November 2019

Right to rent checks have been a source of confusion for some landlords since they were introduced in 2016. To protect landlords, the RLA supported a case against the right to rent legislation earlier this year led by the JCWI, where Justice Spencer made clear that the law was incompatible with human rights and should […]

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The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP told the Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee last week that he is ‘not in favour’ of rent controls. Giving evidence to the select committee on the topic of possession reform, Mr Jenrick said: “I am not in favour of rent controls. As I said, that has proven […]

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Proposals by the Mayor of London to introduce rent controls have been dealt a critical blow as figures show rents across the capital falling in real terms. According to Office for National Statistics data published today, in the 12 months to October 2019 private sector rents in the capital increased by an average of 0.9 per cent. […]

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In our licensing update this month, we not only take a look at some of the proposed licensing schemes that are up for consultation across the country, but we also take a closer look at one of our six key manifesto asks when it comes to improving enforcement for all. Enfield Council– selective licensing scheme […]

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Ben Beadle, the new Chief Executive of the merged RLA and NLA, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference this month. The new organisation, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) will officially launch on January 2, with Ben responsible for uniting the two organisations and moving the new association forward. In his first public […]

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Rent controls, lifelong tenancies, a public landlord database and an end to Section 21 are among the calls in a report by the New Economics Foundation. The left-wing think tank has outlined a number of proposals it wants political parties to adopt in order to reform what it describes as the “broken economy”. It proposes: […]

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The Welsh Government has confirmed it intends to bring forward regulations to provide clarity on what landlords will be able to charge in respect of default payments, as part of the Wales fees ban, in the New Year. The tenant fees ban in Wales was introduced on 1st September 2019. Unlike the Tenant Fees Act, introduced in […]

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Ahead of political parties launching their election manifestos over the next week, we look at some of the statements politicians from each of the three major parties have made when it comes to housing – and in particular the private rented sector. You can also check out the RLA’s six-point election manifesto which has been […]

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This week, the Welsh Government announced plans to introduce a pilot ‘lease’ scheme for private landlords, designed to increase housing stock in the country. The scheme would mean that local authorities in Wales would manage private rented stock themselves on behalf of landlords. In return, landlords would receive a guaranteed rental income at Local Housing […]

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Camden Council has outlined plans to ban all ‘to let’ signs in the borough. The Council have decided to apply for the ban after a consultation on the proposals that was run earlier this year revealed that 89% of respondents backed plans for a borough-wide ban. According to the council, the boards have caused 1,000 […]

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