May 2019

The RLA is urging landlords to write to their local MP about controversial proposals to abolish Section 21. Last month the Government announced its intention on plans to consult on axing Section 21. The consultation has yet to be launched. The RLA’s position is clear: If Section 21 has got to go, significant changes to […]

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Landlords may require possession of the property for a number of reasons. One such reason could be if the landlord wishes to sell the property. If a landlord has chosen to sell their property they face the choice of selling it with tenants present in the property, or selling with vacant possession. Selling with sitting […]

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The government has finally issued guidance for landlords on right to rent checks for EU citizens in post-Brexit Britain. Under right to rent landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property they are letting is […]

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In the wake of the controversial announcement that Section 21 – the so-called no fault eviction – is to be abolished, Housing Minister Heather Wheeler MP writes exclusively for RLA magazine Residential Property Investor, vowing to work with the association to develop a possession process that works for all. “The government’s recent announcement of reforms […]

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The government has yet to launch its consultation following the announcement it will be axing Section 21, the so-called no fault eviction. The RLA is currently running a major survey asking members and other landlords what they think change should look like. More than 5,000 landlords have already responded. In his written statement on the planned reform, […]

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The RLA is calling for possession processes in two different courts to be aligned to make life easier for landlords. The association is responding to a government consultation on possession orders and wants the enforcement processes in both County Court and the High Court to use a single notice of possession. It believes the current […]

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A new campaign asking the government to commit to restoring Local Housing Allowance rates to support benefits tenants struggling to pay their rent is being backed by the RLA. Homeless charity Crisis has launched the ‘Cover the Cost’ campaign, asking the government to commit to restoring LHA rates in the next spending review, so that they […]

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The Government will fully fund the work to replace cladding on around 170 private high-rise buildings. Around £200 million will be made available to remove and replace unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, which is similar to that used on Grenfell Tower. The RLA has been campaigning for the Government to introduce a low-interest loan […]

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Landlords are now waiting longer to repossess properties for legitimate reasons, according to official data published today. Ministry of Justice figures show the average time for a private landlord to make a claim to the courts to repossess a property to it happening, was 17.3 weeks. The figures, which cover the first quarter of 2019, […]

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A landlord posted on our Forum recently with a question about the upcoming Tenant Fees Act in England. The landlord was clear that he could not charge fees to applicants after 1st 2019, when the legislation comes into force. However, they wanted to understand what the position is when advertising now. The property will be […]

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