markyh Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 22 hours ago, spyguy said: https://www.ft.com/content/4f180ee8-de97-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c US job market and wages pretty much on fire. That stupid Canuck had a chance to move roughly with the FED. Declined it - for Brexit, or not for Brexit, too much snow, too much sun. Idiot. BoE is now far behind, so rather than go for sveral small icnrment,s wich should have started last year. hes going to have to put up BoE rates in large chunks. Looks like its not only Brown, Gdiots rep for economic mamgement that will be burned in the 2007 fall out. Six months into a 5 year fix @ 2.29%. Bring on IR rises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Dorkins said: They've become accustomed to operating in a total Wild West environment - little/no tax, minimal accountability to either the government or tenants for standard of service. If all else fails just S21 and get a new lot in who don't know what the problems with the property are and will have to put up with it for at least a year or two as they won't want to move again so soon. Twice now I've moved into private rentals to find that the boiler was only semi-functional in a way that wasn't detected just by running the hot tap during the viewing e.g. running for a bit but then cutting out despite the hot tap still being open. Clearly in both cases the previous tenants would have known about this but for whatever reason couldn't be bothered to chase the landlords to get it fixed. In both cases it took huge amounts of chasing from our end to get the landlords to have the necessary repairs done - explains why the previous tenants hadn't bothered. Our current landlord is a classic example of the good ol' British BTLer, every time he says he's going to get a quote to get some work done I mentally roll my eyes as I know perfectly well by now that he will sit back in his retirement home >200 miles away in SW England and do absolutely nothing. The latest anecdotal I have was that the hot water storage tank scaled up so badly that the water actually stopped flowing. We stayed at the complaints by following the documented process which eventually leads to you being able to get it fixed yourself and so managed to get a new tank within a few weeks. The hilarious piece was that they replaced it with a tank 1/3 of the size of what was there. I didn't bother pushing back as we were giving notice in a couple of weeks. The Real Estate agent who then came to photograph the place "asked how the shower was". I replied with "it's ok provided you're quick" as I opened the door to show the tank. Even he rolled his eyes. We'll be sure to point this out to any punters who look at the place while we're still present although given the monthly rent they want it might be empty for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Canadian Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 2 hours ago, wish I could afford one said: Why are they so against licensing? Licensing is just about ensuring minimum standards are met and as professional business people surely they want to protect their investment by keeping their assets in a condition far above the minimum. I know in the business I work planned predictable maintenance is essential from a business continuity perspective. Most "proper" business people who want to deliver a good service and ensure the safety of both employees and customers actually want effective licensing of their industries. It stops you being undercut by cowboys and acts as a barrier to entry for new businesses that don't have the required experience and expertise. It also stops bad publicity about the industry as a whole. I work in a regulated sector and my biggest beef is that the regulator is ineffectual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Exactamundo. Effective businesspeople see the value of effective regulation and want it to work properly. That is particularly true in capital-intensive industries where returns are only available in the long-term. Proper regulation prevents there from being a race to the bottom and protects margins, gives investors and customers confidence and protects margins. And it has another benefit: follow the right procedures and you're legally fireproof. If something goes wrong you can point out that you've followed procedure laid down by the authorities. Any decent landlord would welcome it. But BTL has attracted people who think the world owes them a living, who don't see why they should have to work like ordinary people and who are either too lazy or too stupid to run a proper business or hold down a proper job. In my industry we might kill people if we screw up (and sometimes we do) and as a result I can't wipe my bottom without following correct procedure. I've had a couple of decent landlords but I wouldn't give any of them a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 If you fancy a laugh, the new so-called alliance has a new website which is delightfully batshit. https://landlordsalliance.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horridbloke Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: If you fancy a laugh, the new so-called alliance has a new website which is delightfully batshit. https://landlordsalliance.co.uk/ Ooh, a rogue tenant database (behind a paywall). Isn't that a bit sue-worthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Horridbloke said: Ooh, a rogue tenant database (behind a paywall). Isn't that a bit sue-worthy? Jeez - data protection legislation. As a non-expert - I suspect this is illegal, or at least it requires very high-quality unbiased data processing (I'm not sure calling someone a 'Rogue' really counts) - https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/legitimate-interests/ anyone know more, please inform us! Edited November 3, 2018 by Si1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, Horridbloke said: Ooh, a rogue tenant database (behind a paywall). Isn't that a bit sue-worthy? I don't know. But I know a man who does. I just need to order in some more popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtickle Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: I don't know. But I know a man who does. I just need to order in some more popcorn. Police first, popcorn second please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 At least he's got a privacy policy which was actually drawn up by Solicitors. I know this is true, because it's cut and pasted from this one. He's even forgotten to change the name in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: At least he's got a privacy policy which was actually drawn up by Solicitors. I know this is true, because it's cut and pasted from this one. He's even forgotten to change the name in one place. It's all a bit boiler plate, not covering any processing of third parties' data such as 'rogue tenants' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Uh-huh. It's just a bog-standard website privacy policy, totally unfit for purpose IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Horridbloke said: Ooh, a rogue tenant database (behind a paywall). Isn't that a bit sue-worthy? Yes. A few years ago, another collection of properdee morons - BnB owners decided to get together to put together a list 'bad guests' If the bad was not paying then its a police matter. However in this case, it appears to be people they did not like, or found fault with 'Dun Working' facilities. I had to virtually march one to a solicitors before the bunch of them got sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavalas Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) The headquarters appears to be located here... https://goo.gl/maps/SsPtdxWUqjS2 Edited November 4, 2018 by Lavalas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavalas Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) And here’s a little background on John Allan, their ‘Policy Consultant’... http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/446531-nw-businessman-john-allan-to-chair-fsb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3546336/Influential-business-watchdog-boss-75-suspended-claims-helped-young-mother-work-prostitute.html Edited November 4, 2018 by Lavalas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 ? Truly, this organisation is the gift that gives on giving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Lavalas said: And here’s a little background on John Allan, their ‘Policy Consultant’... http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/446531-nw-businessman-john-allan-to-chair-fsb https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3546336/Influential-business-watchdog-boss-75-suspended-claims-helped-young-mother-work-prostitute.html Would not answer the phone for a comment. Have they tried down the romanian massage parlour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Yeah, but they've got a six point plan! Yes, that's right folks, their six point plan only has five points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Canadian Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Man of Kent said: Yeah, but they've got a six point plan! Yes, that's right folks, their six point plan only has five points. Is this a Busta "false flag" operation to make Poverty118 look like the "premium brand" hotly contested landlord representation market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Yeah, but they've got a six point plan! Yes, that's right folks, their six point plan only has five points. ? Great spot. Who would have thought that the CEO of the much respected Landlords' Alliance couldn't count up to 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatbake Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I'm sorry, this Landlord Alliance thing just has to be a trolling of epic proportions. It's just too obvious! 10 out 10 to whoever has managed to pull it off! Getting £100-a-time pledges for little more than a dodgy Twitter feed (which is definitely doing more harm than good to the landlord cause) and a crap website. Impressive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewig Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 man these cretinous fcking DEBTjunkies won't stop until they're dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop321 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, thewig said: man these cretinous fcking DEBTjunkies won't stop until they're dead Not even then. And for 4 reasons: 1) stupidity 2) sense of entitlement 3) inability to count ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 38 minutes ago, thewig said: man these cretinous fcking DEBTjunkies won't stop until they're dead Which is why IO BTL loans were such an insane idea for the banks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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