December 2019

Three agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after leaving landlords and tenants thousands of pounds out of pocket. Let365co Ltd (trading as 365 Residential) Soham, Cambs Soham estate and letting agent Let365co Ltd (trading as 365 Residential) has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme owing a landlord £1,895. The landlord made […]

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The Conservatives have triumphed at the polls with a large majority – but what does this mean for landlords and the private rented sector? A commitment to abolishing Section 21, a stamp duty surcharge on non-UK residents and lifetime rental deposits were all key elements of the Conservative manifesto. On the PRS the Tories also […]

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Landlords are calling on the government to ensure comprehensive reforms are made to the way good landlords can repossess properties in legitimate circumstances. Whilst the Conservative Party pledged in its manifesto to end Section 21 repossessions in the rental market, it also promised also to strengthen the rights of good landlords to repossess properties where […]

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A huge 87% of all new beds in student accommodation were delivered by private sector providers in 2019, the joint highest proportion on record. The figure was revealed in Cushman and Wakefield’s annual UK Student Accommodation report for 2019/20. It reveals: demand for student accommodation continues to rise around 30% faster than number of beds developed. in […]

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Landlords are warning of a crisis in the private rental market as new figures show a sharp drop in supply over the last year. The latest Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for November shows a net balance of minus 29% of surveyors reporting a fall in landlord instructions – double the proportion […]

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With just days to go until the UK general election, RLA Wales policy and public affairs officer Calum Davies writes about a general election hustings event the RLA hosted in Cardiff, recently. Last Thursday, RLA Wales hosted a hustings event to discuss the issues that matter to private landlords, at Cornerstone in Cardiff last week. […]

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RLA news and research is being brought to a whole new audience, with the launch of a monthly slot on Property TV. The digital and satellite channel, which has been broadcasting for four years now, was set up to ‘inform, educate and entertain’, covering all matters property-related – including landlords and the private rented sector. […]

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New regulations demanding landlords in Wales give comprehensive information packs to prospective tenants before accepting holding deposits have been pulled. Landlords were told that from Friday (December 13) they would have to provide a list of data to prospective tenants, despite the regulations only being confirmed just weeks earlier on November 15. However, the Welsh Government […]

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Christmas is only a few weeks away, and many people will soon be putting Christmas decorations up. This week, a member got in touch with us about some outdoor Christmas decorations their tenants had put up at the weekend. Their tenant had put up several lights and small structures in the front garden, including a […]

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The festive season is here, and many people will be putting up Christmas decorations. Decorations and candles, – common in any home at this time of year-can pose an additional fire risk. With this in mind, this week, the Local Government Association (LGA) issued a warning relating to checking batteries in smoke detectors are working […]

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