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Comment on Government is Planning Curbs on Size of Mortgages by mortgage advice berkshire

mortgage advice berkshire — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:13 +0000

Sounds good on paper but only time will tell. I think it will come down to how responsive the system will be and of course it seems to me that it could be open to foul play, companies could potentially alter the deposit needed to suit the circumstances on individual cases?

Comment on Landlords must licence small HMOs under new rules by @stibsy

@stibsy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:44:23 +0000

This came into effect in Portsmouth – another large student town – last November. Since then the council has refused some applications for turning properties into 3 or 4 bed student homes:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/planners_block_bid_for_more_shared_homes_in_the_city_1_3400240

Comment on Local Housing Allowance Tenants Owe Rent to Nine out of Ten Landlords by Emily @ housing association

Emily @ housing association — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:33:18 +0000

Housing benefit caps are only going to increase problems in the sector, stretching already tight budgets of those on housing benefits.

Not sure if asking for higher deposits is going to make it any easier for cash strapped recipients to get into adequate properties, but direct payment should benefit both sides of the argument.

Comment on Survey Unveils Need For The “London Morgage” by James Deacon

James Deacon — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:29:30 +0000

Penny, although from an economic point of view, what you’re saying is correct, why should investors that have built up wealth and capital to build up a portfolio of investment properties suffer, just because the first time buyers cannot afford to get on the property ladder?

Comment on Property auctions booming as mustbesold.com properties sell 11% over the reserve price by london 2012 posters limited editions

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Comment on Survey Unveils Need For The “London Morgage” by Penny

Penny — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:27:46 +0000

Regarding Malcolm’s comment, you can’t reduce demand and building more properties in the Capital won’t help either. You need to reduce the amount of but-to-let mortgages an individual can have as one person can own numerous properties on mortgages, which in turn takes these properties out of the first time buyers market.

Comment on Absconding Tenants add £15 per year to every Water Bill by dave jobsob

dave jobsob — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:07:52 +0000

Credit and debt agencies share personal details.
Who says LL’s can’t let utility companies know someone’s details ?
I email the utilities at every tenancy change the meter readings and T’s names to cover myself and only send refund T’s deposit to a forwarding address so I have that to give the utility companies.

Comment on Absconding Tenants add £15 per year to every Water Bill by Leasehold Answers

Leasehold Answers — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:02:05 +0000

I agree with Tom; as a matter of practice, the utilities are advised of the new occupant and meter readings on check in, even if it is a duplication of their opening contracts.

Most do have an online service, but writing seems to be more effective.

But I will support them once utilities understand that when dealing with the deceased’s estate they cannot speak to the account holder…

Comment on Absconding Tenants add £15 per year to every Water Bill by Simon Harrison

Simon Harrison — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:05:42 +0000

This is yet another example of the Data Protection rules gone mad! We had a situation where a group of Students had not registered with a utility company and had run up a huge gas bill. We wanted to advise the utility company of the Tenants names but they told us that it was not our duty to give them the tenants details.
Our belief is clear, this government needs to put in place, legislation, that safeguards, utility companies and landlords alike and saves millions of pounds where such Tenants seem to be taking advantage of what can only be described as a system that is failing.

Comment on Absconding Tenants add £15 per year to every Water Bill by YesAdam

YesAdam — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:18:29 +0000

I have better things to do than wait in on an expencive 0845 number to call a 3rd party to inform them of something a tenant should do anyway, only to be told due to data protection no information can be used.
A simple online form for address and tenant name and moving in date, id be more than happy to use.