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Mike Dowling

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Red French tenants - Hate 'em

From: Mike Dowling 20 February 2019 18:36 PM

'So I reckon to get out after about 13 years' You just might get a 'life' sentence or maybe just a community order for 10 days unpaid work

From: Mike Dowling 08 February 2019 11:43 AM

Sounds like you have the perfect business model - ever thought about franchising or asking for investment via The Dragons Den ?

From: Mike Dowling 08 February 2019 11:02 AM

When was the last time you saw supermarkets training their own drivers!? Lidl and Aldi have been doing it for about 2 years and other companys also - too many to name.

From: Mike Dowling 22 January 2019 15:31 PM

Not necessarily Indian. Asian / Pakistan/ Indian covers most of their names but of course now very valid English/ British names

From: Mike Dowling 13 January 2019 21:33 PM

I could not agree more - we need more of it SOON !

From: Mike Dowling 13 January 2019 21:31 PM

In my role as a welfare worker I always have to view the clients homes and I am often appalled at the state of the property as compared to the rent. Nearly always the tenants are on housing benefit and or have been 'given' their first months rent and bond by the charity they are supported by (cannot tell you which charity though). We the tax payer pay the benefit via the councils but there are no checks that the property is either healthy or even legally habitable. I floated the Property MOT idea past my MP who agreed with the idea but stated that there was no incentive by the councils (except in a few places -Liverpool is one which does) to do so. The money involved is enormous but value for money and healthy, safe housing goes out the window. In a previous life I was a serious property agent now retired and now undertake the social side as a pay back ( No I do not have any guilt factor !) to the poor and unwashed (not singles though). If there is an avenue via this web site to bring pressure on any agency to implement a rented property MOT I am up for it.

From: Mike Dowling 10 January 2019 15:13 PM

Me too Single mum - nice approach but I still asked and got a guantor her brother. She trashed it, moved in the drug fuelled violent boy friend. Rent arrears, fleas damage came to over £5000 . Took them to court , judge found in my favour. Guarantor tried to avoid payment so took him to court and again we won the case. Applied for an attachment to his earnings and shamed him into taking out a loan to pay me. Result !!!! Now no single mums. By the way I am a social welfare worker and a landlord so see both sides

From: Mike Dowling 10 January 2019 10:20 AM

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