Martin Thomas

Ayleal Dill, Seke Spence, and their Ilkeston Town’s teammates defeated Awsworth Villa Football Club 3 – 1, with Dill notching two goals for the team. Dill scored the first goal through a penalty after he was brought down in the box. The match was halted for 20 minutes with an injury stoppage after D…

I can’t find a definitive answer and would like some help. I have a non-licensed HMO’s (licence not required) and let the rooms out on separate tenancy agreements. Do I need to provide my tenants with an EPC? As they share all the facilities and only have exclusivity in their individual rooms an EPC…

One of our favourite Lockdown distractions. Don Winslow’s loosely fictionalised novels about the failed war on drugs and the rise of the cartels are a must read.

How to harness the power of LinkedIn to build your networks and super-charge your career.

I hired an electrician for an EICR, which he failed and said it needed a new consumer unit to pass EICR, which I agreed, and he completed the job and issued a “satisfactory” EICR. It only raised my suspicions after I subsequently gave him EICR for two more properties (almost new build)

I recently discovered that my council (Islington) now require my family home (previously classified as an unlicensed HMO as it has 4 young professionals renting it under one tenancy agreement) to be licensed. After a huge payment to apply for a licence online

Hello, I received a very weird legal letter about arrears in council tax. This derives from a period in which an outgoing tenant did not pay council tax (or rent). The situation is this. June 2019 no rent received.

The front of Dartmouth’s Naval college will shine brightly in tribute to the bravery of all those who served during World War 2, when the town commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday May 8.

As we all aware that statutory minimum size for room is 6.51 SQM. We have ample Kitchen and Dining area space and all bathroom facilities. However, one of the room total floor space is around 5.92 SQM. We have visited Aylesbury Council website and it states that “Discretion may be applied by the ins…

Vic Sage finds himself living a very different life in the Wild West, with deadly consequences.

I owned properties in my name and completed self assessment returns. I set up a company and eventually bought property through the company and submitted dormant returns. This is the first time I need to submit a return for the company.

What makes the church a living church? This was the question posed by Rev Peter Walker on the first day of the Living Church Synod 2019. In the first

Trafford Housing Trust, L&Q, and Willmott Dixon have formed a joint venture to deliver a £47m, 250-home scheme on Homes England’s D’Urton Lane site in Preston.

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I am a leaseholder in a block of flats in London. I have recently received a postal letter from our Managing Agent regarding Section 20 works being carried out on our building. This letter appears to be a Notice of Estimates

With The Many Worlds of RH Mathews, Martin Thomas has brought back anthropologist Robert Hamilton Mathews from almost total obscurity. Thomas has pursued his man with forensic intensity, and astutely located him in time and place. This alone is a significant achievement. But in so doing he examines …

I previously bought my BTL properties in my own name. With the allowable interest changes I’ve bought the last couple in a limited company, set up for the purpose, for the obvious tax benefit reasons. It’s time to file my first statutory accounts/tax computations with Companies House and HMRC.

How to manage the risk of social media oversharing - Irish Tech News  Irish Tech News

Social media can make or break your startup. Hence it’s the place to be for every business but why is it important for entrepreneurs to monitor their employees’ online posts?

Crowd-surfing means throwing yourself on to a group of people and letting them pass you around like a parcel. Here, two media moguls use the term metaphorically for negotiating the new, ultra-democratic cyber culture.