March 2017

New tax changes will force landlords to quit the market and send rents rocketing, an MP has been warned. Changes to mortgage interest relief, which will see landlords taxed on turnover rather than profit, will be phased in from next month (April) forcing some landlords to sell up and pushing rents up rents for tenants […]

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Scarborough Borough Council have announced plans to go ahead with Selective Licensing in parts of the Castle and North Bay wards, following a consultation last year. The designation was made on 3rd March 2017 and will come into effect on 1st July 2017, the scheme will come to an end in June 2022. The fee for […]

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RLA policy director David Smith explains the case and its implications The Appeal Court has ruled landlords are not responsible for paying council tax on properties when a tenant moves out before their tenancy agreement has expired, following a lengthy court battle between Leeds City Council and landlord Stephen Broadley. Leeds City Council had demanded […]

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The RLA will be at the East Cheshire Landlord Forum on Monday 13th March. The event is being held by Cheshire East Council at the Masonic Hall in Sandbach. To book a place please contact Diane Cummings at Cheshire East Council: Email: diane.cummings@cheshireeast.gov.uk Telephone: 01625 378 207 The event is open from midday to 2pm. Cheshire East […]

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A landlord was caught with nearly £40,000 worth of rare bottles of Whiskey that was accepted in lieu of £1,400 of rent. The Police caught Kenneth McLean, with 57 hidden bottles of rare malt whiskey in his loft. The Police were investigating complaints that valuable whisky had disappeared from a storage vault in Grangemouth used by […]

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The Level 3 Certificate in ‘Letting and Managing Residential Property’ is an online vocationally related qualification for the property sector delivered by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). Aimed at residential private landlords, letting agents, housing association staff letting and managing market-rented housing and housing advice workers, this property management course provides individuals with the knowledge […]

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The Chancellor has spoken. But not about housing. Today’s budget was devoid of any mention of housing issues, or indeed the housing crisis itself, with no new cash committed to initiatives to boost the supply of homes or ease the burden on the country’s PRS landlords. Despite hundreds of RLA members contacting their MP and […]

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The government will review the way rent a room relief operates – in what appears to be a bid to tackle the rise of short term lettings. People renting out rooms in their homes to lodgers can currently earn £7,500 tax free under the scheme. However people offering short terms lets through sites such as […]

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Vulnerable tenants are finding it harder to access rented housing because of tax changes being introduced by the Government. Following a budget that did nothing to address the housing crisis, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is pointing to figures out today showing that surveyors believe private sector rents will increase by more than 20 per […]

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Spring is just around the corner so why not freshen up your knowledge and ensure that your properties are fully safe, legal and secure with our property safety checklist; the RLA Safe and Secure Home. Landlords are under increasing obligation to ensure their properties are compliant with current Health and Safety laws and in a […]

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