Daylight Robbery 8th June 2013 No Comments I’ve dealt with my first burglary over the last couple of weeks. It happened on the Friday of a bank holiday weekend, I was heading Read More »
Rent Controls Are Not The Answer 16th April 2013 No Comments There has been a worrying increase in calls for rent controls recently. The Labour Party Private Housing Policy Review in December 2012 calls for annual Read More »
Debating Housing Policy 24th March 2013 No Comments I chair the regular NLA London Regional seminar sponsored by Edmund Cude at the Institute of Directors. This month we were looking at the un-joined-up Read More »
Bedroom Tax: Good Idea, Poorly Executed 19th February 2013 No Comments Over 660,000 tenants will be affected by the government’s bedroom tax – or under occupancy penalty to give it its official title – from 1 Read More »
Helping Tenants Reduce Energy Bills 19th January 2013 No Comments During the cold snap, I visited a couple and their child who rent one of my flats. They speak limited English and wanted to meet Read More »
Interest Rate Gloom 8th November 2024 No Comments The Bank of England lowered interest rates from 5% to 4.75% on 7 November. This was widely expected. Like many landlord colleagues, I am very Read More »