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John Denham - What an idiot!

John Denham wants to feel like he's really changing things in this country whether he understands the changes or not.

Go John!

When's the next election due?

HIPS to be scrapped by Conservatives

The Conservative Party would scrap home information packs (Hips) “in a matter of weeks” after coming to power, the Shadow Housing Minister said yesterday.

Grant Shapps, housing spokesman for the Conservatives, told The Times that it would be his first task, should his party win the next general election.

Gordon presumably stills thinks they were a good idea. Who knows?

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Dog brainwashed by property investment cult.

Mouse has become increasingly worried that his friend Bulldog has become indoctrinated by a property investment cult.

The property investment cult uses a system of brain washing techniques to get unsuspecting investors to think they are buying a bargain.

The brain washing techniques involve -

• Projecting images of luxury cars, speed boats and piles of cash.
• Getting disciples to chant 'I'm a winner!'.
• Showing old graphs of property price rises.
• Repeatedly saying how they want to help them be as successful as them.

Bulldog is now recovering by spending an intensive week in the HousePriceCrash forums.

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Rabbit regrets falling for a property sourcing scam

For this weeks 'Rabbit Regrets' cartoon we have merged one of the oldest scams, with one of the oldest jokes for todays comic strip.

A stroke of creative genius.

On a serious point though -

How many times do we have to warn about sourcing your own property investments?

We don't want to see any more novice property investors fall into the same trap as rabbit.

For the last time -

Buy what you know, where you know!

There is no magic formula - and don't let anyone try to tell you differently!

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Landlord Confronts Tenant Over Wasted LHA Payments

It's time to share your experiences of the Local Housing Allowance with the Work and Pensions Committee.

Now it's the time for landlords to give their side of the story of the LHA.

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Disclaimer - What do you mean that this is a wholly biased and misleading portrayal of tenants receiving the Local Housing Allowance - have you met my tenants?

'Posties' join landlords in fight against cannabis farms

Landlords can be re-assured by the news that the fight against drug factories in residential rental properties has been taken up by the 'neighbourhood postie'.

Police in Scotland have started to enlist postmen and women, and many are currently training in 'surveillance techniques' on how to spot properties that are being used as cannabis farms.

The initiative from Lothian & Borders Police, follows the discovery of over 100 cannabis farms across the country in the last 12 months.

Inspector Derek Fairley, who is in charge of the initiative, said: "Cannabis cultivations are a serious risk not only to the property they are sited within but to surrounding properties as well.

"It is vitally important that all members of our community are aware of the signs of a cannabis cultivation and work with us to create a safer environment."

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The FSA debate the merits of regulation in BTL

As the shouts for regulation of the BTL industry get louder the Financial Services Authority start to worry about an increase in workload.

The loans regulators forgot about - Independent
Calls for regulation of BTL - BBC
BTL - call for crackdown on mortgages - Telegraph
BTL rules must halt reckless lending - ThisisMoney

Elephant is forced to get second job as a taxi driver to supplement BTL rental losses

Elephant has taken an evening job on the taxis to supplement the rental losses on his BTL property portfolio.

According to Fergus Wilson, more and more landlords could be facing a slaughtering on their cashflow when interest rates increase from their current historic lows.

Causing more landlords to follow elephant into second jobs to supplement rental losses.

Who said an elephant 'never regrets', oh yes nobody...sorry, it's 'never forgets.', oh forget it!

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Tenant confused by new landlord licence schemes

Common sense is a powerful thing.

It's a shame that it is rarely used in politics.

HIPS were a disaster, what next in the world of 'lacking common sense'?

See list of Labours Housing Minister Muppets.

Join our campaign for COMMON SENSE IN HOUSING POLICY!

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BMV property investor gets a nasty shock when he tries to sell his property

A property investor comes to the realisation that his BMV property might be more difficult to sell than he expected.

He can't quite believe that the nice agent ( con man) would of possibly sold him a duff investment.


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Rabbit regrets been persuaded by glossy marketing to buy city centre apartment property

Rabbit starts to question whether the realities of living in his cramped two bed 'apartment' on a main arterial route into Birmingham actually lives up to his aspirations.

Things aren't helped after reading comments by his local councillor about the problems of rabbit hutch developments.


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