May 2017

A year after their first licensing consultation and only a month after their second, Manchester City Council have started another Selective Licensing Consultation for areas within Moston and Old Moat. Selective Licensing applies to all private rented sector houses that are not licensed under HMO licensing, this includes non licensable HMOs. An area may be […]

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At a cabinet meeting last month The Royal Borough of Greenwich agreed to start a new Additional Licensing scheme, which requires all privately rented HMOs, which are located within a designated area, to be licensed. Additional Licensing operates in the same way and alongside the existing Mandatory Licensing scheme. At present, HMO licensing in the […]

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On the 23rd of May 2017, just over two weeks before the ‘snap’ General Election called by Prime Minister Teresa May, the Homes for Wales coalition, supported by the RLA, will host an election hustings in Cardiff. The event will take place in the same venue as our Assembly Member Hustings in 2016, the St […]

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Following the changes to Mortgage Interest Relief on 1st April, 2017 is the first of the four ‘phase’ years which will see the introduction of the new tax rules. 2017-18 – the deduction from property income will be restricted to 75% of the finance costs incurred, with the remaining 25% being available as a basic rate […]

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On 23rd May 2017, just 2 weeks before the country goes to the polls again the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will host an election hustings in Manchester City Centre. Manchester is not only home to the RLA but also has a demographic growth of around 6,000 new households a year entering the Private Rented Sector […]

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The Residential Landlords Association has joined forces with Leeds City Council and other industry bodies to create a new landlord accreditation scheme. Offering licensing discounts and the opportunity to self-regulate, the Leeds Rental Standard accreditation mark has been created to establish a single overarching standard for privately rented accommodation across the city. It will bring […]

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Advisers Brian Roscoe and Jim Lougheed have retired from the RLA’s Landlord Advice Team this month after almost eight years’ service. Both Jim and Brian were part of the original team of advisers, starting work with the association on the same day, November 16th, 2009. Hugely popular among landlords and staff alike, they made a […]

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More than 60 landlords attended a hustings event to quiz prospective MPs for Portsmouth South on housing issues and the Private Rented Sector. The Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green parties were all represented at the event, at The Queen’s Hotel in the city last night. Local issues up for discussion included homelessness in Portsmouth, […]

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Overshadowed by the snap General Election, six city-regions will elect Metro Mayors on May 4th. A new concept for English local government outside of London, will they really improve our leading cities, or create a new layer of bureaucracy and conflict? A ‘Metro Mayor’ will be the chair of a combined authority that has agreed […]

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The RLA’s research into Airbnb and its impact on the PRS has been referenced in the House of Lords. During oral questions in the House of Lords, Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Conservative) asked what plans the government has to prevent leaseholders whose leases do not permit the short-term subletting of their properties from registering those […]

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