April 2016

ACTION NEEDED ON LONDON EMPTY HOMES SCANDAL

ACTION is needed to tackle the scandal of ‘buy-to-leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need.

With almost 57,000 homes in the capital thought to be empty, the next Mayor of London needs to use the powers available to ensure such homes are being used either by landlords who want to offer properties to live in or are available to for purchase by would be home owners.

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RLA launches London Mayoral Election manifesto

The Residential Landlords Association has launched its London Mayoral Manifesto.
The Landlords4London document outlines what the RLA believes should be priorities for the successful candidate in terms of supporting the Private Rented Sector, focusing on discouraging rent controls, encouraging better enforcement, boosting supply, introducing flexible tenancies and addressing ‘buy-to-leave’.

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Call of the week – Airbnb

The RLA’s Landlord Advice Team is on hand to offer free unlimited advice to members. Each week, we are featuring a call from one of our members outlining their problems and how the team helped them.
In the most recent budget, George Osborne announced £1,000 tax-free allowances for people making profits on short term lets. Unsurprisingly this has attracted the attention of a number of callers interested in Airbnb to the Landlord Advice Team.

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Energy efficiency – do you know your responsibilities?

New energy efficiency rules hitting the Private Rented Sector have come into force – but do you know your rights and responsibilities?
Tenants can now ask landlords for permission to carry out energy efficiency improvements to privately rented properties – with the landlord unable to unreasonably refuse consent after new legislation was introduced on April 1.

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