Long gone are the days when a landlord or letting agent simply handed a new tenant the keys, recommended a good local pub, shook hands and left. The landlords and letting agents of the 21st century are expected – and required by law – to provide tenants with documentation running to many pages. In addition […]
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There has been little appreciable gain in price during the time the house was let
Q We are in the process of selling our former family home which has been rented out for the past eight years. We lived there from 1987 until 2012.
The value of the house increased from the £91,500 we paid for it in 1987 to £325,000 in 2012, but has gained only £5,000 since then as we have just accepted an offer of £330,000. As there has been little appreciable gain in price during the time it was let, how is the actual gain calculated? I have assumed that we only pay capital gains tax on the £5,000.
IE
Public toilets | National anthem | Local poo | Comfort blanket | Overkill
The closure of public toilets has caused a panic, not least for those travelling by car (The Shewee revolution: how 2020 has changed urination, 3 September). When our parish council decided to close the village centre toilets a splendid initiative took them over. Now, they are a pristine facility, funded and run by volunteers. Significantly, they are the only roadside toilets on the 50 miles between Harrogate and Kirby Lonsdale. Closure would have been a disaster for visitors to the Dales and the Lakes.
David Handley
Gargrave, North Yorkshire
• My mother and I once went to a theatre in Altrincham that played the national anthem (Letters, 3 September). As a staunch republican, she refused to stand. In the row in front was the only other person still sitting, so my mother leant forward to express solidarity, only to discover they were in a wheelchair.
Bob Hughes
Willoughby, Warwickshire
Public toilets | National anthem | Local poo | Comfort blanket | Overkill
The closure of public toilets has caused a panic, not least for those travelling by car (The Shewee revolution: how 2020 has changed urination, 3 September). When our parish council decided to close the village centre toilets a splendid initiative took them over. Now, they are a pristine facility, funded and run by volunteers. Significantly, they are the only roadside toilets on the 50 miles between Harrogate and Kirby Lonsdale. Closure would have been a disaster for visitors to the Dales and the Lakes.
David Handley
Gargrave, North Yorkshire
• My mother and I once went to a theatre in Altrincham that played the national anthem (Letters, 3 September). As a staunch republican, she refused to stand. In the row in front was the only other person still sitting, so my mother leant forward to express solidarity, only to discover they were in a wheelchair.
Bob Hughes
Willoughby, Warwickshire
These small wonders have been inexplicably overlooked
Every so often I come across a group of plants for the first time that has inexplicably escaped the attention of the gardening mainstream, despite ticking every box on the horticultural wish-list. One of these epiphanic moments happened three years ago at an RHS spring show – and ever since that day I have been evangelical about probably the best-kept secret in horticulture: miniature orchids for terrariums.
Most plants are not much larger than a 50p piece, so anyone has the space to house a collection in a few glass jars
Continue reading...These small wonders have been inexplicably overlooked
Every so often I come across a group of plants for the first time that has inexplicably escaped the attention of the gardening mainstream, despite ticking every box on the horticultural wish-list. One of these epiphanic moments happened three years ago at an RHS spring show – and ever since that day I have been evangelical about probably the best-kept secret in horticulture: miniature orchids for terrariums.
Most plants are not much larger than a 50p piece, so anyone has the space to house a collection in a few glass jars
Continue reading...Radon gas is a problem you can’t see, taste or even smell but it is affecting properties across the UK, and is something that most people aren’t aware of. It is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is formed as a result of the radioactive decay of uranium that occurs naturally in all rocks and […]
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