March 2017

New research shows PRS tenants are increasingly keen to personalise their rental homes – with controversial claims that landlords should let them do just that. The growing trend is reflected in a recent study which found that 73% of tenants have carried out DIY jobs at their own expense. According to the research, which included […]

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Homeowners with homes worth more than £500,000 that are owned through a limited company are being reminded they must fill in an ATED return. Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings is a yearly tax on UK residential property worth more than £500,000 and the return must be filed in April. Tens of thousands of landlords made […]

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Housing Minister Gavin Barwell says more and more tenants in the PRS are happy with the length of leases offered – with standards improving across the board. The minister confirmed that the government will consult on the best way to implement plans to ban lettings agent fees paid by tenants this spring, claiming the changes […]

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RLA campaigns on mortgage interest relief and Universal Credit have been recognised by Government ministers. The RLA’s relentless campaigning on mortgage interest relief has seen more than 600 members meet or contact their MPs to fight the unfair tax changes, with the Housing Minister quoting the association in response to a written question on the […]

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Telford and Wrekin Council has announced its plans to consult on a new Selective Licensing Scheme in a bid to improve the quality of rented houses available in the area. The designated area includes the wards of Hadley, Leegomer, Malineslee, Hollinswood, Brookside, Sutton Hill, and Woodside, landlords in these areas will be required to apply […]

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The RLA’s Landlord Finance, Investment and Tax Report 2016 found that 28% of landlords have experienced rent arrears in the past 12 months. Once a tenant falls into arrears it immediately impacts on a business. Landlords have mortgage payments to make, insurance premiums to pay and maintenance costs to cover all of which are heavily reliant on […]

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Landlords are welcoming plans to use cash raised in tackling criminal landlords to root out those who give the sector a bad name. The new regulations, coming in on April 6th, mean that councils can charge criminal landlords fines of up to £30,000 for a range of offences, including breaches of licensing conditions and failing […]

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Landlords in Cardiff have questioned some of the candidates standing in local elections this May at a hustings event in the city. Chaired by RLA Director for Wales, Douglas Haig, the panel included Plaid’s Neil McEvoy (Fairwater councillor), the Liberal Democrat’s Joseph Carter (Pentryn councillor) and Gavin Hill-John, councillor and candidate for Pentyrch. Labour candidates […]

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A failed licensing scheme in Rochdale is set to be renewed, despite warnings from the Residential Landlords Association that it isn’t cracking down on the crooks. Rochdale Council operated the additional licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) for 10 years. It has now lapsed, but although the local authority admits the scheme wasn’t […]

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Landlords can be issued with civil penalty notices for housing beaches as of April 6th the government has now confirmed. Local authorities can implement fines of up to £30,000 for a range of offences, under the Housing Act 2004, including failing to comply with an improvement notice served by the council, and breaches of HMO […]

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