Housing stole the Westminster headlines this week, as Prime Minister Theresa and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid took to the road on Thursday with promises to tackle the housing crisis. In Barnet, Mrs May said it was her ‘mission to build the homes the country needs and take personal charge of the Government’s response’. n Bristol […]
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A “giant leap” is needed to tackle the housing crisis, according to Communities and Local Government (CLG) Secretary Sajid Javid MP. However, the RLA has warned the communities secretary that words are not enough – what landlords and tenants need is action to boost the supply of homes. In a speech on the housing market […]
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It’s the time of year that streets and gardens are, once more, covered in a blankets of leaves. As pretty as this may look, our Landlord Advice Team has received a number of calls relating to the maintenance of gutters and who is responsible for clearing out leaves from them. Here we share one of them. […]
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The RLA is calling for every residential building to have a single identifiable person who is responsible for assessing and overseeing fire safety measures, as it publishes its submission to the Hackitt review. Currently, important fire safety improvements risk not being taken, because the responsibilities for the various aspects of fire safety are shared between the owners […]
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Landlords in Liverpool are being reminded to make sure their rental properties are fire safe after Liverpool City Council prosecuted three bedsits which were deemed to be a ‘serious’ fire risk for tenants. The accommodation in this cases was above a commercial premises in Toxeth, where officers uncovered a variety of hazards at the property. The […]
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If you heard a collective sigh of relief in the Bournemouth area this week it is from the news that Bournemouth Council have rejected plans to introduce a Selective Licensing scheme in the areas of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, East Cliff and Springbourne. A Bournemouth Council cabinet meeting held last week decided to not pursue a Selective […]
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As the temperature gets a lot cooler, now is a good time to start thinking about how to prepare your property for winter. Winter weather can lead to issues such as burst pipes, which can cause a lot of damage to a property and cost you, the landlord, a huge amount of money. Taking care […]
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A short week in Westminster, as both Houses rose for the half-term recess at close of business on Tuesday, but as ever, a busy one for landlord news. On Monday, the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid MP, and updated MPs on the progress of the independent recovery taskforce established following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The taskforce has made a number of […]
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Walsall Council is in the midst of a Selective Licensing scheme consultation for the areas of Willenhall, Walsall Town Centre, and adjoining areas. 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 designated for selective licensing either (i) if […]
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is delighted to welcome a former Director General of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) , Paul Smee, to its board of Directors. Paul has a wealth of experience working within trade associations, and was formerly the Chief Executive of the Payments Council and the Director General of the Association of Independent […]
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