Calling All Landlords With Cellars
We received the following request from PCC: "Got a basement? Please let us know
You can help the city fight flooding - by letting us know if any of your properties have a basement."
(We are guessing this refers to your tenanted properties and not your collection of fine wines).
"It's part of work being done on behalf of the council by the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership, to help protect Portsmouth from coastal flooding. The ESCP is hoping to estimate the number of basement properties in Portsmouth, habitable and non-habitable.
The information will only be used to help ESCP's flood defence work. It won't be shared with other parties. If all your licensed properties have a basement then there's no need to list them all - just let us know this and we'll source the data.
Please send your information to
About the author
Martin began his landlord journey 18 years ago, while working in an international role for a global telecommunications company. Since retiring he has extended his portfolio, which he manages with his wife, but has always focussed on the ‘small student HMO’ sector preferring to offer homes in the community for small groups to the more common ‘pack them in and take the money’ mentality. He has chaired the PDPLA for the past 9 years and has overseen the Associations transition from small local self-help group to a much larger and more professional institution which is recognised and listened to nationally. Alongside his PDPLA role, he also has leadership roles in a number of other local organisations – bringing his unique perspective, driving for change and increased use of technology while respecting the history that brought us here.