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EPC altered so a property which had a B is now a C. Is energy costs indexed linked and changing from gas boilers will increase energy costs. Older properties solid walls and concrete floors will be hard to get a C When a tenant is in a property and it fails on EPC, so is no longer allowed to be rented how do we remove the tenant? Section 21 will be long gone, then Shelter, acorn and generation rent will be attacking the landlord Often its the cheaper rents which have a lower EPC. So expect the cheaper properties to disappear. I would say council tax is the 2nd biggest cost expected to rise, and Energy costs are 3rd on list. Even when councils couldn't raise the council tax they used back door to start charging for green waste collections
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17 December 2020 03:18 AM
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07 August 2020 09:17 AM
individuals at risk of eviction will be provided with increased time to seek support to resolve any problems.” They will get further into debt at the expense of the landlord and nobody will rent to them in the future The government should stop treating landlords as cash cows. If government is so concerned pay the rent and claw back later.
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24 July 2020 14:24 PM
When landlords do take dss they are branded has greedy robbing the public pursue.
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kathy miller
15 July 2020 08:40 AM
Use shelters funding to buy property to house all the evicted tenants where possession claims were in before the virus Then give the job of managing these tenants to shelter. It will then give them a small window to see what landlords are facing
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09 June 2020 06:33 AM
Yes well done Ros But as always the government just carries on regardless , how many enquires have been done on issues that they then ignore, its just lip service. They seem to want to tax and heap more and more onto landlords. Now after recieving nothing from the furlough schemes they are expecting landlords to basically let for free but still pay all the expenses and S24 tax.
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kathy miller
03 June 2020 08:54 AM
They need to be stamped out
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kathy miller
01 June 2020 07:55 AM
The government need to stamp out movements like this immediately.
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kathy miller
18 May 2020 11:31 AM
Landlords have rec no help, many tenants are in a far better fananical position than tenants. Many will go bankrupt so less houses to rent.
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kathy miller
13 May 2020 08:48 AM
Where were the Nrla then.
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kathy miller
05 May 2020 08:27 AM
They need to scrap S24 recognise btl as a self employed business. Instead we get zero help with CD19 Taxed to the hilt. Then they use us to provide free housing. Yet HS can rent property at 80%market rent and pay no tax
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kathy miller
17 April 2020 08:42 AM
I have a tenant that paid about one third of rent due Jan feb and now it's going to be about 10months before I can get my property back. The government has taxed landlords to the hilt in some cases tax rates of 94% due to S24. Then we have Sdlt, 100% council tax on empty properties. No other sector has been attacked from government like the PRS. Not only are some tenants not paying rent even when they can, the government now expect us to house them indefinitely for free. Yet after all the taxes landlords have paid we will get zero help. Few tenants understand that we don't get treated as self employed by government. The mortgage hol is a poor decision involving loads of red tape. It might not on paper effect your credit score but indirectly lenders will either refuse or charge a higher rate on remortgage. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Many landlords will be trapped as most mortgages now are at 60% and they are asking for much more info. ALL THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO DO WAS TACKLE AT SOURCE. ANY STRUGGLING WITH RENT THE GOVERNMENT PAYS IT. IT COULD THEN BE RECLAIMED VIA HMRC OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. NO INCREASED EVICTIONS NO HAVING YOGO TO LENDERS. Seeing full time landlords live on the difference bet rent and mort just deferring mort gives nothing for the landlord to live on
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07 April 2020 08:30 AM
s24 will stop many landlords qualifying for the self employed help. Government should reverse S24 yet again landlords are expected to find a magic money tree
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26 March 2020 09:58 AM
18860 rent arrears which a landlord who's only source of income is rent. Tenants are not evicted without reason. The government should have just confirmed they wold pay full rent direct to landlord
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26 March 2020 09:27 AM
Government needs to pay total rent direct to landlords for those affected
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24 March 2020 09:16 AM
If people are sick will they not be getting benefits frm government?
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kathy miller
16 March 2020 17:30 PM
They have no rights and police should lock them up. It would appear the rent was not being paid so how can they think they are entitled to remain in a property rent free. Is it now illegal to ask for rent fur and notify them that legal action could be taken.
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kathy miller
06 March 2020 06:38 AM
Note room size is also not mentioned but many lower priced rooms in Hmo no longer exists Agreed government shelter etc do not have a clue and are destroying the sector
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kathy miller
19 February 2020 11:50 AM
Not sure on never to return. I hope your right for the PRS. But bad pennies have a habit of turning up. Personally I think he should be hung drawn and quartered
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14 February 2020 17:53 PM
28 says for work to be completed? It's not about there being enough electricians. If a rewire is required then the woks involved would need a tenant to vacate. What if u get uncooperative tenants. I would not want a rewire done and remain in the house. There's health and safety to consider. Floor boards up small children pets Dust created. Tenants would need to be served notice to enable large works. These properties will likely be the ones where the tenants have been there 10years plus. If S21 is removed how are landlords to evict. Certs say done two years ago will they be valid. Will consumer unit need upgrading if certain areas need to be rewired A complete can of worms 4year phase in time is needed.
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kathy miller
18 January 2020 10:00 AM
I agree that Corbyn and J McDonald are dangerous people and UK would become a communist state. It would not be in anybodys interests to try and better themseves because you would pay it all in tax. So you might as well give up and sign on. There are good tenants and there are many tenants who return properties in trashed states and dont do any cleaning. The likes of Shelter Labour and the do gooders encourage this . Instead they should stamp it out . Teach cleaning in schools for many people have no idea or are just plain lazy. The media, Labour, Shelte,r GRent, Acorn have created mass bad feeling between the tenants and landlords close to affray . Instead they should be working with landlords for a better society
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kathy miller
19 August 2019 19:09 PM
I really hope Boris stops the abolishment of S21. Many DSS tenants will be evicted as this will push many to sell.. It was brought in for a reason the removal will see a big reduction in the PRS. Boris needs to keep S21 otherwise the conservative government will go down in history as the party that destroyed the PRS, with S24 stamp duty CGT S 21 removal. With this destruction will be many peoples livehoods and massive increases in homeless people. The costs to the public purse will be many times what they draw in via taxing landlords to death. SHELTER A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING PLEASE BEFORE YOU DONATE TO CHARITY'S CHECK THEM OUT.!
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05 August 2019 17:03 PM
Very well put
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05 August 2019 16:49 PM
A fair outcome would have been a reasonable amount to cover time and legals for tenant. It just feeds the expectation of having something for nothing but rents could now increase to pay for it. Why is it acceptable that now a landlord pays?
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kathy miller
04 June 2019 09:24 AM
It's about time we had a united front fighting for landlord rights. The PRS as been beaten black and blue. I hope this is the start of a massive fightback to the Injustices this sector as suffered under a Torie government who are dictated to by Shelter and G Rent. Labour would be even worse so the only hope for the sector is Farage.
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kathy miller
04 June 2019 08:47 AM
I will vote for Farage as I am sure many others will. I have always felt he puts Britian first. The Torie party is a complete mess and I would not trust any candidate currently after May's job. Labour communist party the country and its people will be doomed. We might as all give up work if they get in. In fact I would very much like to see Farage as PM
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kathy miller
30 May 2019 08:23 AM
I predict riots against the government will happen in the end. The only reason Labour is doing well is because the Tories have gone much to far on cuts to services lied and twisted facts and attacked small businesses. They have attacked small BTL with the aid to milk them dry so they make no profit. They then are trying to force them to house DSS when the rates paid just about covers a room. Councils and social housing don't want to house them. Now they will remove the property owners means to evict. So they have created the problems then decided to blame BTL and force the predicted outcome of the homelessness problem on them. The government is responsible for much of the hatre aimed at BTL. No business will be safe under a Labour or Torie government.
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kathy miller
22 May 2019 08:44 AM
He has done so much damage to the PRS and made it much harder now for the lower income bands of tenants.
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kathy miller
18 April 2019 08:13 AM
Its a disgusting abuse of powers and all about getting extra money from landlords Now bedfordshire Council are now looking at Q.3: A Rent Repayment Order means that a Landlord can be taken to tribunal, where up to 12 months’ rent can be reclaimed. We are proposing to offer a (non-mandatory) service to tenants to assist with the process of applying for a rent repayment order. The service would be offered on a no win, no fee basis and if the tenant I able to recover rent, 10% of the amount recovered would be payable to Council cover the cost of this service. The RLA strongly agrees with this proposal, as it shows that the council has accurately read the legislation concerning Rent Repayment Orders. Another Income stream for council?? Are they now the new ambulance chasers competing with the No WIn no Fee solicitors Who do the RLA represent?? Then look at Karen Bucks bill The first item is damp and mould , condensation mainly caused by tenants but now its the landlords fault. So if a tenant gets a house in great condition free from Damp and mould then it appears with this tenant how can the Landlord be blamed? The reason this is No1 is because it will be hard for a landlord to defend and all the No win No fee solicitors are rubbing their hands. Didnt a No win No fee solicitor write it??
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kathy miller
15 February 2019 09:52 AM
Section 24 should never have been brought in. 100s of evidence was forwarded in the consultation period. Only to be totally ignored by the committee, did any of them actually read one? I don't think so. This is the main reason for the homeless bill going throu the roof and landlords leaving the Benefit sector. The landlords that councils so desperately need to help house the homeless.
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kathy miller
02 February 2019 10:45 AM
I believe many agents and landlords attack their own group in the hope that they can cosy up with government and get a better deal. So government create a dog eat dog environment in the PRS. I also believe the RLA and NLA are guilty of this at times. It won't work these people a n d organisations are giving the government a helping hand in destroying the sector. More and more tax hits regs fines continue to come. Far from making it better it creates costs, confusion even by the judges and higher rents. It also causes the PRS to lose 4000 properties per week. But this is government's hidden agenda destroy the PRS and all the jobs and trades with it. So landlords and agents need to stick together for survival
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kathy miller
01 February 2019 07:47 AM
Look at the right to buy with its 20% discounts from taxpayers money, the major developers profits are going throu the roof with this. But they have the ear of government and the PRS is being distroyed by government with Section24 and tax rates of over 100%. This is reason for the large increases in homeless figures landlords cannot take any risky tenants and many have to sell or be made bankrupt. Trying to evict , rediculous 30,000 pound fines and councils rubbing their hands with glee over licencing fees.
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kathy miller
21 January 2019 08:20 AM
Landlords did not benefit from the massive discounts it was the former tenants and some made gains of close to 1 million. So not the private landlords fault who will have paid market value.
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kathy miller
21 January 2019 08:15 AM
I have lost thousands to tenants on benefits and that was before U Credit as this group are more at risk of arrears that means you are more likely to have togo to court. Then you have councils and Shelter telling the tenants to wait for the bailiff. Most cases you do not get paid and can end up with thousands of pounds in damages. As the article points out the LHA rate is far lower than the market rent. Those on lower incomes cannot afford to heat the property and you then get condensation and the Health and Safety dept after you. Plus you are then accused of robbing the Public purse. Government Policies have driven many good landlords out of this market and only the elimination of Section24 will make any landlord think about going back. Shelter supporting S24 and attacking the PRS at every turn are also to blame for DSS tenants not being housed by the PRS.
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kathy miller
03 December 2018 09:35 AM
The constant attacks on the PRS by government will drive many good landlords out because you could now pay tax on a loss. If Section21 is removed that will be the final nail
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kathy miller
23 November 2018 09:13 AM
I agree the rental stock is now at a much higher standard . I also think many people dont want to buy due to the maintenance issues and flexibility. I think its the government that need the people to buy to grab the tax at the end
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kathy miller
08 November 2018 09:27 AM
Agree government already decided the consultation is just a formality.
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kathy miller
29 August 2018 21:53 PM
Yes the pictures shown by the likes of Shelter all seem to be of black mould which is condensation. Since we now have to wrap the houses up so block natural air leaks if tenants don't use the fans and trickle vents, don't put heating on a d dry wet washing on rads this creates condensation. But shelter will paint this as the landlords fault and the house as serious damp issues.
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kathy miller
29 August 2018 21:51 PM
We are constantly portrayed as greedy in numerous papers for taking millions of housing benefit. Even thou this is for rent. Due to low HB housing allowance these tenants are high risk backed up by a court system not fit for purpose and a council now informing tenants to exercise their right to remain. The landlords that use to operate in this market are getting out. S24 which shelter supports taxing a btl landlord to bankruptcy. Trashed properties and rent arrears which landlords use as quickest root to evict rogue tenants shelter are trying to remove. Shelter who are governments puppet and the government policies are the causes of massive increases for landlords exiting the benefits m arket.. Once the landlords have left this market few will return
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kathy miller
22 August 2018 10:23 AM
Appalling same as the Section 24 consultation. The committee did not even read what had been sent in. Just Lip service it as been already decided before consultation went out.
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kathy miller
20 August 2018 09:05 AM
Build to rent
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kathy miller
20 August 2018 09:01 AM
Yes totally agree something needs to be done ref tenant damage.
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kathy miller
03 August 2018 08:20 AM
Tenants trash properties a very difficult stressful expensive long winded court system to remove them. Are we now going to be sued for a tenants damage???
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kathy miller
03 August 2018 08:18 AM
Yes definitely just a tax grab dressed up as helping first time buyers. But what they gain in tax will be lost In Housing the homeless as landlords sell up and stop buying. How many businesses built up around btl will also go to the wall what will be the cost of all this to the economy. Regarding the consultation on Section 24 none of the committee read them so it was just a paper exercise the decision had already been made. Will the same be for the consultation. On 3yr tenancies.
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kathy miller
12 July 2018 08:39 AM
fuels the runaway buy-to-let investment market. Yes these organisations hate BTL. If Section 21 is removed it will kill off BTL which is probably the hidden agenda.
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kathy miller
18 June 2018 08:55 AM
So let's look at reality I have tenant b who has been getting drunk and now is mixing with undesirables. Tenants either side have had enough of no sleep and being unable to sit in gardens. One has children who does not wish them to hear the language. Both have said they will leave if tenant b is not evicted. Tenant b takes no notice of requests to stop. Police have been called out twice but due to data protection can't tell me anything. Neighbours are up in arms. Tenant b does not have rent arrears trying to evict via antisocial behaviour is extremely difficult and takes a long time. So you would use section 21. Until the courts give quicker evictions times section 21 is needed. 2 months notice and quite often the property an be badly damaged in that time. Many also stop paying rent. So tell all the neighbours of problem tenants you intend to make it almost impossible to evict.
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kathy miller
18 June 2018 08:48 AM
This won't stop the black market of the few landlords who are under the radar letting out such properties as I suspect the tenants are scared of these type of landlords
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kathy miller
14 January 2018 09:13 AM
This is madness I am sure the no win no fee consultants are rubbing their hands with glee. There are many unscrupulous tenants who deliberately cause damage and this will open the flood gates. People are only just in getting by what a windfall it will be to get a claim in. How about protection for landlords when the properties are trashed and left in disgusting states. Landlords need third party deductions even when tenants have left.
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kathy miller
14 January 2018 09:08 AM
Rents are already rising unfortunately as with everything if the base cost increases so does the end price. THIS IS DOWN TO TORIE POLICIES THE PARTY THAT LIKES TO TAX THE SMALL PEOPLE TO DEATH Even the landlords not affected by Section24 will increase rents . If you seen a neighbour sell a house for 175000 would you take a 150000 for yours if they were the same? Same as if the neighbour rented the house for 850 PCM are you going to rent yours for 600pcm Institutionals will be high rents to get the yields for the shareholders and this is what the government is pushing in and getting rid of the small landlord for. It remines me of the large superstores which crushed many small shops and can now dictate what prices it pays to the supplier Does Henry work the the Tories he should join the Treasury he would fit in well same tunnel vision rubbish
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kathy miller
05 April 2017 09:23 AM
Yes there are many bad tenants but the likes of shelter turn a blind eye and pretends it goes not happen. The tenants dont pay rent trash the house and it takes months to get them out with no chance of getting any money back. Average cost 7000 plus. If bad tenants were given a crimnal conviction for these offences it would stop it they should be made to pay
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kathy miller
26 November 2016 15:23 PM
Yes I would like it to be recognised as a criminal offence way the houses are trashed and non payment of rent is theft
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kathy miller
29 October 2016 07:39 AM
Well said Rebecca If tenants did not keep getting off with recking properties and not paying the rent, so easy to go bankrupt with C A help pay £90 and thats it. The money saved a landlord could use to improve the properties. Do they not know how disheartening it is to let a lovely property and have it returned in a complete state. To evict months via the courts and then they leave the landlord to get rid of all their crap. It works both ways tenants should be held responsible for their actions and all costs should be recouped from them. Is it fair that gas water elect and the Council tax can be taken out of benefits as a third party deduction but not available for landlords. Council tax they get locked up for but the money landlords lose if many times this amount put at 7000 average
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kathy miller
28 October 2016 10:00 AM
A government hell bent on distroying the PRS for individual landlords while falling over backwards to help institutional investors many who probably will not pay tax in this country So much for supporting the hardworking little guys
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22 July 2016 07:22 AM
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