September 2018

The RLA’s Future Renting conference was held in London last week, sponsored by Ideal Flatmate. More than 200 landlords and letting agents attended, and heard from speakers including Anne Frost of MHCLG, Karen Buck MP and the Property Ombudsman. At the conference, Anne Frost told delegates housing is the top domestic priority at the moment […]

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The RLA welcomed Peers, MPs, senior civil servants and property experts from across the industry to an event in Parliament to mark 20 years of the RLA. Housing Secretary, James Brokenshire MP and Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP spoke at the celebration, with a collection of essays looking at the future of the private rented […]

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“Housing is the top domestic priority for Government, and the place of the PRS within that is now recognised strongly.” Anne Frost, the Government’s lead officer for PRS housing policy had this message for landlords at the RLA’s Future Renting conference at Imperial College London this morning. As deputy director for the PRS within the Ministry of […]

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Welcome to the live blog of the RLA’s conference, Future Renting which took place on 13th September at Imperial College, Kensington. Here you’ll find the live stream of the day as it happened. You can still tweet about the conference using the hashtag #FutureRenting18 It’s a sunny morning in Kensington and we’re @imperialcollege getting ready […]

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A landlord phoned us this week with a question relating to leaves on the path of his property. As the leaves are beginning to fall, this week’s Call of the Week is a common one from landlords at this time of year. The landlord who called said he was unclear whether it was his responsibility […]

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This week’s Forum Spotlight looks at the issue of pets in properties. A member posted in our Forum this week with a question about whether they should allow their tenant to have a cat in the rental property. They explained that the current tenancy agreement specifically states that there should be no animals in the […]

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The RLA has submitted it’s response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Renting Homes (Wales) (Fees etc) Bill. The response, which you can read here outlines the issues that RLA has with the Bill and the potential solutions on issues such as enforcement and the treatment of holding deposits. Prohibition of charging agency fees As part of […]

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A collection of essays looking at the future of the private rented sector has been launched at an event in Parliament attended by the Secretary of State for Housing. The essays, collated by the RLA, have been provided by organisations including Shelter, the Chartered Institute of Housing, the Institute for Public Policy Research and Crisis, representing […]

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The RLA wants councils to commit to rooting out the criminal landlords giving the sector a bad name, following the publication of the University of York’s report on private rented housing today. The association, which contributed to the report, said it is time local authorities showed strong political leadership and used powers already at their disposal […]

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Chartered Tax Advisor Sean Hughes is the latest speaker to be announced for the RLA’s Future Renting conference, now just a week away. Sean’s tax advisory company, Comprehensive Tax Planning, specialises in advising property investors to mitigate the effects of recent tax changes that have impacted the sector – primarily section 24. He will be […]

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