April 2019

High street lender NatWest has praised RLA lobbying in evidence to a government select committee on ‘No DSS’ advertisements. NatWest recently changed its lending practises, scrapping restrictions preventing landlords with its buy-to-let mortgages renting homes to benefits claimants following pressure from the association. The campaign began after research by RLA mortgage consultants 3mc showed two thirds of […]

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A licensing consultation which was run by Hounslow Council recently did not satisfy the requirements set out by government guidance, the RLA is warning. Hounslow Council ran a ten week consultation on plans to extend an additional HMO licensing scheme in the borough. The consultation closed in April. In the RLA’s response to the consultation, […]

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The RLA is warning that a proposed selective licensing scheme in Salford would do little to improve housing standards. Salford City Council is proposing to designate a Selective Licensing scheme in the Langworthy, Weaste and Seedley area of Salford. If the scheme is approved, then private landlords in these three areas will be required to […]

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The RLA is today welcoming the establishment of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) looking into short term lets. The APPG, which has been set up by the Westminster North MP Karen Buck, held its first meeting on Tuesday. The APPG will look into how to balance competing interests involved when it comes to […]

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The Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has released a written statement on plans announced last week by the Government, to consult on banning Section 21. In the statement, Brokenshire says that the forthcoming Government consultation is “the start of a longer process to introduce these reforms”. He added: “We want to build a consensus on a […]

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The Government has published the April edition of its newsletter for landlords. This months issue includes details of the Government’s response to the longer term tenancies consultation, including the announcement on Monday that the Government is intending to launch a consultation on abolishing Section 21. This month’s newsletter also details legislation that is now in […]

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Landlords are being given the opportunity to shape their rights to repossess properties in a major new survey launched today. As the Government commits to consulting on the end of Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association is arguing strongly that landlords need to be confident that they can swiftly and easily repossess a property […]

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The Tenant Fees Act will restrict fees charged by agents and landlords to tenants. In this blog, RLA policy director David Smith takes a closer look at optional and default fees. This post was first published on Anthony Gold. Optional Fees The Tenant Fees Act expressly allows for optional fees. That is a fee which […]

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Boosting local housing supply and improving the existing housing stock in the private rented sector (PRS) is important to the RLA. Here, RLA policy officer Tim Thomas writes about two consultations that the RLA has responded to, on strategies to tackle empty homes in Wales. —————————————————————————————————————– Recently, we responded to the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend County […]

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On Monday, the Government announced plans to launch a consultation on scrapping Section 21. The RLA’s response to this announcement made headlines, in both newspapers and broadcast news. Here, we take a look at some of the media coverage from the past week. On Monday morning, our policy director David Smith appeared on Sky News, […]

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