Competition and Markets Authority Report on Housebuilding is Another Missed Opportunity
Earlier this year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reported on the housing market. It came at the end of a year long study. Competition and Markets Authority Report on Housebuilding is Another Missed Opportunity The report was a mixed bag, but there was nothing in it that will shock anyone over much. And nothing much will change. The CMA […]
Read moreReal Gurus in Property Should “Do” as well as “Teach”
Real Gurus in Property Should “Do” as well as “Teach” It has been four years since I updated my main book, “Successful Property Letting – How to Make Money in Buy to Let”. The other day I had a quick look at the book. I found that there is not that much that is out of date though, except for […]
Read moreThe Ordering of Energy Performance Certificate Recommendations to Reduce Energy Use Are Illogical
The Ordering of Energy Performance Certificate Recommendations to Reduce Energy Use Are Illogical The recommendations of things that homeowners can do to improve the score they achieve on their energy performance certificates (EPCs) look illogical in terms of the order in which they are presented – and no one in the media ever seems to have ever asked why. Also, […]
Read moreThe New Home Energy Model is Ridiculous and the Wrong Approach
The Home Energy Model (the Latest Stupid Plan to Make People Cold in Their Own Homes and to Shake Down Taxpayers for more Subsidies for Renewables) Thought the Nut Zero stuff on energy performance certificates had been canned with the PM’s announcement of abandoning plans for a minimum Energy Performance Certificate grade of C in all rental properties by 2028? […]
Read moreThe Spring Budget – What it Means for Private Landlords
The Spring Budget – the Impact on Private Landlords So, what was in the Spring Budget for landlords? Well, not all that much really. It rather reminded me of the Dad’s Army scene where the platoon have to rest in a barn for the night. Captain Mainwaring asks Private Frazer to tell his ghost story about the “Old Empty Barn”. […]
Read moreShould You Use a Letting Agent to Manage your Let Properties?
Should you use a letting agent to manage your let properties? Well, it depends. A lot of it comes down to having a network of contacts (tradespeople) who can come and do work for you reasonably quickly, at a fair price and who are competent – so in order of importance and frequency of use that means plumbers, then heating […]
Read moreFinding Out What Rents Are Actually Being Charged for Properties Like Yours
Finding Out What Rents Are Actually Being Charged for Properties Like Yours Whenever a landlord is setting rents – either for a new tenancy or adjusting rents at an annual review, it is good to know what the local market rents are. Fortunately, the ONS collect rental data – and publish it quarterly. It can be useful, but has some […]
Read moreConversations with Normies
Conversations with “Normies” Without doubt the most distressing thing of the years 2020 to 2024 for me was the way that people who we know and who we thought were discerning types were taken in and are still being taken in by the same propaganda techniques as used before in history by the likes of the Nazis, Soviets and others. […]
Read moreBenefits Cap Puts a Lid on Housing Benefit Rise
Benefits Cap Puts a Lid on Housing Benefit Rise Though the Chancellor raised the level of housing benefit in the last budget, there are thousands of landlords who will miss out. Private landlords house 1.6 million tenants who get part or all of their rents covered by housing benefits. The payments are set according to local housing allowance (LHA) rates, […]
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