January 2020

MPs should back proposals to prevent EU citizens with settled status facing severe difficulties accessing healthcare, housing, and employment a coalition of groups representing EU citizens, immigrants and landlords argue. The House of Commons will today vote on an amendment passed in the House of Lords to the EU Withdrawal Bill that would require EU […]

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The RLA has opposed plans put forward by Cardiff Council to renew an additional HMO licensing scheme in the city. Cardiff Council is proposing to renew an additional licensing scheme in the ward of Plasnewydd. Additional HMO licensing applies to HMOs which are not subject to mandatory HMO licensing but which are of a description […]

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In today’s politics roundup we look at the MP who is praising the RLA’s work in raising standards, RICS’ warning that an imbalance of supply and demand could see rents rise – and a call for more affordable homes to rent and buy. London mayor Sadiq Khan is also asked for clarification on housing targets. Buck […]

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In today’s political update we look at the latest ONS figures, calls by a senior member of the Labour party for a dedicated housing court and confirmation that the government does not plan to issue those with EU settled status with physical documentation to help the access rental homes. Average rents up by 1.4% The […]

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Courts across London are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases they are hearing. New figures published today show that the average length of time from a claim from a landlord in London to a court issuing an order for a property to be repossessed for legitimate reasons is 30 weeks. This […]

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This week, the Government proposed detailed regulations for enforcing mandatory five-year electrical safety checks in the private rented sector in England from July this year. In this blog first published on Anthony Gold, RLA policy director David Smith examines the indications given by the Welsh Government as to standards that could be required, once the Renting […]

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Five-year safety checks will be mandatory for landlords for all new tenancies from July 1 this year. This will be rolled out to all existing tenancies from April 2021. The new regulations were tabled today (MON), requiring pre-tenancy and five yearly checks of all fixed appliances and wiring. Landlords failing to comply with the new […]

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The government’s appeal against a damning ruling by the High Court that the Right to Rent breaches human rights law will be heard on Wednesday. Following a Judicial Review of the policy secured by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and supported by the RLA and Liberty last March, the presiding judge concluded discrimination […]

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Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford their rent say landlords. It was announced today that from April the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) will increase by inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index). However, the Residential Landlords Association says that as the Allowance has been frozen since […]

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The RLA is warning that rents in the London Borough of Camden could rise if an additional HMO licensing scheme is renewed. Camden Borough Council is currently consulting on plans to renew the five year scheme, which is coming to an end. If plans to renew the scheme get the go ahead, all HMO landlords […]

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