November 2019

Policies affecting landlords and the private rented sector will be debated at an election hustings event in Nottingham this Wednesday (December 4). Organised by the RLA and East Midland Property Owners Ltd, representatives of the three main parties will discuss plans for the sector and answer questions from the audience. Speakers are Cheryl Pidgeon, Labour candidate […]

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Policies affecting landlords and the private rented sector will be debated at an election hustings event in Cardiff this Thursday (December 5). Organised by the RLA, representatives of the three main parties will discuss plans for the sector and answer questions from the audience. Speakers are; Baroness Debbie Wilcox, Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association, for Labour, Bablin […]

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Welcome to the live blog from the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference 2019! Landlords, letting agents and property professionals attended the conference in Cardiff and heard from Emma Williams, Deputy Director of Housing at the Welsh Government, Kate Faulkner and many more! Delegates heard legal updates, and about key issues relating to their lettings including […]

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Serving notice and the correct processes and procedures are among the most common topics dealt with by the RLA advice team. It may surprise some that even when you obtain the possession order, there is still another step to complete before you can regain possession of your property. This final step is to apply for […]

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The RLA is warning that regulations that have been laid relating to the information landlords and letting agents must present to prospective tenants before taking a holding deposit are flawed. Last week, the Welsh Government laid regulations on holding deposits information. The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Specified Information) (Wales) Regulations 2019 ask for the “name, […]

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As millions across the country will be completing their self-assessment tax returns soon in the run up to the 31 January deadline, HMRC has published guidance on how to avoid being scammed. Over the last twelve months, HMRC received nearly 900,000 reports from members of the public about suspicious HMRC contact, including phone calls, texts […]

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A vow to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto, released today. The Tories have committed to abolishing Section 21, but said good landlords would see possession rights strengthened. It also talks about the idea of a ‘lifetime deposit’ – an idea first mooted by the RLA ahead of the 2017 election. […]

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Plans for rent controls, open-ended tenancies and property MOTs could close down the PRS, the RLA has warned. Labour has pledged to put bad landlords out of business with new charter of renters’ rights. However, the RLA believes changes would drive thousands of landlords out of the sector, leading to a massive shortage of properties […]

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It’s an emotive subject for landlords and tenants: pets in rental properties. Research has shown permission to keep pets is the number one perk a tenant would pay more rent for – ahead of benefits such as high-speed internet and parking spaces. And last year Labour mooted plans that would force all landlords to accept […]

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Conservative plans to introduce lifetime deposits – an idea first mooted by the RLA – has been welcomed. The Conservatives made the announcement on ‘Lifetime Rental Deposits’ in an overnight press briefing. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told journalists: “The costs of deposits make it harder to move. We are going to fix that. “We will end […]

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