November 2018

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the courts according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice. Where a landlord needs to regain possession urgently because of tenants’ anti-social behaviour and the tenant refuses to leave, landlords have to resort to […]

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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. Martin Partington, Chair the Dispute Service, was one of the contributors to ‘Private Renting: A Vision for the Future’. You can read his essay below. In April 2018, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select […]

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Government Minister Justin Tomlinson MP will address the Residential Landlord Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference next week. The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, will be sharing his insights into the future of the private rented sector in a keynote speech at the event on November 29th, with Welsh Housing Minister Rebecca […]

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Ahead of our Future Renting Wales conference next week, here we have a chat with one letting agent about what she feels the future holds for renting in Wales. Sandra Blake has bee a letting agent for several years in Cardiff. Here, she talks about what she feels the biggest change has been in the […]

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Black Friday week here and you’re not going to want to miss out on our fantastic offers this year! This week we have slashed our joining price, so you can join the home for landlords today for just £39.98. In return, you’ll get unlimited one to one advice when you need it most, and access […]

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Changes to the benefit system are behind the decade-long increase in homelessness from private rented housing, according to a new report published today. Research by the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University for the RLA has found that a key driver of homelessness from the private rented sector has been introduction in […]

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RLA Policy Director and lawyer at Anthony Gold solicitors David Smith blogs about what the EU withdrawal agreement could mean for the private rented sector. This blog post was originally published on Anthony Gold. The long-awaited withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU has been published. Naturally, we do not know at this stage whether […]

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Property fraud is big business with tens of millions of pounds a year lost to scams targeting both landlords and tenants. To mark International Fraud Awareness Week, we look at some of the most common and how you can protect yourself. From criminals taking out mortgages on empty properties to students being stung for thousands […]

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#AskTDS: My tenant cut down a tree in back garden to use for bonfire fire night – can I deduct for this? The real question here is not what the tenant did with the chopped wood but did the tenancy allow for or require the tenant to maintain or remove the tree during the term […]

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A landlord with properties in Wales called our advice team this week, to discuss the best way that he would be able to gain possession of his property. The situation One of the tenants in the property was in prison, and the other was still in the property. The tenancy had recently become contractual periodic. […]

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