March 2020

The RLA is calling on the Welsh Government to provide more information on how its measures will affect private landlords as it outlines how it aims support the population through the coronavirus outbreak. Wales’ Economy Minister Ken Skates AM announced steps being taken to help businesses and the self-employed yesterday: “After confirming all of the […]

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Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit have been contacted by the government in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. A website specifically dealing with Universal Credit in light of the pandemic has now been created and can be accessed here. It runs through what happens as regards new claims – if someone is unable to work […]

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A selective licensing scheme will come into force in Wirral on 1st July this year after plans were given the go ahead at a Council cabinet meeting last month. The designation will cover six areas within the local authority including Birkenhead South, Egerton North, Egremont Promenade South and Seacombe Library, Egremont South and Tranmere Lairds. […]

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Payment holidays for landlords with buy-to-let mortgages are among a package of measures introduced by the government today in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The payment holidays, for up to three months, will be offered on the understanding the benefit is to be passed on to the tenant. The move follows extensive lobbying on the […]

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Today we examine Labour calls for a ban on eviction of tenants falling behind on their rental payments due to Coronavirus. We also look at new data claiming more landlords plan to sell up and examine a Lords debate on electrical safety standards. Labour calls for eviction ban The Labour Party has published a proposed […]

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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK is on the rise, and more people are either working from home or self-isolating due to recent government advice on Covid-19. The RLA is calling for a package of measures for landlords to be able to support tenants affected by coronavirus. This includes a temporary scrapping […]

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NLRA chief executive Ben Beadle on supporting landlords in a time of national crisis. With the rapid spread of coronavirus across the country, more and more landlords are asking what they need to be doing to protect and support their tenants. What we are facing is an unprecedented situation – with circumstances changing sometimes hourly […]

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Our politics update today takes a look at a call from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP for landlords to offer rent payment holidays to tenants in response to the Coronavirus, and a new HCLG residents survey on cladding. Growing calls for rent payment holidays for tenants as a result of Coronavirus Several MPs including the […]

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The country’s leading landlord organisations are calling for a package of measures from Government and mortgage lenders to support tenants and landlords affected by the coronavirus. The package of measures includes: A temporary scrapping of the five week wait before Universal Credit claimants get their first payment Pausing the final phase of restricting mortgage interest […]

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Landlords in Wales should be able to serve notice under Section 173 after four months, with this taking effect after the six month fixed term says the RLA. The association’s vice chair and director for Wales Douglas Haig addressed the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee at the Senedd today, and said this tweak to […]

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