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The law around being a landlord or a letting agent can often be complex, and frequently changing. With landlords facing heavy fines in some cases for breaching the law, can you really afford not to keep up to date? From changes to EPC legislation, to new minimum room requirements for HMO’s 2018 will be a big […]

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Anti-social behaviour is one of the worst traits a neighbour can have. Whether they are screaming and shouting at each other or pounding out obnoxious music at 4am, they can make life a living hell for those around them. It’s not surprising then that dealing with this sort of behaviour crops up regularly for the […]

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The Government has published a draft Tenant Fees Bill, which details plans to ban letting agent fees paid by tenants. The proposed agent fee ban will mean that tenants in England will no longer have to pay anything other than rent and a refundable deposit. A consultation has also been launched by the government today, on […]

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Since it’s launch three months ago, the research produced by RLA Private Evidence, Analysis and Research Lab (PEARL) has informed policy at one of the world’s leading company’s, informed government debates and in turn has made national headlines. In this Q & A, we chat to Tom Simcock, Senior Researcher at the RLA about the origins […]

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The government has today published its response to the consultation on banning letting agent fees to tenants along with a draft bill. Consultation Response There was a disparity between the views of agents and tenants in terms of the response to the consultation. Most agents felt that the new requirement to publish fees had increased […]

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A Conservative minister has said that the government have ‘no plans’ to introduce business rates for student landlords, in a House of Commons question session held yesterday. CLG Minister Marcus Jones MP was responding to Bristol Labour MP Thangham Debbonaire, who asked ministers if the DCLG would look at bringing student accommodations within the scope […]

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It’s 10 years since the first tenancy deposit schemes were introduced in the UK, and five years ago the RLA launched its DepositGuard service with TDS, which allows the RLA to offer tenancy deposit protection to self-managing landlords. Members frequently post their questions around tenancy deposits in our forum In this week’s Forum Spotlight we take a look at a […]

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Private renting in Wales is experiencing massive change. The introduction of Rent Smart Wales marked a huge shift in approach, with the new Renting Homes Act and safety and minimum property standards now on the horizon. Here RLA senior policy officer for Wales, Dorine Pannarale looks at where the sector is now, and what the future […]

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The week started with the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, suggesting to Andrew Marr that the government could borrow to build more homes. He sought to make a clear distinction between bringing down the deficit and taking advantage of low interest rates and borrowing to invest in homes and infrastructure. While the minister was light […]

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No-one wants their rental property to be trashed by a party animal, complaints from disgruntled neighbours or – even worse – the police. But when does due diligence become something more sinister? Have you ever looked at social media for an insight into a potential tenant’s lifestyle? Sneaked a look at Facebook for photo- graphic […]

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