Sunday December 1, 2019

It is that time of year again, when thoughts of peace, goodwill and optimism help temper the revolting weather and endless repetitions of ‘So here it is, Merry Christmas’ by Slade in every shop and supermarket. For those of you with daughters, there is good news. Just when you completed therapy for ‘Let it Go’ […]

Thursday November 14, 2019

Most of us can be proud of our generation tag. Baby Boomers got to see all the good bands. Generation X raved the night away in a muddy field. Generation Y gave us much of our technology. So why does journalist India Knight describe Generation Z as “Generation Mummy’s Little Sausage”? Harsh judgement on an […]

Wednesday September 4, 2019

The law of unintended consequences has long been familiar to economists and is rapidly becoming a fixture here in the private rental sector. Well meaning legislation where the intent is wholly good, but somebody really hasn’t thought it through. The most obvious example was the scrapping of letting agency fees, greeted with glee by tenants […]

Tuesday August 6, 2019

Another month picking my way carefully through the forest of legislation that has sprung up around the rental property sector. The latest wheeze from the Powers that Be was to introduce new legislation that effects all our contracts and many of our systems, then to release prescribed documents at one minute to midnight the day […]

Saturday July 6, 2019

Anyone following the property letting sector will be well aware that the first half of this year was pretty dreadful. Well-meaning but flawed legislation and a raft of new red tape means one in four landlords plans to sell up this year and letting agencies are also faring badly. Many large agencies are closing branches […]