April 2020

Landlords are calling for a clear statement from government in response to campaigners’ calls for rent payments to be stopped during the coronavirus crisis. More and more landlords are contacting the National Residential Landlords Association saying their tenants are under the impression they no longer have to pay rent as a result of the pandemic. […]

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The Welsh Government has announced it will pause legislation that would have seen the creation of six-month notice periods and, in effect, year-long tenancies. In a written statement, First Minister Mark Drakeford AM said the Welsh Government has had to prioritise which Bills it wants to pass the legislative process of the Senedd due the […]

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Landlords in Northampton who want to covert houses into small HMOs will be required to obtain permission from the council to do so from November. An Article 4 direction is already in place in some parts of the town, and the new direction will apply to the areas not already covered by this. A consultation […]

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The Department for Work and Pensions has published a newsletter for private landlords covering universal credit and the coronavirus pandemic. The newsletter covers what landlords need to know about making a new claim for Universal Credit, and includes information on job centre appointments being temporarily postponed. In addition to this, updated guidance on arranging Alternative […]

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The country’s biggest landlord associations have officially merged, with a new Chair announced today. Jodi Berg OBE will head the newly created National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) formed by the merger of the National Landlords Association and Residential Landlords Association. Jodi has spent 30 years working within the management of public and public interest bodies, […]

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The Government has published new guidance for landlords on conducting Right to Rent checks during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance makes a number of significant, temporary changes to the right to rent regime, effective immediately. In England, landlords are normally required to carry out Right to Rent checks of prospective tenants. This requires a landlord […]

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