October 2016

Managing properties and keeping up to date with the rapidly changing legislation can be scary but landlords don’t need to do it alone. Join the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and you’ll be supported by a team of experts, kept up to date and given access to the tools you need to be successful. RLA membership includes: […]

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With Halloween approaching we thought we would bring you a particularly spooky themed call of the week. Question: My tenants are hearing strange noises in the night and they’ve said their house is haunted. I’m not aware of any paranormal activity in the house myself but I’m finding it difficult to reassure them. They want […]

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This week is Tax Week at the RLA, with our team of experts and partner organisations sharing their years of experience in the PRS to help landlords navigate their way through this complex area. On Monday Doug Hall of RLA Mortgages talked about the benefits of limited company buy-to-lets. Tax expert and RLA trainer Carl […]

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The legal bid to force a judicial review of the Government’s controversial Mortgage Interest Relief – or Tenant Tax – plans failed at the High Court. But all is not lost. While Steve Bolton and Chris Cooper have confirmed they will not appeal the decision, the RLA is continuing to lobby at the very highest level […]

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Landlords who want to evict tenants who have breached suspended possession orders are being warned they must go to court with evidence of the breach before they can act. The warning comes following the case of Cardiff City Council vs Lee (Flowers) in which the Appeal Court ruled the council acted incorrectly by actioning the […]

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Several tax changes announced over the last year or so have left residential landlords reeling from the Government’s concerted attack on the private rented sector. One key question keeps emerging: ‘Should I be using a property company?’ Carl Bayley, author of ‘How to Save Property Tax’ and ‘Using a Property Company to Save Tax’, takes […]

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Earlier this year, I wrote an article in the RPI magazine in which I highlighted the increasing interest in limited company buy-to-lets. In it, I pointed out that the tax changes being introduced by a chancellor who was clearly set on making life more difficult for landlords, were encouraging more investors to consider buying property […]

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The RLA is taking legal advice in a row over selective licensing discounts. The association is currently involved in a dispute with Liverpool City Council, after a member of the authority’s landlord accreditation scheme was told they would not receive discounts on licence fees for newly purchased properties. The free CLASS accreditation scheme was set […]

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The deadline for the new Rent Smart Wales registration and licensing scheme is now just a month away, with tens of thousands of landlords yet to sign up. The RLA has seen a huge increase in enquiries from members in Wales in recent weeks – particularly from landlords with complex management structures. As a result […]

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Fewer than 20% of the public believe increasing taxes on landlords will help aspiring first time buyers. The figures are from a survey carried out by pollsters YouGov for the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ latest publication ‘Homeownership or Bust?’ Of those who said that something should be done to make it easier for young people […]

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