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Doug Hall tells landlords to stay confident as sweeping changes come into force this year. Last years’ New Year article started with the statement, “well what a year it has been for the buy-to-let market”. I thought 2015 was filled with unprecedented change, but fast forward yet another 12 months and many landlords – still […]

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Bournemouth Borough Council are currently part way through a 16 week licensing consultation for a new selective licensing scheme for areas within the wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, East Cliff and Springbourne. As part of the consultation programme there is the opportunity for Landlords to attend one of three independently facilitated focus groups to […]

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The London Borough of Lewisham has announced that it is going ahead with their new Additional Licensing scheme. The scheme, which started on 11th February, will operate for five years until 10th February 2022 and is borough wide. The scheme applies to HMOs above commercial premises. This includes flat shares with three or more unrelated […]

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Storm Doris has been wreaking havoc across the country today. Winds of 94mph have ripped off roof tiles, felled trees and fences and flung bins through the streets, with one woman in the Midlands killed by flying debris. Insurers have been inundated with calls following the storm, which has been officially upgraded to a weather […]

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The London Borough of Redbridge has announced new Selective and Additional licensing schemes, both of which come into force over the next few months. The selective licensing scheme will be introduced in the wards of Valentines and Clementswood from 13th July 2017. Selective licensing affects all private rented sector properties that are not licensed under […]

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In the run up to the Spring Budget we have been urging our members to visit their MPs and raise awareness of our campaign to scrap incoming changes to Mortgage Interest Relief. We have had considerable support from our members who have been sending letters and requesting visits with MPs across the country. Thank you […]

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The RLA exists to campaign and lobby on behalf of our members, and we are fighting for a fair deal for the nation’s residential landlords. Changes to Mortgage Interest Relief We are currently fighting against incoming changes to Mortgage Interest Relief (MIR). From April 2017, a 4 year phase in will commence and you will no […]

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Citizen’s Advice Enfield has held regular meetings to discuss issues effecting Enfield and its population. Through these meetings they have found that the top issue troubling the people of Enfield is housing. Specific issues raised include: This year, Enfield was found by a Shelter report to be the top eviction `hotspot’ in England. Nearly 1 […]

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A charity project promoting equality and diversity in the Welsh PRS, to be delivered by the RLA, has been awarded a £249,425 lottery grant. The grant was awarded to Tai Pawb to set up and run the Open Doors project, a two year scheme to provide tenants from minority groups, landlords and letting agents in […]

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Housing minister Gavin Barwell is currently on a regional tour, asking the property industry what it thinks of the new Housing White Paper, published earlier this month. The minister will be meeting landlords, letting agents, local authorities, developers, housing associations and estate agents to find out what they think of the document. The RLA criticised […]

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