December 2019

The RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference took place in Cardiff last week. More than 150 delegates heard an update on the Renting Homes (Wales) Act, the fees ban and what’s in store for private landlords in Wales. Speakers on the day included Emma Williams, deputy director of housing policy at the Welsh Government, Kate Faulkner, […]

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The festive season is upon us and the past week the weather has felt particularly cold. With this in mind, it is important to think about how this might impact your rental property. We spoke with one of our members about some issues they were facing that could well be as a result of the […]

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The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its manifesto ahead of the General Election on December 12th. Some of the key asks in the manifesto include the rejection rent controls, and reform of the court process. The manifesto On rent controls, the manifesto says “There is a large body of evidence from the UK and […]

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The votes of private landlords could be pivotal in deciding the outcome of the General Election in more than 100 constituencies. An analysis of HMRC data obtained by The Times found that in 124 constituencies across the UK, the number of people declaring income from property in 2017/18 was the same or larger than the overall majorities […]

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Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls should the party triumph on December 12 has been deemed ‘unlikely to succeed’. Independent think tank the Resolution Foundation has analysed both major party’s manifestos. It says the Tories need to do more to offer security for tenants – but that Labour proposals ‘go too far in the other […]

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Many landlords go above and beyond when it comes to their tenants and their local communities. George Munns is a landlord and a farmer in Chatteris, close to Cambridge. He works hard to build a strong community with his tenants. Here, he tells Victoria Barker about how he balances his busy job as a farmer […]

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