February 2018

Using an App to create a property inventory, interim or check-out report is not a new concept. Richard Abbots, founder of RLA Inventory Plus, explains that creating the initial report actually plays a small part in the reporting process. Printing, capturing tenant feedback, signatures and filing can be equally as time consuming – something overlooked […]

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COMMENTING on proposals published today by the Labour Party, which would allow tenants to keep pets as the default positions in rented homes unless there is evidence that the animal is causing a nuisance, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association said: “The proposal raises a number of questions which we will work […]

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A proposal by the Labour party to give tenants the default right to keep pets in rental properties has been met with caution by the RLA. Under the proposals, tenants would have a ‘default’ right to keep a pet in a rental property, unless there is evidence that a pet would be a nuisance. The Labour Party […]

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LANDLORDS are being reminded of the importance of serving a copy of a valid gas safety certificate at the start of a tenancy, or they risk being unable to serve a Section 21 notice of possession. In a case that was heard at Central London County court earlier this month, a letting agent failed in […]

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PROPOSALS to link rent increases to inflation would leave tenants worse off according to official data published today. According to the Office for National Statistics’ rent index published today, private sector rents across Britain increased by 1.1 per cent in the year to January 2018. In London they grew by just 0.2 per cent. Over […]

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It might only be Valentines day for one day of the year, but questions relating to tenancies and couples frequent our Forum all year round. Here, we take a look at some of the short but sweet solutions that our Landlord Advice Team have provided to common questions regarding couples and tenancies. Q: I am […]

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Proposals to link rent increases to inflation would leave tenants worse off according to official data published today. According to the Office for National Statistics’ rent index published today, private sector rents across Britain increased by 1.1 per cent in the year to January 2018. In London they grew by just 0.2 per cent. Over […]

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THE Government has been urged to think strategically in its approach to the private rented sector. The call was made during a meeting the Residential Landlords Association held last week with the new Minister for the Private Rented Sector, Heather Wheeler MP, alongside other industry groups. The RLA outlined the importance of joined up working […]

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The RLA pressed for a dedicated Housing Court when it met with the new Minister for the Private Rented Sector, Heather Wheeler MP last week. During the meeting, the RLA called for a new Housing Court something that it believes would give landlords greater confidence that they would be able to access justice more quickly and less expensively […]

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Grenfell continues to exercise the minds of MPs, as an urgent question from Labour’s Shadow Housing and Communities Secretary, John Healey MP, showed on Monday. The Building Research Establishment (BRE) had withdrawn a cladding test result from its website, after the manufacturer discovered discrepancies between the materials stated and those in the test sample. While […]

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