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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill will receive its second reading on Friday. Tabled by Karen Buck MP, it gives tenants the power to take their landlord to court if their homes are deemed not fit for purpose at the start of, and throughout, their tenancy. So why, I hear […]

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While the vast majority of landlords provide properties which are safe, legal and secure, there is a minority that brings the sector into disrepute. That is why the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is supporting Karen Buck MP’s Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability of Housing Standards) Bill. Under current arrangements, where defects are found in a […]

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Have you completed your self-assessment tax return yet? The deadline is in two weeks time (31st January) so if you haven’t already done so, make sure you fill yours in to avoid facing penalties. What kind of things can I claim expenses for? A huge number of things may be deducted from your rental income […]

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It was supposed to be all change at the start of the new parliamentary session, as Prime Minister, Theresa May promised a major Cabinet reshuffle. Instead, we saw almost the entire Cabinet stay put, albeit with a little juggling of responsibilities. In Communities and Local Government, housing was added to the title, and Department changed to Ministry, […]

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Dominic Raab MP has been named as the new Minister responsible for Housing in the Cabinet reshuffle this week, replacing Alok Sharma. Mr Raab’s appointment makes him the sixteenth Housing Minister since 1997. But who is he? And what does his appointment suggest for the PRS? Prior to taking up his new role, Dominic Raab […]

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A member posted on our Forum recently with a query about whether he is responsible for changing the bulbs in several non-standard light fittings in a property that he lets out. The property has flush fitting lights rather than standard bulb holders. The issue was that two bulbs had gone, and the tenant at the […]

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From April 1st 2018, landlords will no longer be able to give a tenancy or renew and existing one for a property with an EPC rating of less than E. As this date is fast approaching, some landlords are concerned that their properties will not quite reach these minimum standards and have started looking to […]

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The RLA’s research into Universal Credit and its impact on the PRS was quoted extensively in a Westminster debate today. Several Ministers cited data from the RLA’s research arm PEARL during discussions on the effect of Universal Credit on the private rented sector. Leading the debate, Stephen Lloyd MP referred to research by the RLA, which found […]

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Sajid Javid has kept his job as head of Communities and Local Government and today seen housing added to his ministerial title – but what does this actually mean? Number 10 has announced the minister is now Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG). Housing already fell under the department’s remit, but […]

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AS Members of Parliament prepare to debate the impact of Universal Credit on the private rented sector, research finds that 73 per cent of landlords still lack confidence in renting to tenants on the Credit due to uncertainty that they will be able to recover rent arrears. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) today reveals the […]

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