Data protection racket

[Codger]

Small clubs which do not exist to make a profit also got clobbered by the data protection act. It needs to be amended to reduce the burden on well meaning organisitions that are no threat to peoples privacy.

[Codger]

I have a dormant company owning some property. The information commissioner is sending out fee reminders implying that i need to pay them when i do not. The threatening tone reminds me of the bbc tv licensing letters. You need to read carefully to see that you are exempt.
i expect a lot of companies...

[Codger]

I wish no more nails worked on wet ceilings. I have tried but the plastic cladding falls off.

[Codger]

There must be a legal way to cope with an active leak from an empty flat. I would expect the block freeholder to break in to cut off the warer and reduce further damage. If i was th e freeholder i would do that.

[Codger]

I had a similar situation. The tenant lied saying i was evicting them and locked them out and the council threatene d me with prosecution leading to a fine or jail.
after i explained to the housing dept the tenants moved back to their crowded flat. Councils are wise to this sort of thing and...

[Codger]

Is not that information already on the tenancy and the deposit cert? I wonder if it needs duplicating on a pi form?

[Codger]

Usual student joke: the vaccy doesnot work. Have you emptied the bag? The what!!

[Codger]

As landlords we need to do more lobbying of MPs. Otherwise they will just follow advice from the likes of shelter or the green party.

[Codger]

I have just had a car mot d . It is so slick and easy to understand compared with epc or electric checks. Also it is on one sheet of paper not six!
Did we have better government when that system was introduced or is it a policy to drive landlords mad with paperwork?

[Codger]

Some leak s are intermittant so are hard to trace. There is no substitut e for a resident observer with a torch to watch out for when the leak happens.