March 2018

Following the huge success of Future Renting Wales last November, the RLA is pleased to invite you to our Future Renting North conference in Manchester. Taking place at the Concorde Conference Centre on 24th April, Future Renting North is the chance to hear from a range of expert speakers on issues that matter to you. Here are FIVE reasons why […]

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Our Future Renting North conference takes place on 24th April 2018, at the Concorde Conference Centre. Following the huge success of Future Renting Wales last November, the RLA is pleased to invite you to attend our Manchester conference. Future Renting North is the chance to hear from several expert key note speakers on issues that […]

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PLANS to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns the country’s leading landlord body. Research by the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) has found that 40 per cent of private landlords have faced tenants not paying their final month’s rent in the past three […]

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Plans to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats. Research by the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) has found that 40 per cent of private landlords have faced tenants not paying their final month’s rent in the past three years. The new cap is proposed […]

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Are you ready to operate successfully in the private rental market of the future? What can you, as a landlord expect to see change in the coming years? And how do you prepare for it? These questions and more will be answered at the RLA’s Future Renting North conference, to be held in Manchester next month. […]

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It is now just two weeks until new rules concerning Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards come into force. From that date, any properties rented out in the private rented sector will need a minimum energy performance rating of E on an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The new rules cover all new lets and renewals and […]

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From October councils will be able to set minimum bedroom size standards for HMOs – and also introduce limits on how many people can live in each bedroom. Councils will be able to use national minimum standards or apply even tougher requirements if they feel there is a specific problem in a local area. Minimum […]

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A major house builder has blamed recent tax increases on private landlords as a reason it is not increasing housebuilding. Berkeley Group said today that a fall in demand by domestic buy-to-let landlords was one of a number of reasons why it would be ‘impossible’ to boost housing supply beyond its current plans. It cited, […]

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Despite a week that included questions to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, an appearance by MCHLG ministers before the select committee, to be quizzed on departmental priorities and Prime Minister’s Questions, there was little raised directly affecting private renting – a blessed relief, some might say! Together with a statement on building […]

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Today marks 30 years since Nigel Lawson, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, outlined tax reforms to encourage investment in private rented housing. That year saw the Thatcher Government bring in the Housing Act 1988, which included the introduction of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy along with Section 21 repossession powers and the deregulation of rents – […]

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