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Spare Keys to Save Landlord Woe
On a recent short-break, I was impressed with the hand-over of keys. The owner did not need to be there, as there was a metal…
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Asset Rich Income Poor Landlady
I am very aware when I write these little pieces that there can be no generalisation in the average landlord (or landlady). The readers of…
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Check and Check Again Before You Pay a Contractor
Most landlords feel happier if they can do their own remedial work, rather than employ a contractor. Yes, it saves them money, but also ensures…
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Where is the Justice for the Landlord
It is a bad day when a lack of justice causes a law-abiding, tender-hearted person like me to feel prompted to quote Mr. Beadle (Charles…
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Lifetime Rental Deposits and the Private Rental Sector
With the suggestion that lifetime rental deposits could be an option in the future, could it be that a political party has finally come up…
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Small Bedrooms Are Still Bedrooms
An interesting case concerning bedrooms caught my eye and I initially had some sympathy for the tenants. A couple and their 2 young children, both…
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Halloween – Trick or Treat for the Private Landlord?
October comes, this season of ‘Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness’, but also of Trick or Treat. Some people love it and will decorate their homes with…
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OCD Landlord Versus Untidy Tenant
The fact that I now believe the landlord to suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour (OCD) is a recent development; in my previous dealings with him,…
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Another Judgement from Judge Rinder
I know this is the second item in recent times which has been prompted by Judge Rinder and I can almost hear the comments about…
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Whatever the Weather Look After Your Investment Property
Whether you believe in global warming as the next great threat to the World, or will argue that weather is cyclical and there is nothing…
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Judge Rinder and the Smart Meter
Probably few of you will have time to watch Judge Rinder now he has taken over the slot left vacant since Jeremy Kyle’s fall from…
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Female Tenant Moves Out Due to Violence
A female tenant had lived very happily for 4 years in a private rented property. The landlord was delighted with her as a tenant as…
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Television Landlords – And Real Life
Television – the square-eyed monster as it has been called – plays an enormous part in our daily lives. It entertains us, it educates us,…
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More Landlord Interference from the ‘Government’
Just when you feel that there is nothing else the government, or prospective government, can do to make it harder for a private sector landlord…
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Landlord – You Just Can’t Do It
It never ceases to amaze me that in 2019, with the training available from landlord associations and accreditation schemes, to say nothing of the information…
