Category: General
Real 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 I found that there is not that much that is out of date though, except for […]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 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 more2024 Outlook – Looking Towards a Labour Government and Some More Reasons to be Cheerful
2024 Outlook, Looking Towards a Labour Government and Some More Reasons to be Cheerful Further to my recent blog, I thought of a few more reasons to be optimistic for 2024. First, landlord exiting means falling supply which means rising rents. (Not great for tenants, obviously). Nimble landlords, especially those who are not over-leveraged, either with debt or someone else’s […]
Read moreReasons to be Cheerful For 2024
Reasons to be Cheerful from 2023 Some good things have happened in 2023 for landlords. There are reasons to be cheerful. First, the government has put the ending of fixed term tenancies and the section 21 route to regain possession on hold pending improvements in the court system. With the usual glacial progress in any works done by the government, […]
Read moreBe Prepared for EPC Grade C Anyway
So I now read that in Scotland there is a proposal to force home owners to install a cold pump, (also known as heat pump), within two years of purchasing a property. I am sure sellers of warm overcoats that look just great when worn inside the home will be delighted at this news. Here is the story from the […]
Read moreWhy My Website Is Simple, Why I don’t Advise On Tax And Why I Am Pleased to Have It That Way
A long time ago I decided that, whilst my buy to let book was very successful and was often in the top one thousand books by rank of sales on Amazon (no mean feat when there are about 5 million books you could buy on Amazon) and whilst I did have a strong presence as a speaker at property shows […]
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