April 2016

Radical action needed to protect tenants

Radical action is needed to protect tenants from the grip of criminal landlords, as new data points to worryingly low levels of enforcement of rented housing regulations by local authorities.
According to Freedom of Information data, collected by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), among the 255 councils that responded, just 827 prosecutions had been taken out against landlords over the last five years following notices to improve a property being issued.

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RLA hits the campaign trail as election day approaches

Ryan Buckley is co-ordinating the RLA’s London Campaign ahead of the mayoral elections in the capital next month.
Last week was a busy period with Ryan attending meetings at both the Liberal Democrats’ and Labour Party’s headquarters, as well as exhibiting twice with members of the RLA’s Manchester team and attending the University of London’s Landlords Forum.
Here he shares his weekly diary – detailing the lobbying work going on the capital ahead of May 5th.

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Landlords slam ‘shambolic’ Universal Credit scheme

The Government’s new Universal Credit payments could have a disastrous impact on the Private Rented Sector, with more and more landlords saying they will refuse to rent to tenants on benefits. Research carried out by the Residential Landlords Association showed that landlords are frustrated with the new system, which sees benefits paid directly to claimants, […]

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