October 2018

RESPONDING to the Chancellor’s Budget statement, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association, said: “Today’s Budget fails the country’s private tenants. “Whilst the Chancellor again outlined the Government’s desire to boost homeownership, he failed to address the needs of the millions of people who cannot or do not want to rent. “With the […]

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This afternoon, the Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Budget. The Government has published the Budget red book online, and this can be accessed here. You can read our Policy Director David Smith’s response to the Budget statement here. So, what announcements did the chancellor make that are likely to affect you and your lettings […]

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COMMENTING on news that NatWest bank plans to review its lending practices to address concerns that they prevent landlords renting to benefit claimants, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association said: “With increasing numbers of benefit claimants now reliant on the private rented sector for a home we welcome NatWest’s decision to review […]

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Natwest has announced that it plans to review its lending practices, following concerns that they prevent landlords from renting to tenants who are claiming for benefits. Last week, we wrote to the Treasury Minister responsible for banking, John Glen MP, calling for urgent action to tackle discrimination against benefit claimants by buy-to-let mortgage providers. We wrote […]

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COMMENTING on news that the Government will review the safety standards expected of rental housing, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association, said: “We welcome the Government’s decision to review the safety standards around rented housing which the RLA has long called for. The current system has not been updated for 12 years […]

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Chairman of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) Alan Ward has responded to a joint investigation on criminal landlords that was published in the Guardian yesterday. The series of articles report on the Government’s rogue landlord database, which was introduced six months ago, and other matters relating to criminal landlords. COMMENTING on the joint Guardian and […]

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Earlier this month, we outlined our key asks of the government in our Budget submission, ahead of Monday 29th October. Here, we break down the document to run through what we believe the government could do to support you, the residential landlords out there offering vital homes to let. In this article, we take a closer look […]

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The RLA launched a collection of essays looking at the future of the PRS as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. Luke Murphy, Associate Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Research was one of the contributors to ‘Private Renting: A Vision for the Future’. You can read his essay below. The private rented sector has […]

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It has been an unusually warm October, but that looks set to change this weekend with the Met Office reporting that temperatures will dip to single figures this weekend. With cool Arctic air on its way and the clocks going back next weekend marking the end of British Summer Time, now is a good time […]

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The RLA has responded to a consultation that was run by the Welsh Government on the delivery of housing through the planning system. The Welsh Government undertook a ‘Call for Evidence’ to explore ways for the planning system to assist in increasing the delivery of new homes in sustainable locations in line with the commitment […]

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