my properties are let through an agent who i trust totally, i do however ask questions before agreeing to a new tenant. I do get to meet my tenants as I do most of my own repairs, they also have my phone no and email so they are free to contact me direct, it's good for tenants to meet their landlords face to face it makes for a good landlord tenant relationship.
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Andrew townshend
19 December 2018 09:44 AM
I have, and have had many immigrant tenants and generally find them to be very good tenants, often better than some white british tenants i've had, i'm a bit wary when it comes to indian tenants though as i have had bad experiences with them in the past , but i don't exclude them totally, the only tenants i exclude are those on benefits unless they have a cast iron guarantor. we should not be doing the job of the home office, does a shop keeper ask for a passport before selling goods to some one ? boils down to the same thing.
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Andrew townshend
19 December 2018 09:35 AM
There is a flip side here, good landlords rent good homes to good tenants, where as rouge landlords rent poor quality homes to rouge tenants, so who will house the rouge tenants? we don't want them at any price. also interesting to see that there are 250,000 sub standard council homes out there.
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Andrew townshend
18 December 2018 09:18 AM
And another one, the guys name says it all, no respect for the law of our country, they get the rest of use a bad name
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Andrew townshend
18 December 2018 09:09 AM
Their surnames says it all to me, these people consider themselves to be above the law here, these are the landlords that get the rest of us a bad name.
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Andrew townshend
17 December 2018 09:37 AM
I think they have further to fall yet, good investment, but not a good idea to borrow heavily to buy now.
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Andrew townshend
17 December 2018 09:33 AM
Not a bad thing is it, absentee landlords on the decrease.
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Andrew townshend
17 December 2018 09:30 AM
Sounds like a scam to me, not the way to be investing in property.
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Andrew townshend
14 December 2018 09:20 AM
Personally i have steered clear of H M O s , good yields, but lot of hassle and generally the wrong kind of tenants for me.
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Andrew townshend
14 December 2018 09:17 AM
Who wants to be moving home at this time of the year? however having said that i had a property come vacant 3 wks ago and relet it within a wk.
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Andrew townshend
14 December 2018 09:13 AM
Any increase in costs always ends up with the end user paying, that's business, increased rents, more sleeping in shop door ways, you don't need a degree in economics to see that do you ?
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Andrew townshend
13 December 2018 09:58 AM
Sorry but their names would have been enough to put me off dealing with them, i don't trust them, end of.
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Andrew townshend
12 December 2018 12:10 PM
Don't wait, issue the sec 21 and / or sec 8 paper work, show the tenant you mean business and won't be taken for a mug, might be enough to wake them up.
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Andrew townshend
12 December 2018 11:57 AM
Higher rents and more homeless, really clever move by the government.
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Andrew townshend
12 December 2018 11:51 AM
I have found to my cost in the past that these acts of good will generally come back and bite you on the back side, leave them to the council to house, the council's problem not ours.
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Andrew townshend
12 December 2018 11:46 AM
Cannot see agents working for less, so full cost will be passed onto landlords who will increase rents to cover the extra cost, really not rocket science is it.
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Andrew townshend
11 December 2018 08:50 AM
9 children ! why ? leave that sort to the council to house.
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Andrew townshend
10 December 2018 09:27 AM
How many council owned homes sit empty not just for months but often for yrs, in norwich we are charged 100% council tax from day one between lets, very unfair.
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Andrew townshend
07 December 2018 10:05 AM
This year there was an agent in swafham (norfolk) went out of business owing landlords money, there were landlords whinging that they were owed 3 months rent, why would you leave it that long, i know when the rent is due on all of my properties, if the money is not in my bank account within 2 - 3 days i'm asking questions, wouldn't you be knocking on the tenants door to ask if they had paid their rent, if they had i would be telling them not to pay anymore rent to that agent. This agent, a woman, had a bankruptcy history, we check out tenants so why wouldn't we check out an agent before using them?
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Andrew townshend
07 December 2018 10:01 AM
Taking out a large mortgage in order to become a landlord is the wrong way to do it, i've bought my properties slowly over the past 30yrs for cash, while i was working the rent i was receiving was rolling up ready to buy the next one, today i live off the rent i receive, but there is still a surplus that rolls up to buy more. being a landlord is not a get rich quick scheme, but done correctly works very well.
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Andrew townshend
07 December 2018 09:44 AM
The name says it all, these are the landlords that get us a bad name, and before the raciest card comes into into play i'm not raciest, i just tell it as it is.
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Andrew townshend
06 December 2018 09:23 AM
No shortage of tenants in east anglia.
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Andrew townshend
06 December 2018 09:19 AM
Why is it that the government fails to think these things through, the real people they are hurting here are the tenants and the homeless, can they really not see that??
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Andrew townshend
05 December 2018 09:52 AM
I also consider tenants with a pet , but when this cap comes in i will have to say NO PETS.
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Andrew townshend
05 December 2018 09:46 AM
''Poverty should not be allowed to be the basis for discrimination'' BUT RISK IS ! so someone waking up to the reason most of us say no DSS, the cause here is down to local and central government, but they are going to have to come up with something really good here, and i cannot see that happening.
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Andrew townshend
04 December 2018 09:22 AM
Survival of the fittest then, sort out the men from the boys, has to be good news for us.
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Andrew townshend
04 December 2018 09:13 AM
I like tenants that stay a long time, as most of mine do, why wouldn't i ? But a fixed 3 yr term would cause problems if we get a rouge tenant, we need a fair, quick and easy way of getting rid of rouge tenants, ain't going to happen through is it ?
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Andrew townshend
03 December 2018 09:27 AM
rouge landlords tend to rent to rouge tenants that good landlords would not touch, horses for courses you might say.
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Andrew townshend
30 November 2018 17:28 PM
rents aren't going down in my neck of the woods, i did once in 2008 agree to a rent reduction, in hind sight i wish i hadn't, i should have invited him to leave, i was pleased when he did go, he was a pain.
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Andrew townshend
30 November 2018 17:18 PM
well james i can hold my head up high here, i am not one of these landlords getting rich from housing benefit payments, cause i don't have any tenants, and won't take any tenants ,claiming housing benefit. I must be the good guy here ?
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Andrew townshend
28 November 2018 19:36 PM
that's a lovely idea chris, but we all know it will never happen don't we
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Andrew townshend
28 November 2018 19:27 PM
I live in east anglia, and buy properties within a max 30 mile radius of my home, i do my own maintenance, clean up and decorating between lets, so the north east is not for me, i like to keep a regular eye on my properties and tenants. oh and rents are on there way up, increased overheads and more red tape = increased rent
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Andrew townshend
28 November 2018 19:18 PM
I will consider pets, small dog or cat, but i require an increased deposit, so what happens when this cap comes on deposits ? either no pets or an increased rent, and as others have said, a pet without permission = eviction asap.
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Andrew townshend
28 November 2018 19:11 PM
My properties, my choice of tenant, if need be I would be happy to have my say in court on that one.
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Andrew townshend
27 November 2018 08:57 AM
This is why we are very careful who we rent to and another reason for not taking the DSS they represent too much of a risk
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Andrew townshend
26 November 2018 10:12 AM
These charges will be built into increased rent, further more landlords and agents will not be holding properties for tenants, it will be a contract race, first to sign and pay their money over gets, lets see how tenants like that one.
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Andrew townshend
26 November 2018 10:08 AM
We know from past experiences that in 90% of cases where tenants are claiming benefits we are going to have problems getting the rent paid, then we have to go down the eviction route which will cost money and take months, i stick to my policy no DSS and no single mums, my properties, my choice of tenants, end of. leave benefit claimants to councils and housing association.
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Andrew townshend
26 November 2018 10:00 AM
Don't do student lets, they are a pain, and generally their parents are worse
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Andrew townshend
23 November 2018 09:27 AM
Yes, and people are stupid enough to pay it for sub standard built homes, more the fool them.
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Andrew townshend
23 November 2018 09:25 AM
I very rarely get a deposit dispute these days, because i'm very careful when picking tenants, no DSS, and no single mums.
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Andrew townshend
23 November 2018 09:21 AM
speeding up fault evictions is a nice idea, but face facts it will never happen, so whether the government, councils, or shelter like it or not the policy remains NO DSS , don't take landlords for mugs, we are not, housing benefit tenants = rent arrears, fact.
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Andrew townshend
22 November 2018 09:52 AM
And they cannot understand why we say no D S S ??
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Andrew townshend
21 November 2018 09:35 AM
I think we have all had nightmare tenants at one time or another, but we live and learn, i'm very careful who i rent to now, only working tenants and no single mums.
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Andrew townshend
21 November 2018 09:29 AM
Personally i would not work with councils and i most certainly would not take their homeless in, council's problem not mine, i stick to decent tenants that work for a living.
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Andrew townshend
19 November 2018 09:17 AM
only cheaper for those that have the money to buy, and the credit history to gain a mortgage, or even want the responsibility of home ownership and the ties that go with it, many find it easier to rent, 1 months notice and they can move where ever their job takes them.
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Andrew townshend
16 November 2018 10:20 AM
£780 per property, how can they justify that ? still £780 per yr per property increased rent, sorry mr tenant.
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Andrew townshend
16 November 2018 10:14 AM
Lending slumps, but not every one takes out a mortgage to buy a B T L , where else do we put our cash to get a reasonable income / return, pension schemes? not for me.
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Andrew townshend
15 November 2018 09:19 AM
Who is JLL ? are they experts with a crystal ball ? no i don't buy it, just some bright sparks opinion .
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Andrew townshend
15 November 2018 09:14 AM
so this is where people buy a bedroom in a purpose built block to then rent out, no not a good idea.
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Andrew townshend
15 November 2018 09:11 AM
Mum of 9 on benefits, NO NO NO, i don't do single mums on benefits, past experience, nightmare, leave them to the council to house.
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Andrew townshend
13 November 2018 10:03 AM
Left it a bit late, 2 months max arrears and sec 21 and / or sec 8 should be issued, don't mess about with tenants like this, i would have knocking on their door every day demanding payment.
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Andrew townshend
13 November 2018 09:56 AM
i manage yields of around 5 - 6 % in east anglia.
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Andrew townshend
13 November 2018 09:48 AM
I have some retired tenants, they are brilliant, they pay their rent no problems, keep the gardens well and decorate their homes, in return i keep their rent competitive, after all i don't have void periods .
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Andrew townshend
13 November 2018 09:45 AM
money claim on line, last time i used it £60, two yrs later this guy had his photo in the local paper opening a pub, i sent the bailiffs round and got a £1000 out of him, i also have the satisfaction in knowing he has a ccj against his name, i think it's worth £60 even if you don't get your money.
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Andrew townshend
12 November 2018 15:35 PM
perfectly legal to change the locks on a commercial property and give the non paying tenant 14 days to collect their belonging, i have done this on a few occasions, but a criminal offence to do this on a residential property, although i have been tempted. we have to be so careful who we rent to now, no one on benefits without a cast iron guarantor, and no single mums on benefits , leave them to the local council to house, their problem.
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Andrew townshend
12 November 2018 15:23 PM
Landlord costs increase = rents increasing, not rocket science is it ?
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Andrew townshend
09 November 2018 09:35 AM
I have no problem with councils going after rouge landlords, i do however have a problem when we are all tared with the same brush, what about all the rouge tenants who pocket their housing benefit payments to spend on alcohol, fags and drugs.
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Andrew townshend
09 November 2018 09:31 AM
I have 1 property with existing tenants in that will need up grading by april 2020, this will not be easy as it is detached, built late 1800s with solid built walls, the tenants enjoy a low rent and are happy there, once i have up graded it the rent will no longer be cheap, which could well force the tenants to leave, so once again the people the government are hurting here are the tenants. also band C by 2030, Victorian terraced houses ? impossible !
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Andrew townshend
07 November 2018 09:34 AM
has to be good news for those of us that are staying.
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Andrew townshend
06 November 2018 09:54 AM
Gt Yarmouth is 30 miles from me, cheap properties, but i have never been tempted to buy there, dreadful area, chances of getting a good tenant there is remote, best left alone.
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Andrew townshend
05 November 2018 17:10 PM
Not a problem, will just be added onto the rent, tenants will be worse off in the long run.
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Andrew townshend
05 November 2018 16:59 PM
Nail in the coffin ? i don't see it that way, we only pay C G T if we sell, why do we want to sell? rents are raising, no shortage of good tenants out there, 3% S D L T factor that into the purchase price and the rent, tax relief on mortgage only applies if you have a mortgage and / or are a 40% tax payer.
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Andrew townshend
05 November 2018 16:55 PM
Never been tempted by an H M O , greater yields, probably, more problems, differently, personally i will leave them to others.
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Andrew townshend
31 October 2018 09:32 AM
Young people aren't keen on responsibility any more, they like to be free to do their own thing, few get married now, more and more relationship break downs, and world wide job opportunities, so owing a house can be a big problem to them, renting a good property from a good landlord works best for them, one months notice and they are gone onto the next relationship or job, easy.
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Andrew townshend
31 October 2018 09:21 AM
Driving rouge landlords out has to be good, however the cost of these licences are much higher than the cost to the council providing them, so yes an indirect landlord tax to be passed onto the tenant.
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Andrew townshend
30 October 2018 10:25 AM
Not just the shortage of properties, but the ever increasing overheads and red tape placed on landlords increases rents.
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Andrew townshend
30 October 2018 10:17 AM
In the 90s i would meet prospective tenants at the property and go by my gut instinct ' generally got it right, today very careful vetting is a must , get the wrong tenant and evicting them is a nightmare , and is going to get worse.
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Andrew townshend
30 October 2018 10:14 AM
Personally I don't have a problem with this, I'm not selling, to me an income is better than a lump sum any day.
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Andrew townshend
30 October 2018 10:06 AM
the people being hurt here are not the landlords, it's the tenants, all increases in overheads are always passed onto the end user, what ever the business.
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Andrew townshend
29 October 2018 09:26 AM
Hardly news is it, most of us have past experience here, we know that we will have problems getting the rent paid when renting to people on benefits so we don't rent to them, not rocket science is it?
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Andrew townshend
29 October 2018 09:21 AM
Universal credit is here to stay, they will not pay housing benefit direct to the landlord, so we say NO DSS, don't take us for fools.
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Andrew townshend
29 October 2018 09:16 AM
I don't have a problem here, maybe we won't all be tared with the same brush then. However it's generally the case that rouge landlords house the rouge tenants, so where will the rouge tenants go, camping in shop door ways? the local council's problem then.
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Andrew townshend
26 October 2018 10:28 AM
it's the government and the likes of shelter that are fueling rent increases, but it seems they are too thick to see this.
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Andrew townshend
26 October 2018 10:17 AM
Shelter and the government wounder why most of us say NO DSS, don't these people watch TV, '' can't pay we take it away'' or ''the sheriffs are coming'' most of us have seen and experienced this first hand. No leave the DSS tenants to the councils to home, their problem, not ours.
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Andrew townshend
22 October 2018 10:48 AM
Look at it from the banks point of view, they want their loans repaid, landlords who let to the DSS type tenants suffer the most when it comes to rent arrears, which in tern means many of them find it difficult to keep up their loan repayments.
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Andrew townshend
22 October 2018 10:38 AM
I'm not fleeing anywhere, I enjoy a good steady income and see no reason for this to change for me, my properties are all bought and paid for, I do my own repairs, clean ups and decorating, I will however be very careful who I let to now with the 3 yr tenancies, universal credit, and the demise of section 21 certainly no DSS, leave them to councils and housing associations to home, not my problem.
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Andrew townshend
22 October 2018 10:32 AM
NO DSS ? Can you wonder why most of us say NO DSS, we know we aren't going to get paid if we rent to someone claiming benefits so why would we?
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Andrew townshend
19 October 2018 09:12 AM
no deposit = increased rent to cover the cost of the clean up when the tenant leaves.
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Andrew townshend
17 October 2018 09:43 AM
i don't see landlords selling in my area ( east anglia) and rents are increasing here.
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Andrew townshend
17 October 2018 09:40 AM
you missed out the flash cars on the drip, generation rent cannot buy because they are the '' entitled generation ''.
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Andrew townshend
17 October 2018 09:37 AM
not wishing to be racist, but look at the names, not british are they.
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Andrew townshend
16 October 2018 16:12 PM
but would they guarantee the rent for a benefit claimant ? of course not, i bet there is all sorts of small print and get out clauses in their agreements .
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Andrew townshend
15 October 2018 09:21 AM
i have a gay couple (ladies) in a property, they are as good as gold.
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Andrew townshend
15 October 2018 09:12 AM
This why most of us now say no DSS, we just know we are unlikely to get paid, so why would we let to them.
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Andrew townshend
15 October 2018 09:07 AM
but we still have section 8, more expensive, takes longer, but with a section 8 eviction the tenant will earn themselves a ccj on their credit history, now see if you can find a mug landlord to rent to you, looks the shop door way on the high street for the rouge tenants.
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Andrew townshend
12 October 2018 19:01 PM
Spot on Peter, U C paid direct to tenant, tenant keeps all the money, then people wonder why we say '' NO DSS''.
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Andrew townshend
11 October 2018 10:04 AM
all this is doing is fueling increased rent to cover extra costs incurred by landlords
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Andrew townshend
10 October 2018 09:27 AM
oh well section 8 it is then, evicted tenants will then have that record on their credit history, they won't stand a cats chance in hell of finding a landlord prepared to rent to them, shot in foot??
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Andrew townshend
10 October 2018 09:21 AM
Wasting their breath, mr hammond isn't going to change anything, there's no chance.
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Andrew townshend
09 October 2018 08:50 AM
Would have made more sense to put a cap on fees, to ban them altogether will mean rent increases to cover the extra costs, in the long term tenants will be paying much more.
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Andrew townshend
08 October 2018 09:13 AM
I don't have a problem with 3 yr tenancies, but what happens when we get a bad tenant who does not pay? only way would be section 8, expensive, difficult and takes a long time to get them out.
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Andrew townshend
08 October 2018 09:08 AM
why do landlords '' force'' tenants out at short notice?? simple, 99% of the time because the tenant is not paying the rent, in more than 30 yrs as a landlord i have only ever evicted tenants for one reason, non payment of rent.
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Andrew townshend
05 October 2018 09:50 AM
as the government continues to put the knife into landlords so will rents continue to increase to cover the extra costs, not rocket science is it?
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Andrew townshend
05 October 2018 09:44 AM
no not tax relief, just a simple quick way to get non paying tenants out.
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Andrew townshend
05 October 2018 09:37 AM
NO DSS, leave them to councils to house, not our problem, simple!
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Andrew townshend
03 October 2018 10:14 AM
over the years i have had some disasters where tenants have decorated themselves, however i will allow tenants to decorate subject to agreeing colours with me first , i have many long term tenants who have decorated to a very good standard, if i do get a bad one now and again i get in and redecorate myself, i'm too mean to pay a decorator when i have the time and can do it myself.
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Andrew townshend
01 October 2018 16:27 PM
pie in sky, no chance of any of that, we dig in, raise rents and carry on.
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Andrew townshend
01 October 2018 16:14 PM
i have elderly tenants, there are great, give me the mature tenant over the youngsters any day, in fact i have now made it a rule not to rent to anyone under 25.
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Andrew townshend
27 September 2018 11:27 AM
wishful thinking, no government is going to do us any faviours, we are public enemy number one, but we are needed to supply homes, in my neck of the woods there are many more tenants chasing homes than homes available, so on wards and upwards , rents increasing together with the homeless in shop door ways.
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Andrew townshend
27 September 2018 11:14 AM
Mark that's defeatist, i'm sticking with it, yes there are things being put in the way, but we will find ways around them, rents will rocket, bad tenants will not be able to rent, many more homeless sleeping in shop door ways, governments are shooting themselves in the foot but are too thick to see that.
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Andrew townshend
26 September 2018 09:12 AM
generally a section 21 notice is issued to evict a non paying tenant simply because it is cheaper and quicker than a section 8, ban section 21 and we will have to use section 8, this will also be bad for the tenant because then there will be a record of being evicted for non payment of rent, few if any landlords will touch them then.
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Andrew townshend
26 September 2018 09:01 AM
What are the chances of corbyn becoming P M in 2022? little and none.
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Andrew townshend
25 September 2018 09:08 AM
certainly more tenants than properties here in east anglia, don't know about any where else
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Andrew townshend
24 September 2018 10:24 AM
who's going to build them, where are the bricklayers, carpenters etc, our work force are all nouncers out of uni, fat of use they are.
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Andrew townshend
21 September 2018 10:23 AM
when i first started btl in the 80s i used to furnish properties, now i only supply a cooker, much easier, tenants take a bit of care of their own items.
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Andrew townshend
21 September 2018 10:19 AM
you have that wrong, it's not costing landlords a penny more, it's costing tenants £79m.
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Andrew townshend
21 September 2018 10:15 AM
can't see it working, would the insurance pay out, doubtful, would the tenant keep up with the premiums, in many cases they would not, and as for paying a deposit in installments to the landlord , no, i once had a chap want to do this, needless to say i did not rent the property to him.
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Andrew townshend
19 September 2018 09:28 AM
personally i've never got involved with HMOs, yes there are some bad ones about in big towns and cities so this crack down is probably a good thing, there is a big but however, HMOs normally house the lower end type of tenant, extra costs for landlords = increased rent for these tenants which will force more out onto the streets sleeping in shop door ways.
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Andrew townshend
19 September 2018 09:20 AM
the idea behind U C is good, making work pay and getting more into work, but it is increasing the number of street sleepers, i don't accept tenants on benefits, because i know that 90% of the time i'm not going to be paid, i think most landlords out there feel the same way.
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Andrew townshend
18 September 2018 09:54 AM
i live around 30 miles from G Y , i don't own any properties there, it's a horrible place. tenants have a right to expect a decent safe home, but what is going to happen to the low life tenants, are landlords with nice properties going to rent to them ? i'm not, is the council going to home them? doubtful, more people sleeping in shop doorways then, G Y council needs to be careful here they could be cooking up a big problem for themselves.
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Andrew townshend
18 September 2018 09:47 AM
that's what we like, good reliable tenants that stay, not so good for agents though.
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Andrew townshend
17 September 2018 09:10 AM
no shortage of tenants applying to rent property here in east anglia, and the rents are edging up.
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Andrew townshend
17 September 2018 09:05 AM
wrong, very wrong, but it's prostitution, therefore both parties are guilty of a crime.
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Andrew townshend
14 September 2018 09:19 AM
maybe it's all the buy to let MPs looking to push rents up, in the long run that's what the government is achieving
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Andrew townshend
12 September 2018 10:05 AM
the effect of section 24 will be for rents to rise massively, as there are more people than homes out there it will be the tenants problem not the landlord's.
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Andrew townshend
11 September 2018 09:30 AM
i'm very happy with buy to let, sure the government can put the knife in and twist it, we will simply increase rents to compensate , supply and demand, there's no shortage of tenants out there.
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Andrew townshend
10 September 2018 10:42 AM
surely after just 1 month's non payment wouldn't you visit the tenant and advise them to pay their rent direct or move the property to another agent, after all it's the agent who has broken the contract. i expect the agent is a limited company so no chance of any money there then
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Andrew townshend
07 September 2018 09:37 AM
as the added costs to landlords filter through rents will continue to increase, that's how it works with any business isn't it?
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Andrew townshend
07 September 2018 09:29 AM
i only ever evict non paying tenants, but i use section 21 because it's quicker, easier and cheaper
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Andrew townshend
06 September 2018 09:11 AM
laughable ! they really think these fees and costs will disappear? get real, they will be passed onto the landlord, then the landlord will increase rents to cover his / her increase in overheads, happens in all businesses, overheads increase the end user pays.
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Andrew townshend
06 September 2018 09:00 AM
shelter won't like that
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Andrew townshend
06 September 2018 08:53 AM
b t l should be viewed as a long term investment and has worked really for me, it's not a get rich quick game, those that think it is will fail.
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Andrew townshend
05 September 2018 09:38 AM
pile on extra cost and red tape, and the result? up go rents again, more homeless sleeping in shop door ways.
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Andrew townshend
04 September 2018 09:24 AM
they talk of generation rent, it isn't always because they cannot afford to buy, i think it's becoming more and more the case people prefer to rent, no hassle buying and selling, no costly repairs. i am old school, i like to own and pay cash, property, cars etc. is this the start of a price crash as in the early 90s, i hope it is, i'm not bothered by the paper value of my properties and i'm not selling, but i will buy when prices drop.
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Andrew townshend
31 August 2018 10:53 AM
this has been tried before and failed as i remember.
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Andrew townshend
30 August 2018 09:06 AM
why are young people not buying houses? because they are not prepared to make the sacrifices, flash new cars on finance, 2 overseas holidays a year, nights out, designer clothes , in their eyes they are entitled, with that attitude they will never own a house, unless they get given one, of course it was easy for us baby boomers, we didn't have to do the overtime at work, or hold down 2 jobs, drive the cheap old banger, spend our holidays working on our old houses, you get nout for nout in this life.
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Andrew townshend
29 August 2018 09:40 AM
the government hate us, but we will still be here, and every time they stick the knife in up and up rents will go, there is an ever increasing number of people needing a roof over their heads.
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Andrew townshend
29 August 2018 09:28 AM
they are shooting themselves in the foot, but are too thick to see it, result will be more sleeping in shop doorways, good landlords will still find good tenants, it's the low life eliminate benefit spongers that will loose out and plenty good enough
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Andrew townshend
28 August 2018 22:33 PM
where's east anglia in relation to the midlands ? because things are still good here
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Andrew townshend
28 August 2018 09:23 AM
i'm not selling, i'm buying, rents are going up, more tenants out there than properties to rent, has to be good news for the landlord.
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Andrew townshend
28 August 2018 09:20 AM
the only time i evict a tenant is when they fail to pay, section 21 was quicker and cheaper than section 8, get them out first, then go for the money claim online, might not get the money, but screws their credit rating for the next 6 yrs, worth every penny
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Andrew townshend
28 August 2018 09:16 AM
long term view and don't run before you can walk, certainly worked well for me no regrets
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Andrew townshend
24 August 2018 10:19 AM
more likely over mortgaged small time landlords selling to professional landlords with cash in their pockets , still if it's pushing rents up for the rest of us then that's fine by me.
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Andrew townshend
24 August 2018 10:14 AM
best form of flexible pension out there, without all the blood suckers taking their inflated commissions and fees out of your money.
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Andrew townshend
23 August 2018 09:46 AM
probably a good idea to keep the day job to start with, i started in my early 30s when i bought my business premises from my landlord, another property came with it. it worked well, i didn't like the idea of private pensions, really did not trust them, so bought up run down properties in the 90s renovated them and rented them, 11 yrs ago sold my business and became a full time landlord, no regrets i love it and earn a good income from it.
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Andrew townshend
23 August 2018 09:36 AM
spot on steve, i will only consider a housing benefit claimant if they can provide a cast iron guarantor and even then i'm not keen, we are not charities, maybe shelter would like to offer a rent guarantor deal ? mmmmm thought not.
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Andrew townshend
22 August 2018 09:00 AM
i first got into buy to let in the 80s as such many of my properties owe me peanuts, i'm here to stay.
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Andrew townshend
21 August 2018 09:00 AM
a home is not a human right no more than a car is, rent controls would need to be seen as fair to all concerned, this government doesn't like us, a labour government would hate us.
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Andrew townshend
20 August 2018 09:27 AM
comes down to the old saying '' running before you can walk'' far better to grow slowly and steadily than over borrowing and losing the lot, as many have done.
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Andrew townshend
20 August 2018 09:21 AM
we are going to have to be very selective as to who we rent to, it's one thing being stuck with a bad tenant for 6 months, it's quite another being stuck with them for 3 yrs, the result is going to be more people sleeping in shop door ways
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Andrew townshend
20 August 2018 09:17 AM
no messing, no changing of minds, no dreamers ,hammer drops, sold.
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Andrew townshend
17 August 2018 09:17 AM
i'm perfectly happy being a landlord, suits my way of life, i'm not selling, might even be buying, it's not a get rich quick game, it's for the long term.
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Andrew townshend
15 August 2018 09:37 AM
add a bit on all rents to cover damage, good tenants will be subsidizing bad tenants, not fair? well that's the way government seem to want it, so much for government looking after the tenants interests.
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Andrew townshend
14 August 2018 10:00 AM
i don't do drugs or druggies in any way shape or form, i found a small cannabis farm in a corner shop couple of yrs ago, removed same day, police not interested - too much bother.
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Andrew townshend
10 August 2018 09:15 AM
i won't be evicting good tenants.
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Andrew townshend
10 August 2018 09:09 AM
rents are increasing in east anglia, i don't know about else where, but every thing seems to be pointing to substantial rent increases
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Andrew townshend
10 August 2018 09:06 AM
i'll stick with east anglia, where i can keep a close personal eye on my properties and tenants
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Andrew townshend
10 August 2018 09:01 AM
how long after evicting a tenant do you keep their possessions? i had some under a tarpaulin at the bottom of my garden for 3 months before i burnt them.
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Andrew townshend
09 August 2018 09:37 AM
i have many really good tenants, but do to increased costs being placed on us by local and central government there will be increases.
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Andrew townshend
09 August 2018 09:32 AM
terraced homes with solid walls , band 'c', sounds near on impossible to me.
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Andrew townshend
08 August 2018 09:16 AM
all this does is push rents up for the tenant.
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Andrew townshend
08 August 2018 09:10 AM
no different to the media targeting the second hand car dealers, builders, even solicitors ripping the public off, rise above it, we still have these people queuing up begging us to rent a property to them. for every one bad landlord there are 10+ bad tenants.
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Andrew townshend
07 August 2018 09:45 AM
when overheads increase the tenants will pay, that's how it works.
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Andrew townshend
06 August 2018 09:29 AM
make this difficult and expensive will just push up rents still more
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Andrew townshend
03 August 2018 09:43 AM
it's not the landlord being hit here, it's the tenant, it's the tenant who will have to find the extra cash either by reducing their life style or moving to a cheaper property in a cheaper area, and when you get to the lowest end of the market they will be moving into the shop door way, government's problem, not mine.
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Andrew townshend
03 August 2018 09:39 AM
depends how you finance your buy to let portfolio, bought for cash from savings and there isn't a problem.
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Andrew townshend
03 August 2018 09:31 AM
for me a deposit gives me a little protection when it comes to a short fall in rent due, a payment to cover damage is built into the monthly rent, trying to claim from a deposit for damage is a waste of time because tds always comes down on the tenants side.
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Andrew townshend
02 August 2018 09:22 AM
I think most of us expedience these sort of problems at times which is why we need to be very careful who we let into our properties, a tenant black list would be useful, avoid benefit claimants and don't wait to evict non payers nip it in the bud.
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Andrew townshend
02 August 2018 09:12 AM
personally i avoid the hmo market, good money in it but a lot of hassle as well
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Andrew townshend
31 July 2018 08:56 AM
a guaranteed rent and all damage repaired, then just maybe some landlords might consider taking these people on.
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Andrew townshend
31 July 2018 08:50 AM
how can they justify £780 per property? as this article states though it will of course end up with the tenant paying more rent to cover yet another expense , government ,both local and central, have really got it in for the poor tenant haven't they?
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Andrew townshend
30 July 2018 09:03 AM
landlords with less than 10 properties and with heavy borrowings may well sell up, but there are no shortage of landlords out there looking to buy, few will be purchased by owner occupiers, so no change really
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Andrew townshend
27 July 2018 10:47 AM
rents are rising, not to increase profits for landlords, but to cover extra costs and red tape placed upon landlords
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Andrew townshend
27 July 2018 10:39 AM
will it work ? i have my doubts, i'm going to opt for a bit extra on the rent to cover damage.
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Andrew townshend
27 July 2018 10:34 AM
sounds to me they are looking for more business, we have little choice here other than to build something into the rent to cover damage at tenancy end, deposits are getting to be a waste of time.
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Andrew townshend
27 July 2018 10:28 AM
daft question, of course rents are going to increase with the extra costs and red tape placed on landlords, no different to any business or trade, when overheads increase it's the end user that pays
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Andrew townshend
26 July 2018 08:59 AM
my wife, as joint owner, has an equal share but does nothing when it comes down to our port folio of properties, so it could be argued that she gets more than me out of buy to let.
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Andrew townshend
25 July 2018 10:43 AM
petru degan, not british then, so are we surprised? what's the chances of him paying this fine? little and none
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Andrew townshend
23 July 2018 08:51 AM
can't really argue against it, will mean an added cost, which will be passed onto the tenant by means of a rent increase.
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Andrew townshend
20 July 2018 09:36 AM
if we have to give a 3 yr term then we are going to have to be even more careful who we rent to, which will mean more homeless people sleeping in shop door ways, is this what the government are aiming for?
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Andrew townshend
20 July 2018 09:32 AM
his properties, his choice. single mums on benefits can be a nightmare, Indians often leave properties dirty and smelly
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Andrew townshend
20 July 2018 09:23 AM
not a bad thing, let these values bottom out and there will be another buying opportunity, buy to let is not dead, where else do you get a return on your money?
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Andrew townshend
19 July 2018 09:28 AM
at four score and ten you well deserve to be taking a step back, good properties with good long term tenants will be worth strong money to younger landlords with cash to invest.
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Andrew townshend
16 July 2018 09:34 AM
what this boils down to is 1) the landlord that has borrowed too much, and 2) the arm chair landlord that sits back and expects the money to roll in without doing anything him / her self, why pay someone to clean up, paint and decorate, or do the garden in between lets, roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, you might just enjoy it and save a lot of cash into the bargain .
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Andrew townshend
16 July 2018 09:30 AM
surely if you are after capital growth then that's property dealing as opposed to being a landlord, while it's nice to see our properties worth more than we paid for them ,but for me it's the income i am getting from them. i bought a property in lowestoft last year, if i were to put it back up for sale now i would make a capital lose, but why would i want to when i'm getting a good return on the money i put into it, as with share dealing you only make that capital lose or gain when you sell
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Andrew townshend
16 July 2018 09:21 AM
it's not just the people who cannot buy that rent, but many who don't want to buy, and i expect this will be the way forward now more and more.
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Andrew townshend
13 July 2018 09:25 AM
we hear a lot about bad landlords and unhappy tenants but these are very much in the minority, i'm pleased to say all my tenants seem happy with me at present, generally the only time i have problems is when i get a none payer , then i'm a basted landlord for evicting them, that doesn't happen much now as i'm much more fussy who i rent to these days.
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Andrew townshend
13 July 2018 09:22 AM
fred, they are my properties i will choose who i rent to, nothing illegal in that.
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Andrew townshend
12 July 2018 09:03 AM
landlords that do sell up will likely sell to other landlords, however if there is going to be a shortage of properties to rent then rents will rise and we will be cherry picking the best tenants, more and more homeless on the streets.
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Andrew townshend
12 July 2018 08:53 AM
i expect it will be much like that old tv program '' yes minister''
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Andrew townshend
11 July 2018 09:27 AM
good working families yes, but avoid single mums on benefits like the plague.
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Andrew townshend
11 July 2018 09:24 AM
with the extra red tape and costs of course rents are increasing
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Andrew townshend
11 July 2018 09:21 AM
i like long term tenants, only problem i can see is that it will take longer to evict bad tenants, we will have to be more fussy as to who we rent to and insist on good guarantors.
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Andrew townshend
11 July 2018 09:19 AM
we have had some bad pm s over the yrs, but this one takes the prize .
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Andrew townshend
10 July 2018 09:26 AM
i'll take the cash thank you, good sex is free
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Andrew townshend
09 July 2018 15:24 PM
i have a simple policy here, anyone that doesn't pay gets a county court action from me, last one i did cost me £60, easy to do online and worth every penny, that screws their credit history up a treat.
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Andrew townshend
06 July 2018 10:07 AM
i agree with barry above, i don't have a problem here, and lets face facts it's going to happen, what we do need though is a quick way of getting rid of bad tenants. if we want to sell one of our properties the chances are we will sell to another landlord, mortgage provider? well none of mine are mortgaged, but i expect they will just have to modify their terms or stop lending to landlords.
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Andrew townshend
06 July 2018 09:59 AM
agents, just like landlords and tenants, there are good and bad. and yes as above why not name and shame them?
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Andrew townshend
05 July 2018 20:39 PM
but why let it get to 7k, nip debt in the bud a s a p, visit tenants, tell them the rent is not being passed on and get them to pay you direct, it's the agent who has broken the contract.
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Andrew townshend
04 July 2018 09:40 AM
buy to let was my pension scheme, no regrets, allowed me to give up the day job 11 yrs ago at 54
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Andrew townshend
04 July 2018 09:36 AM
i have no problem with the wish to improve the poor quality end of the rental business, but what then happens to the poor quality tenants, no one's going to rent a nice flat or house to these sort of tenants.
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Andrew townshend
03 July 2018 09:37 AM
all very well, but what happens when we get a non paying tenant? yes we can go down the section 8 route, but we have to wait until the rent is over due by 8 wks, then we await a court hearing and then we wait for the bailiffs, all expensive as well, section 21 is quicker, cheaper and easier, but we won't be able to use section 21 in the first 3 yrs of a tenancy when this new ruling comes in.
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Andrew townshend
03 July 2018 09:28 AM
landlord costs increase = rent increase, where's the surprise there ?
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Andrew townshend
02 July 2018 09:34 AM
i very much like my tenants to stay a long time, however the problem is here when we get a non payer, this will make most of us more careful of who we rent to, and insist on guarantors, so this will not be good for people looking to rent, there's always a sting in the tail with these bright ideas.
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Andrew townshend
02 July 2018 09:31 AM
you are correct here, however it doesn't bother me, 1) i have no intention of selling anything, the income is much better than a lump of cash in the bank, and 2) the 3% stamp duty is taken into consideration when biding on a property and also when setting the rent level on that property.
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Andrew townshend
26 June 2018 09:47 AM
so the '' flash with no cash'' who are in debt up to their eye brows are having to sell, but who are buying these properties ?? not first time buyers, but proper landlords that can put their money where their mouths are, so these homes are still owned by landlords and up for rent.
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Andrew townshend
26 June 2018 09:39 AM
cheap insurance deals are a total waste of time, they are the ones that try their hardest to wriggle out of settling a claim, you get what you pay for.
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Andrew townshend
25 June 2018 09:20 AM
give me families over young singles any day of the week
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Andrew townshend
22 June 2018 09:26 AM
it's all too popular to say people rent because they cannot buy, this is not always the case, younger people don't want to be tied down, promotion at work often means moving to the other side of the country at short notice, they don't want the responsibility of home ownership and all that goes with it, we do seem to be going the german way, and the way of many other countries where it is the norm to rent, and it's not just property, more and more cars are on contract hire now, just add fuel and drive.
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Andrew townshend
20 June 2018 09:26 AM
we check tenants out, then why not agents? this woman had been made bankrupt 3 yrs ago, would this not have the alarm bells ringing. if any of my rents are more than 2 days late i'm asking questions, you must never ignore debt, nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
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Andrew townshend
19 June 2018 09:58 AM
if we cannot have the security of a deposit then an element will have to be added to the monthly rent to cover short falls and damage, this will be unfair to the many good honest tenants, would be a good idea if labour put their brains into gear before opening their mouths.
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Andrew townshend
19 June 2018 09:50 AM
when business overheads increase it will always be the end user that pays, a landlord is no different here to a builder, plumber, motor mechanic or any other business
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Andrew townshend
18 June 2018 10:53 AM
thick student, a masters degree won't do him much good now he has a criminal record, and yes as above - deport him. my accountant gave me valuable advice yrs ago ''don't display wealth boy'' i drive a 14 yr old toyota when visiting properties, not really worth their while scratching that.
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Andrew townshend
15 June 2018 11:15 AM
has to be a win win situation for us landlords that are left, better choice of tenants, higher rents and a chance to add to our portfolios.
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Andrew townshend
15 June 2018 11:07 AM
doesn't look good for tenants, but who's to blame there, the big bad landlord ? no the short sighted government.
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Andrew townshend
15 June 2018 11:01 AM
fair for tenants ? well it will certainly make renting much more expensive for tenants, these fees will not simply disappear in a cloud of dust, they will be passed onto landlords who will in turn pass them back to tenants by means of increased rent.
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Andrew townshend
13 June 2018 09:20 AM
i no longer let to students for the same reasons, there maybe more money in it, but just not worth the bother, oh and i see mr robinson has his school master hat on again today, how sad.
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Andrew townshend
12 June 2018 09:28 AM
don't believe a word of it, furthermore the next 12 months will see rents rocket as landlords over heads increase.
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Andrew townshend
08 June 2018 09:56 AM
i agree strongly with all 3 comments above, all tenants need to be fully checked out every time, total madness not to check every new tenant out very carefully.
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Andrew townshend
08 June 2018 09:52 AM
the last paragraph says it all, '' landlords face further increases in their costs'' it's not rocket science costs increase = rent increases.
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Andrew townshend
07 June 2018 09:27 AM
people do sign legal documents without reading them fully or understanding them, then winge when it all goes pear shaped.
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Andrew townshend
07 June 2018 09:16 AM
safest route is, if in doubt don't rent to them, same as a shop or pub selling alcohol would operate.
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Andrew townshend
05 June 2018 09:11 AM
no government either tory or labour are going to let landlords off the hook, it just amazes me how short sighted these supposedly intelligent?? people are, rents will rocket, there is no shortage of tenants out there needing homes.
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Andrew townshend
01 June 2018 10:14 AM
the agent i use is very fair on fees, however no doubt these fees will be passed onto me, and ofcourse i will pass these onto tenants by means of a small increase in monthly rent, i don't foresee any problems here as there is no shortage of tenants in my area
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Andrew townshend
31 May 2018 09:33 AM
i sometimes wonder how people's brains work, tenants don't pay the rent, then wonder why they get evicted and no other landlord will touch them, then this landlord gets an enforcement notice and ignores it, sweep the problem under the carpet and it will go away?? no these things never go away, they have to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
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Andrew townshend
29 May 2018 10:30 AM
i don't see the extra 3% stamp duty as a problem, either reduce the offer to buy by 3% or increase the rent to take into account of the extra total purchase price.
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Andrew townshend
25 May 2018 09:45 AM
i used to manage all mine myself, however over the past 10 yrs as they come vacant i have past management to a trusted small local agent (i still do my own repairs though) i now manage just 3 out of 16 properties, it works well for me, what i would say however avoid the large national chains where you are just a number and the people who are looking after your properties are wet behind the ears boys and girls that like to think they know the lot but in fact know f all.
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Andrew townshend
24 May 2018 09:00 AM
that's fine, name and shame rogue landlords nationwide, but also name and shame all rogue tenants, there will be 10 times more tenants on the list than landlords
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Andrew townshend
23 May 2018 10:05 AM
who owns grenfell tower? the council, so therefore the chief housing officer is personally responsible, just as you or i would be if we owned the property, but of course these kind of people are skilled at shifting the blame.
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Andrew townshend
21 May 2018 09:12 AM
well gary we can thank the short sighted government for this, i'm not selling, but my rents will be increasing to cover the extra costs being imposed on me, so yes at the end of the day it's the tenant that loses out.
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Andrew townshend
16 May 2018 10:32 AM
surely there is only one way to recoup extra expense, pass it onto the tenant by means of increased rent, there is no shortage of people out there looking to rent a property.
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Andrew townshend
15 May 2018 09:18 AM
we are a country full of time wasters, dreamers and flash with no cash, this is why more and more properties end up in auctions.
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Andrew townshend
14 May 2018 08:54 AM
give me a way of getting bad non paying tenants out quickly and cheaply and i will happily give longer tenancies, i might even consider tenants on benefits, but we all know this will not happen, so my policy of 6 month tenancies and no benefit claimants will continue.
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Andrew townshend
14 May 2018 08:49 AM
governments are intent on sticking the knife in and twisting it, but we will survive, buy to let is an excellent investment, what it is not though is a '' get rich quick game'' . go into it with a long term view, work at it and don't borrow too much and you really cannot fail.
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Andrew townshend
11 May 2018 09:23 AM
for me first and foremost it's the income, capital growth is a bonus, with house prices now dropping the capital growth will not be there for a few yrs, but you only make a capital loss if you sell, so don't sell.
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Andrew townshend
09 May 2018 09:04 AM
we all have problem tenants occasionally main rule here though is to check them out first, if in doubt then don't let to them, always issue county court proceedings for money owed, probably won't get the money but you will have the satisfaction of screwing up their credit rating and their chances of renting off another private landlord, also word gets about with tenants, it does no harm for being known for issuing court proceedings.
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Andrew townshend
09 May 2018 08:56 AM
there will always be the rogue element, whether that be landlords, car mechanics, builders or solicitors, if we had a bad solicitor we would move, so why if a tenant had a bad landlord wouldn't they move, or is the real reason here that they are bad tenants that no other landlord would touch them.
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Andrew townshend
08 May 2018 09:02 AM
car insurance is high for young drivers, why? because of risk, same applies to the hmo tenant.
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Andrew townshend
04 May 2018 10:30 AM
there is no ' could' about it is there? letting agent fees will be banned, but they won't go away just passed onto landlords who will have no choice other than to increase rents to cover the extra costs.
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Andrew townshend
04 May 2018 10:25 AM
hardly the landlord at fault if she or her contractors were refused access .
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Andrew townshend
03 May 2018 10:07 AM
i'm happy with 6 wks rent held as deposit where the tenant ticks all the boxes, but what about tenants with pets either i won't accept them full stop, or maybe there will be a higher rent charged to a tenant with a pet.
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Andrew townshend
03 May 2018 10:01 AM
as with any business when overheads increase the end user pays, there's nothing more to be said is there?
From:
Andrew townshend
03 May 2018 09:55 AM
what this daft system has achieved is '' if in doubt don't rent to them'' bit counter productive really .
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Andrew townshend
02 May 2018 09:08 AM
i too feel for my tenants they are all good working people and we get on fine, however as with any business as my overheads rise so does their rents.
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Andrew townshend
28 April 2018 14:28 PM
you ain't seen nothing yet, just wait until agents fees are past on to landlords and deposits are capped, it's the end user that pays every time, the government is just too short sighted to see this. £1000 per month for a basic 2 bed terraced house? it's coming soon.
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Andrew townshend
27 April 2018 08:59 AM
when a property becomes available there is no shortage of viewings, or people wanting to rent it, but how many of those people do we want as tenants in our properties, that soon whittles the numbers down
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Andrew townshend
25 April 2018 09:54 AM
surely it boils down to horses for courses, good working tenants with a good credit history will be looking for good properties from good landlords, on the other hand benefit claimants and those with poor credit histories will be looking for any landlord mug enough to take them in any property. as for pets, i am one of very few landlords in my area that will CONSIDER pets, however if i am not going to be allowed to take a larger deposits this will change , maybe there will have to be 2 rent levels.
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Andrew townshend
24 April 2018 10:16 AM
i used to manage all mine, now i'm down to 3 that i manage myself, the rest are with an agent, i find it much easier, i'm still hands on though, doing my own repairs and using my own tradesmen when needed.
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Andrew townshend
20 April 2018 09:27 AM
it's amusing to watch the estate agents out there desperately trying to talk the market up, in my area we have estate agents going bankrupt, don't have much sympathy, most of them are floating on cloud 9 living way beyond their means
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Andrew townshend
20 April 2018 09:20 AM
go back less than 100 yrs and most people were renting, is it really a good thing for the young to buy, lets face it they need to avoid leasehold properties, that rules out flats, large mortgages if they fall behind , which with a big mortgage today is all too easy, they lose everything, the jobs market is very mobile, offered a better job in another part of the country, give 1 months notice and they are gone, own their own home and they have a problem, lot to be said for renting today for the young.
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Andrew townshend
20 April 2018 09:14 AM
all speculation by those that think they know the lot, but know f***all. i'm certainly not worried.
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Andrew townshend
19 April 2018 10:28 AM
well we can pull together or we can pull apart, this government, and labour, have made it very clear we will be pulling apart. the up shot is the homeless street sleepers will increase greatly
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Andrew townshend
18 April 2018 19:26 PM
well where's the problem, why shouldn't they? look at mr blair he has a massive btl portfolio .
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Andrew townshend
17 April 2018 09:37 AM
i'm sure the housing officer is right here, personally i have never got into the hmo market, i have a friend who has though, he is round there every week on bin collection day because the tenants are too bone idle to put the bins out, he finds fire doors wedged open and smoke detectors disabled, generally tenants in an hmo are their own worst enemy.
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Andrew townshend
17 April 2018 09:33 AM
i do think these figures are exaggerated some what, but yes action does need to be taken in some areas, don't forget council and housing assocs though they are not whiter than white here, push for too higher standards though and that will push lower end rents up which will result in more people sleeping rough on the streets
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Andrew townshend
17 April 2018 09:21 AM
the 3% stamp duty is not really an issue, it just needs to be factored into the purchase price, or the rent, the mortgage tax relief really only affects those that borrow too much, btl is still an excellent investment especially when making provision for ones old age, far better than a private pension
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Andrew townshend
16 April 2018 08:47 AM
i found a cannabis farm in a shop i let out last yr, lucky i spotted it and there was no damage done, all my properties are local to me, i keep a regular close eye on them.
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Andrew townshend
13 April 2018 09:23 AM
find this hard to believe, but then i expect those landlords that have borrowed too much wil havel sell.
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Andrew townshend
12 April 2018 10:52 AM
i don't see the 3% stamp duty as a problem, just factor this in when deciding what to offer / bid if someone else wants to pay more let them.
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Andrew townshend
10 April 2018 10:03 AM
landlords can only do so much, provide fire extinguishers, fire blankets, ensure wiring is safe, if a tenant is going to set fire to the place there is not much more we can do. and remember the block of flats here were council owned, and as such their responsibility solely, have we seen manslaughter charges brought against housing offeriers here? no, you can just imagine what would have happened had a private landlord owned the property, one law for them, another for us, stinks as normal.
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Andrew townshend
09 April 2018 09:51 AM
put money into a pension, big fat commision to the spive selling it, annual fees, fees to access it, poor performing investments, then you will need to live to be 110 simply to get the money back you put in, not for me.
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Andrew townshend
09 April 2018 09:39 AM
i agree terry i issue county court proceedings every time, 1) there is the satisfaction in knowing i have screwed their credit rating up, and 2) sometimes they come into money within 6 yrs, so there is always a chance, i had a guy open a pub up, flashed all over the local paper, i got my money after 4yrs.
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Andrew townshend
06 April 2018 10:51 AM
just like the landlord of the disgusting and dangerous hmo on last night's program. bad tenants? if 10% of landlords are bad, then 20% of tenants are worse, but we don't get any help there do we?
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Andrew townshend
06 April 2018 09:49 AM
do we need to compete with housing associations? i would like to study the small print in these insurance policies, would this insurance pay out? or look hard for a get out loop hole.
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Andrew townshend
05 April 2018 09:14 AM
make it public, personally i would welcome it.
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Andrew townshend
05 April 2018 09:08 AM
i look forward to it.
From:
Andrew townshend
05 April 2018 09:04 AM
sold property prices are falling, in the past when this happens rents generally rise.
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Andrew townshend
04 April 2018 17:16 PM
i'm very optimistic, but then i do have a bit of an advantage in that my properties are all bought and paid for, i started buying 30 yrs ago, my income exceeds my out going so every so often, when the piggy bank fills up, i buy another property for cash , it's not a get rich quick game, but it's the best pension you could wish for
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Andrew townshend
04 April 2018 17:14 PM
tory or labour we aren't going to get any tax incentives , they are just going to make life harder and more expensive for all of us, no problem though, the extra expense will be passed onto the tenant.
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Andrew townshend
04 April 2018 17:03 PM
no big surprise here, no matter what line of business, when overheads increase that increase is always passed onto the end user.
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Andrew townshend
03 April 2018 09:09 AM
spot on steve, we can see it, why can't the government? i've got 2 that fail, but they are both let, so i have until the tenant leaves or until 2020, one is only just below an e, i have secondary glazing coming for that in a couple of wks, the other one is a g, but i have long term tenants there so i have a couple of yrs at that one
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Andrew townshend
29 March 2018 09:44 AM
tenants with pets will stand no chance of renting from a private landlord when this cap comes in, young tenants will have to provide a cast iron guarantor, and as for anyone on uc, forget it, they will be sleeping under the fly over. the government really don't think these things through do they? money claims online will be busy to with all those ccj s, and as for anyone with a ccj they will be sleeping under the fly over as well, clever move.
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Andrew townshend
29 March 2018 09:32 AM
but surely councils and government are shooting themselves in the foot here, there is an ever increasing army of homeless out there, councils cannot house them, when overheads increase it's always the end user that pays.
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Andrew townshend
28 March 2018 09:53 AM
the only people to get rich here are the spivs in suits selling them, you would need to live to at least 110 to stand any chance of getting your money invested back, isn't this why most of us on here got into property investment, it's why i did 30 yrs ago, it enabled me to give up the day job 10 yrs ago at 54, i've never looked back.
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Andrew townshend
28 March 2018 09:44 AM
not convinced, when the cap comes in i will be putting a bit on rents to cover any problems further down the line, i fully expect this is what most landlords will be doing, this is how insurance works, the higher the risk the higher the premium .
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Andrew townshend
27 March 2018 09:54 AM
sorry work shy benefit claimants we don't want you and for good reasons, the ball here is in the government's court make it worth while for us to take benefit claimants, but i'm not holding my breath here
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Andrew townshend
26 March 2018 11:23 AM
why not, you cannot take it with you, spent and enjoy it, get the timing right and die with nothing, government can't take it then, nor can the leechers waiting to inherit.
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Andrew townshend
26 March 2018 09:35 AM
for someone in work wanting to climb the promotion ladder renting is probably best as their promotions can take them all over the country, give 1 month's notice and they are on their way. times change, people even rent their car now rather than owning it.
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Andrew townshend
26 March 2018 09:29 AM
big fuss going on out there regarding the homeless, here is an easy solution to probably 90% of cases, pay housing benefit ellement of u c direct to landlord, for some unknown reason the government refuse to do so, so 90% of landlords refuse to take tenants on benefits, with the remaining 10% being the rouge landlords renting substandard properties to benefit claimants, the solution isn't rocket science is it?
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Andrew townshend
24 March 2018 09:43 AM
the way i see it there are 2 ways around this, 1) build the extra deposit into extra rent to cover ourselves, 2) in the event of a tenant not paying their last month's rent county court them, we may well not get our money but if we all do this we will screw their credit rating making it very difficult for them to rent another property or get a loan.
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Andrew townshend
22 March 2018 18:58 PM
yes a good idea, personally i always issue county court proceedings against anyone who owes me money, even if there is little chance of getting paid, easy to do online and not expensive, gives me great satisfaction in knowing i have just screwed their credit rating, also tenants talk to each other, so if you are a soft touch word soon gets about.
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Andrew townshend
21 March 2018 19:25 PM
a cap on fees would be the best and fairest way for agents, landlords and tenants, the out come will be ,as said in this article, more expense for tenants as the end user always pays .
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Andrew townshend
21 March 2018 19:13 PM
i expect some of those sleeping in shop door ways might quite like one of these empty rooms
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Andrew townshend
21 March 2018 19:04 PM
but will this encourage people to take on debt that they will not be able to service either now or in the future, which would end up with their property being reprocessed, them to lose a lot of hard earn cash and make them bankrupt, ultimately back to renting.
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Andrew townshend
20 March 2018 09:19 AM
there are some bad landlords and let properties out there, but no where near the number labour are saying, as terry above has said tenants are free to move, the simple reason that these living in bad conditions are not moving is that they themselves are bad tenants that no landlord with a good property would rent to.
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Andrew townshend
19 March 2018 09:26 AM
there are bad landlords out there, and there are a thousand times more bad tenants out there, as our friend terry sullivan says above always push for a ccj against none paying tenants, it's only £60 online (tax deductable) and worth every penny, even though you cannot get blood out of a stone.
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Andrew townshend
15 March 2018 19:37 PM
well i'm not selling up, i'm buying, less landlords, less properties to rent, can only be good news for us, supply and demand, up go rents, more tenants to choose from, suits me just fine, thank you mr osbourne, if you had a brain you would be dangerous .
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Andrew townshend
15 March 2018 19:16 PM
where else can you get a decent return on your cash, but then if you haven't got the cash and are going to have to borrow heavily there really is no point. the 3% stamp duty isn't really a problem, just take this into account before making an offer or setting your max bid at auction, i will continue to buy as i accumulate the cash.
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Andrew townshend
15 March 2018 18:45 PM
depends how you go about it and what you want to achieve, if you are having to borrow heavily then forget it, it's not for you. for me it was a long term cash investment to provide a pension, i bought slowly, and as i could afford it over the past 30yrs, and am still buying as i have the spare cash, has worked really well for me.
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Andrew townshend
10 March 2018 18:46 PM
generally tenants get on well with me, the only one's that don't are the none payers i evict, however since i've stopped taking benefit claimants i don't have that problem anymore. when you have good tenants look after them, i carry out repairs swiftly generally myself.
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Andrew townshend
10 March 2018 18:06 PM
as the government makes life more difficult and more expensive for us rents will increase as a result, it's the same as in any business it's the end user that picks up the tab
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Andrew townshend
10 March 2018 18:00 PM
i look forward to having my say, but they probably won't like what i have to say.
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Andrew townshend
01 March 2018 10:48 AM
fine if you live that way, or are happy to be an absent landlord, all of my properties are within 15 miles of my home, except one, which is 25 miles from home, i like to visit my properties regularly and carry out my own repairs where possible, i have slowly gained 16 rental properties over the last 30 yrs, no borrowings purchased when i have the spare cash, i'm more interested in yield than a capital gain, some will say i have done it wrong, but i'm an old fashioned boy who likes to own my assets, it works for me.
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Andrew townshend
01 March 2018 10:44 AM
really what all this means is that landlords will have to be even more careful who we rent to, no benefit claimants, no one under 35, and no single mums, oh won't council housing depts, and social workers have a mountain of problems.
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Andrew townshend
28 February 2018 09:35 AM
we all know where benefit claimants are concerned we stand a very high chance of not being paid, and this can be even more of a risk where single mums are concerned, u c is only going to make matters worse, maybe we should not put no dss in the advertisement, let them waste their time and ours we don't have to take anyone we don't like the look of, and we don't have to give a reason.
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Andrew townshend
27 February 2018 09:14 AM
i like tenants that stay a long time, so long as they are paying the rent, when they they don't pay the rent they go, no ifs buts or excuses, section 8 is a waste of time, section 21 gets them out quicker, then issue a county court money order, may not get the money, but i have the satisfaction in knowing they have a ccj against them.
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Andrew townshend
22 February 2018 07:57 AM
well i won't be mortgaging, i buy mine for cash, the rents come in when there is enough in the pot i buy another one, old fashioned? maybe but it's worked well for me over the last 30 yrs.
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Andrew townshend
20 February 2018 10:35 AM
licensing will be coming to all of us at some time, i don't altogether object it should rid us of the rogue element who get us all a bad name, however there will be cost involved which no doubt will be high, another excuse to tax the landlord, so up with rents again to cover these costs, the government aren't doing tenants any favours at the end of the day are they?
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Andrew townshend
20 February 2018 10:31 AM
i aim to attend to problems same day where possible, and it's normally myself that's knocking at the door to put problems right, this goes a long way to keeping good tenants happy
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Andrew townshend
19 February 2018 16:24 PM
property has been my prefered investment and has paid off really well over the last 30 yrs, you need to be very clever and lucky to make money out of the stock market, and i certainly do not trust these financial advisers. auctions are a good way to buy and sell, but they are not altogether transparent as there are often bids coming off the wall to run the biding up.
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Andrew townshend
16 February 2018 09:02 AM
if we keep our properties to a reasonable standard and attend to faults quickly, as we should, then surely we have nothing to worry about. there's a cost, but as always this will be passed onto the end user, probably for round figures around £10 wk increase in rent.
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Andrew townshend
14 February 2018 10:05 AM
link rents to inflation, that's at present a 3% increase every yr, i'm happy with that, if labour get in inflation will go through the roof. landlord bashing? no i don't like it, but i'm not going to roll over and let them win, they normally end up shooting themselves in the foot.
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Andrew townshend
14 February 2018 09:58 AM
i'm one of very few landlords in my area that will consider pets, a single cat or small dog with an extra deposit, i have found over the yrs that tenants tend to ignore the term no pets, that's if they even bother to read the tenancy docs, so what's the point, alright you could evict them, but that's going to be very expensive and take months, so once again the tenant has got the landlord by the short and curlies, if labour get in in 2022 they are going to be after us landlords but we will just have to wait and see how it all pans out, labour could well end up shooting themselves in the foot.
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Andrew townshend
14 February 2018 09:50 AM
deserved all he got, had a chance to get the licence, if he had repaired the boiler the tenants would not have had the need to complain and the council would likely not have found out, most landlords operate properly, it's idiot landlords like this one that gets us all a bad name.
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Andrew townshend
13 February 2018 08:56 AM
the flash with no cash landlords, we know who they are, there the ones that pull up outside their rental properties in their leased range rovers.
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Andrew townshend
12 February 2018 14:44 PM
landlord licencing fine but no doubt there will be a cost which will be passed onto tenants by way of increased rent. data base for rouge landlords, no problem with that. rent controls would need to be fair and based on similar properties in the area. advice on tenants rights, no problem there. not a ban on upfront fees but a cap on them would be fair. longer term tenancies, fine but only if we can get non payers out more quickly and cheaper. direct communication with landlords, fine. credit score, fine. decorate property, with in reason, and to a good standard.
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Andrew townshend
02 February 2018 13:35 PM
a cap on letting fees would be a better idea, to ban them all together will simply mean that they will be passed onto landlords who in turn will increase rents to cover their extra expense.
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Andrew townshend
02 February 2018 13:19 PM
there are many council owned houses that stand empty for yrs, i've purchased some of them when the council finally agree to sell.
From:
Andrew townshend
01 February 2018 08:55 AM
''to address the uk shortage of housing'' no to generate a decent return on money same as we do
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Andrew townshend
01 February 2018 08:47 AM
rogue landlords and unsafe conditions do need sorting out, longer tenancies? fine, but what happens when the tenant stops paying the rent? at present we are looking at a long drawn out process with very expensive court fees, so how about a quick cheap way of getting non paying tenants out? ain't going to happen is it?
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Andrew townshend
30 January 2018 09:31 AM
we are of course responsible to see that our properties are safe and that boilers are checked every yr, but when you see the filth some tenants live in i would say they are their own worst enemies, from experienced teachers and nurses seem to be among the worst
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Andrew townshend
25 January 2018 17:59 PM
i am one of very few landlords in my area that will take a pet, within reason, i also allow walls to be painted, but not until i have ok ed the colour, i find generally i get better tenants that stay longer.
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Andrew townshend
19 January 2018 09:06 AM
£181 wk housing benefit? max in my neck of the woods is £92 for a person over 35.
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Andrew townshend
19 January 2018 08:50 AM
so basically the ' flash with no cash boys' who have borrowed far too much will be selling, good, should be some cheap properties to be had in the auction room then.
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Andrew townshend
18 January 2018 09:31 AM
i do not see that as a problem, seems fair enough to me, many councils will find they have problems, the state of some of their properties.
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Andrew townshend
15 January 2018 08:54 AM
i agree terry, but then we are no different to any other business, when costs increase they are passed onto the end user, there is no shortage of tenants in my area, or come to that any other area of g b
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Andrew townshend
12 January 2018 10:20 AM
cannot see any letting agents simply reducing their charges, they will pass them onto landlords who will pass them onto tenants by increasing rent, really clever move by government??
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Andrew townshend
11 January 2018 08:48 AM
a move in the right direction? let's hope so. i have one tenant left on housing benefits who will go over onto u c later this yr, at present i will not consider any new tenants on benefits until i am happy with the way u c pans out, we will have to wait and see.
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Andrew townshend
09 January 2018 10:03 AM
waste of time having cash in the bank, investment into property seems to be the only way to get a decent return, but to borrow heavily to purchase property investment seems like a mugs game.
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Andrew townshend
03 January 2018 15:52 PM
interest only = flash with no cash fool
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Andrew townshend
29 December 2017 22:01 PM
hands on long term property investment has worked really well for me, short time get rich quick it is not.
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Andrew townshend
28 December 2017 11:13 AM
i have slowly built up my portfolio over the past 25 yrs with no borrowings, i'm still buying, in fact i bought another one just last wk, i think the problem comes when landlords borrow too much.
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Andrew townshend
14 December 2017 09:27 AM
i'm 64, i was able to give up the day job 10 yrs ago, i enjoy being a landlord and get on well with my tenants, it helps because although most of my properties are let through an agent all tenants are able to contact me direct, also when there is a problem it is me who turns up with my tool box to put things right. i first got into buy to let in the 90s because i had no faith with private pensions or the suits that sold them, i have never looked back.
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Andrew townshend
14 December 2017 09:20 AM
less rental properties = bigger chose of tenants and increased rents for us landlords that are left, i'm not selling, i may even buy more, after all where else do you put your money to get a return on it ? i expect the landlords that have borrowed too much are the ones that are selling up.
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Andrew townshend
05 December 2017 08:49 AM
i have made it my policy to always issue a county court summons for unpaid rent or costs involved in repairing damage, it's easy to do online and not expensive, the tenant gets a ccj, i thing it's worth every penny.
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Andrew townshend
04 December 2017 09:22 AM
when any business over heads increase it's the end user who pays the price, so it follows that rents will increase to cover these additional costs, government really thought this one through didn't they? shot in foot comes to mind.
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Andrew townshend
01 December 2017 10:23 AM
yes it takes time and hard work for most of us, i started my portfolio in the late 80s as an alternative to the rip off private pensions, run down terraced houses and corner shops out of auctions and renovated, today my portfolio is probabley worth around 2 -3 million, all paid for and earns me a good income, in fact it enabled me to retire from the day job 10 yrs ago aged 54, i'm still hands on though, clearing up the mess some tenants leave behind and repairs as needed. it's not a get rich quick game, but it is well worth it over time.
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Andrew townshend
16 November 2017 14:25 PM
i am happy to give longer term contracts, but i want something in return, a way of getting non paying tenants out quickly and cheaply, give us that and tenants can have long term contracts.
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Andrew townshend
15 November 2017 19:58 PM
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