The RLA says any plan to introduce rent controls in London could end up hurting those it is designed to help. Mayor Sadiq Khan has hinted he wants to bring in rent controls according to a report in The Guardian today, which says he told Labour MP for Westminster North, Karen Buck MP the arguments […]
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MPs called for Section 21 evictions axed during a Parliamentary debate yesterday. Karen Buck MP (Labour, Westminster North – Vice Chair of the APPG for the Private Rented Sector) who initiated the debate said the PRS has changed ‘beyond recognition’, and while claiming it is ‘absolutely essential’to recognise most landlords are good and responsible, said […]
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Our course of the month this December is our Property Standards eLearning course. From responsibilities around repairs to hazards and what is expected of tenants, our Property Standards course will give you a clear understanding of the multiple pieces of legislation linked to property standards, several of which are now intrinsically linked to the ability to […]
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Lights are sparkling and the high streets are packed with Christmas shoppers. Christmas is only weeks away, and here we have collated some common questions landlords have over the festive period, to make sure it really is the most wonderful time of the year for you and your tenants. 1. Could it be a white […]
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New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents, will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords. From April next year, all letting agents in England will need to be members of a government approved Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme. These schemes protect the rent a tenant pays to a letting agent to […]
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The Mayor of Salford Paul Dennett said that Greater Manchester wants to end the needs for rough sleeping in 2020, when he addressed those who attended a research launch event at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) last week. Mr Dennett was talking about the wider contexts of homelessness in Manchester at the MMU launch of a […]
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Ahead of a debate which is due to take place in the House of Commons on Section 21 on Thursday, the RLA has been cited heavily. The debate, which is set to take place on Thursday 6th December is called: “The use of section 21 evictions in the private rented sector.” Included in the briefing […]
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As winter draws in and Christmas approaches, landlords will naturally start to worry about the traditional problems at this time of year; rent arrears and cold weather. This week’s caller was concerned enough to be proactive about it. The member called us, concerned that his tenants were likely to leave the house unattended over the […]
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Landlords in Great Yarmouth can now apply for licences directly from the council, following pressure from the RLA. Great Yarmouth Borough Council is now accepting and processing licence applications via its website for the new selective licensing scheme in parts of the town’s Nelson ward. The news comes after the RLA, which objected to the introduction […]
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RESPONDING to confirmation that the Government has u-turned on its decision to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks, by reducing this to five for most tenancies, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association said: “In doing a complete about turn on this, it is unfortunately vulnerable and elderly tenants who will suffer, just […]
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