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Tricia Urquhart

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I would imagine the reason a pensioner with pension credit is not allowed to rent a property is more to do with affordability than being in receipt of benefits!

From: Tricia Urquhart 25 October 2023 08:33 AM

Children & pets both cause more wear & tear so why shouldn't it cost more?

From: Tricia Urquhart 06 October 2023 15:49 PM

What is the point? They don't listen! Its just a tick box exercise.

From: Tricia Urquhart 12 September 2023 12:29 PM

I didn't know Saint Martin of EPC commented here too! What a load of bullshtt he spouts!

From: Tricia Urquhart 12 September 2023 12:28 PM

The winners will be the LLs who sell up & bag 6% interest on cash investments, the losers will be tenants!

From: Tricia Urquhart 12 September 2023 12:27 PM

Made worse by the fact that EPC is a measure of cost not carbon! The whole thing is a farce!

From: Tricia Urquhart 12 September 2023 12:25 PM

There's difference between those who can't afford to save to buy & those who choose to rent because they want a certain lifestyle. The end result, though, is the same. How do you pay your rent when you retire?

From: Tricia Urquhart 16 August 2023 08:53 AM

There is a very real problem looming with the increase of older renters - what happens when your LL retires or worse still, dies? Imagine being a tenant in a property for 20 years , now in your 70s or 80s & the LL dies & the estate wish to sell the house? This is going become a common problem as our aged tenant population grows.

From: Tricia Urquhart 18 May 2023 13:01 PM

Gibbons is a ChatBox

From: Tricia Urquhart 17 May 2023 09:42 AM

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From: Tricia Urquhart 17 May 2023 09:42 AM

This is a ChatBot - ignore it!

From: Tricia Urquhart 17 May 2023 09:41 AM

Bit like winning the lottery for 2 families but tough for everyone else!

From: Tricia Urquhart 20 April 2023 16:25 PM

The policies that are being introduced to protect tenants are driving LLs out of the PRS, and are thereby making things worse for the very people they are trying to help. So they ramp up the pro tenant policies to protect tenant and more LLs leave the sector. The policy makers clearly have absolutely no understanding of the housing market!

From: Tricia Urquhart 19 October 2022 08:48 AM

Nottingham City is so broke it has to use every means possible to get money in - even if that means throwing tenants under a bus. When the first SL scheme came in I like many others passed the cost on to my tenants. Guess what will happen if they bring in the second scheme - more rent rises.

From: Tricia Urquhart 19 October 2022 08:14 AM

Let's hope he looks at Scotland's example, where rents & availability are even worse than in England after similar measures were introduced. He has time to save the PRS - but not much!

From: Tricia Urquhart 20 September 2022 07:34 AM

This is nothing compared the dark cloud of EPC C hanging over the PRS which is going to see LLs leaving the PRS in droves :(

From: Tricia Urquhart 16 August 2021 08:25 AM

Only a proposal at present.

From: Tricia Urquhart 05 June 2021 07:06 AM

Interesting average incomes - was this a London survey? None of my rentals achieve anywhere near the!

From: Tricia Urquhart 27 April 2021 07:46 AM

MPS expenses are not means tested - he is entitled to accommodation in London so what's the problem?

From: Tricia Urquhart 12 April 2021 12:24 PM

Most retirees with pets have an old, small dog or cat not 6 Rottweilers or similar! I'm not sure Peter has the same issues with pets as those of us renting to a younger market!

From: Tricia Urquhart 09 April 2021 14:53 PM

The only way insurance will work is if the LL takes it out and the tenant pays it as an extra above their rent. Even with this in place I would not want pets - who wants to fight with another insurance company o get what is due? What is really needed is the ability to take a bigger deposit. Funny how the tenant fees act is now being seen as working against tenants!

From: Tricia Urquhart 31 March 2021 15:17 PM

How does renting for 3 - 6 months and then paying SDLT on your forward purchase make financial sense?

From: Tricia Urquhart 28 March 2021 08:02 AM

I wonder how much students are going to be charged to live in these state of the art facilities.

From: Tricia Urquhart 23 March 2021 08:38 AM

Most people who sign up for a 'no deposit' scheme don't really understand it and generally it is more expensive than a traditional deposit - its just good marketing making them more popular!

From: Tricia Urquhart 10 March 2021 14:30 PM

He says 'the current rules are cruel' - there are no 'rules' at present just some LLs who allow pets and some that don't, just as there are some people who have pets and some that don't. There are more important things for Parliament to work on - this is a non-issue where LLs & tenants work it out between themselves. And don't forget it was the Govt that made pet deposits illegal thereby reducing the number of LLs willing to take them.

From: Tricia Urquhart 01 March 2021 08:46 AM

I actually think the headline here should be 'New EPC targets will kill PRS'. Until the EPC assessment is clear so we know what measures will give up the required points it is just too risky, too disruptive and too expensive to try to bring many rentals up to EPC C. I for one, will be dumping my properties and, unfortunately, my tenants, as this ceases to become a viable business.

From: Tricia Urquhart 21 February 2021 12:04 PM

That is exactly what we do - don't rent to tenants with pets! Not quite sure why wanting to rent a decent property to a tenant who will look after it makes me morally bankrupt?! I can only assume that you are a saintly tenant, because we all know that tenants are saints and LLs are scum.

From: Tricia Urquhart 21 February 2021 12:00 PM

If like me, you believe that the way EPCs are assessed is unfair and flawed please sign my petition. You can find it on the Govt petitions website by searching for petition number 559700.

From: Tricia Urquhart 20 February 2021 11:56 AM

What about all those dilapidated properties that experienced BTL investors buy and improve? If you can only get a decent mortgage on a property with an EPC C then the prices of these will go up & the lower rated properties will be left for the owner occupier market - with no improvements to EPC so no 'Green Gain'. We all know we have to become greener but lets have a bit less stick & a bit more carrot!

From: Tricia Urquhart 20 February 2021 11:55 AM

Goodness - what a post!! Students (and I have been a parent of and LL to students) are their own worst enemies in many cases. I call them 'naive renters' because they don't really understand that they are signing a legal contract and they have responsibilities as well as rights. They will often sign anything to get the house with their mates. I agree that this should not give LLs the right to rip them off but I can assure you that the maintenance of a property with 4 or 5 students is significantly higher than a with a single family. However this article is about students having pets - and I'm afraid I do not believe students should have pets. Pets do just not fit into a student lifestyle or a shared house. Owning a pet will significantly reduce the number of properties available to you, not only as a student but in several years after as pets often live quite long lives. Why would you want to make yourself an undesirable tenant? My kids all love animals, but none got a pet until they were established in their own home.

From: Tricia Urquhart 20 February 2021 11:51 AM

You wait until 2025 when the EPC C rules come in - you can probably knock a 0 off the number of properties in the PRS! And where will the tenants live then?

From: Tricia Urquhart 11 February 2021 17:08 PM

Wow Tony - that is really thorough! As a LL with no desire to become Ltd that is a really helpful summary.

From: Tricia Urquhart 19 January 2021 07:45 AM

Councils are using SL to fund their housing depts. They already have all the powers they need to deal with rogue LLs and all this will do is increase rents for tenants. When will they learn - put costs on a LL and they get passed on to tenants in rent increase?

From: Tricia Urquhart 30 December 2020 16:47 PM

Absolutely - only an idiot would have left it until now.

From: Tricia Urquhart 15 December 2020 11:59 AM

As ever 'average' is a useless measure. I can't comment on areas where I don't own - but I assume its a supply and demand effect - but in the East Midlands a lot of the rise can be accounted for by the introduction of Selective Licensing.

From: Tricia Urquhart 13 December 2020 07:18 AM

Being able to put off the CGT for so long has been a bonus for LLs and I don't think we should be surprised it is being lost. I have to pay some tax up front on my income (based on last years income) so it is not surprising this loop hole has been closed. All it needs is a little knowledge and planning at the point of sale so LLs who run their portfolios in a professional manner should have no problems with this.

From: Tricia Urquhart 23 February 2020 08:20 AM

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