May 2019

Problems with the EU Settlement Scheme and a lack of certainty over the future rights of EU citizens in the UK sees the government risking a repeat of the Windrush Scandal. The Home Affairs Committee has given the warning, saying it has serious concerns that the current design of the scheme means that EU citizens […]

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The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in England on Saturday 1st June, but in Wales fees are not set to be banned until 1st September. In this blog first published on the Anthony Gold website, our policy director David Smith writes about the similarities and differences between the legislation in England and Wales. […]

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One of the main changes that the Tenant Fees Act will introduce will be restrictions on the amount that landlords and letting agents will be able to charge for a deposit. There are also restrictions that will be introduced around holding deposits. In this blog, our policy director David Smith writes about the changes. ——————————————————————————————————————– The Tenant Fees Act has a number of provisions around tenancy deposits and holding deposits. These […]

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The Department for Work and Pensions has published a newsletter for landlords with tenants in receipt of Universal Credit. The newsletter, which can be read online here, includes recent announcements on Universal Credit, and the latest statistics as well as guidance for landlords on calculating rent and alternative payment arrangements. In July, a pilot of […]

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With just days to go until the Tenant Fees Act comes into force in England, many landlords have been giving our team a call, looking for advice relating to the new legislation. The RLA has published a guide for landlords on what there is to know about the Tenant Fees Act. Here, we take a […]

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The Tenants Fees Act comes into force in England on Saturday. In this article first published in RLA members’ magazine Residential Property Investor, we look at the latest government guidance on the new rules. The fees ban has caused huge consternation among landlords, unsure of what they can and can’t charge for once the act […]

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One of the announcements to come from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget last year was planned reforms to lettings relief. Specifically, the Government announced proposals to change Private Residence Relief on Capital Gains Tax upon the sale of a property. From April 2020, lettings relief will only apply in circumstances where the owner of the property […]

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The government has confirmed it WILL look at the needs of students and student landlords when Section 21 is abolished. Students currently sign fixed term contacts – generally per academic year – to live in a PRS home. However, as axing Section 21 also effectively abolishes fixed term contracts, student landlords could be left unable […]

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It has been a busy month for the policy team at RLA Wales, attending four party conferences in the country and meeting with senior figures including the First Minister in Wales Mark Drakeford AM. In this blog, policy and public affairs officer Mathew Norman writes about the meetings and events the team have attended over […]

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The Mayor of London should pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move into tourist lets. The RLA has added its support to calls for Sadiq Khan to remove the adverts by short-term lettings company Hostmaker from the Transport for London (TfL) network. RLA research shows that short-term letting has […]

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