July 2019

Boris Johnson will become the UK’s next Prime Minister, so what does this mean for housing – and in particular the private rented sector? While both Johnson and Hunt have remained tight-lipped on plans regarding housing and the PRS, we can look to his record as London Mayor and to a lesser extent to his […]

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The Government published a consultation around reform of the the rogue landlord database at the weekend. In this blog first published on Anthony Gold, our policy director David Smith writes about this consultation. This last weekend did not only see the publication of the section 21 consultation, but the Government also published a consultation around reform of the the rogue landlord […]

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Over the weekend the Government published a consultation on plans to axe Section 21-so called ‘no fault’ repossessions in the private rented sector. In this blog first published on Anthony Gold, RLA policy director David Smith takes a closer look at the consultation. This weekend the government issued the long-awaited consultation on getting rid of section 21 […]

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The RLA is warning that a proposed city-wide Article 4 direction in Birmingham could harm the supply of housing in the city-and lead to rent increases. Birmingham City Council is proposing to introduce a city wide Article 4 direction. This means that if a private landlord wishes to convert their property into a House of […]

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Plans to improve the Universal Credit system by ending the benefits freeze and promoting direct payments to landlords have been put forward by a cross-party group of MPs. Under the proposals, outlined in a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Universal Credit said the DWP would: End the five-week wait Make payments fortnightly […]

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The Government has published the consultation of abolishing Section 21, so called ‘no fault’ repossessions in the private rented sector. The consultation, which can be accessed online here, will run for twelve weeks, closing on 12th October 2019. The consultation includes proposals to improve the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a […]

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Mark is a landlord based in South Manchester. He has been a landlord for twelve years, and has four properties which he rents out alongside his full time job as an electrician. He says that Section 21, which he has used twice, has proven to be a useful tool for him, on the rare occasions […]

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Today the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called for powers to implement rent controls. Responding top this call, our policy director David Smith said: “Rent controls are meaningless if Londoners can’t find a home to live in. Rent controls will lead to a drop in investment and increasing supply should be the Mayor’s priority. “Localised […]

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Una is a landlord with 20 properties in Leeds. All of her properties are single-lets and she also has one HMO property. Una says that most of her tenants have been lovely, but she has relied on using Section 21 a few times in the past to get her property back quickly. In one extreme […]

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Helen Romero is a landlord in Barnet, London. Here, Helen explains how she relied on being able to use a Section 21 notice when a tenant trashed one of her properties, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Helen has been a landlord for five and a half years, and in that time, she has […]

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