July 2015

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s Budget announcement earlier today included a few surprises for the Private Rented Sector (PRS), landlords and tenants. The following is a reflection of the welfare proposals…

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s Budget announcement earlier today included a few surprises for the Private Rented Sector (PRS), landlords and tenants. The following is a reflection of the proposals affecting housing, property, the private rented sector and taxation…

The Government’s impact assessment of budget measures to restrict mortgage interest relief to the basic rate for landlords is being questioned by the Residential Landlords Association and the Scottish Association of Landlords…

Boosting the supply of homes to rent is vital to support access to jobs. That’s the view of landlords, as the Chancellor prepares to deliver his emergency budget on Wednesday…

RLA Chairman Alan Ward spoke last week – on Thursday 25th June 2015 – at the Chartered Institute for Housing (CIH) Conference to discuss ‘the future of market rent’. Alan sat on an expert panel that was chaired by Nick Duxbury, features editor of InsideHousing and had Betsy Dillner, director of Generation Rent; Claire Higgins, Chief Executive of Cross Keys Homes in Peterborough; and Derek Gorman, managing director (Market Rented Assets) at Grainger PLC all contribute…

RLA trainer, and Housing Benefit expert, Bill Irvine is back with his series of articles discussing Universal Credit, potential restrictions…now he turns his attention to potential issues concerning non-UK tenants and rent arrears in the face of benefit changes…

Today RLA Chairman Alan Ward and Vice Chairman Chris Town met with Brandon Lewis, Housing Minister, to discuss potential actions that could improve the Private Rented Sector (PRS) for everyone…