August 2018

Its work has made the front page of The Times and has even persuaded a global enterprise to change its operating policy. That is the power of good research. Here RLA Chairman Alan Ward reflects on the first 12 months of RLA research lab PEARL. Research has always been a key part of our work […]

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A date has been set for the hearing of a High Court challenge of the Government’s Right to Rent scheme. It has been confirmed that the legal challenge of Right to Rent, launched by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) will take place on the 18th and 19th of December. The legal […]

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RLA trainer, and housing benefits expert Bill Irvine, returns with his Universal Credit column for private landlords housing benefit tenants. Here, Bill describes one of his recent cases around recouping losses and explains how to pursue complaints, when mistakes have been made. The following case, published on the local government and social care ombudsman website relates […]

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One of the most frequent questions that landlords phone our Landlord Advice team about relates to tenancy deposits. This week, a landlord called with question about a tenant who had left his property without giving any notice they were going to do so. Five days after they had left the property, they then texted the […]

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RLA PEARL Senior Researcher Dr Tom Simcock will be speaking at our Future Renting conference taking place next month in London, delivering the session: “Building the evidence for change”. Here, Tom shares what he thinks the future holds for landlords. The private rented sector has grown significantly over the last 20 years, doubling in size […]

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A landlord posted on our Forum recently a question about what she should do next with a long term tenant, whose cats were starting to become a nuisance. At the start of the tenancy, it was agreed that the tenant could have two cats. However the landlord recently inspected the property and had discovered that […]

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The RLA has written to Scarborough Borough Council about its proposals to introduce Selective Licensing in parts of the town, warning that some of the plans are ‘unlawful’. The council is planning on introducing selective licensing in parts of the Castle and Central wards of Scarborough, under Section 80 of the Housing Act 2004. This […]

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Our course of the month is Basic Electrical Awareness. Electrical safety in the private rented sector is something that has come to the fore in recent weeks, with the Government recently announcing that it is going to be mandatory for landlords to carry out electrical safety checks in their properties every five years. The RLA […]

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It has been a busy month in Westminster, and as Parliament has now broken up for the summer recess, it’s time to take a look back at five of the key announcements affecting private landlords that happened in the last month. Remember you can hear an update on the upcoming legislation and how it will […]

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