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The Government’s How to Rent guide has been updated, just two weeks after the previous update. This update means that landlords and letting agents must make sure that new tenants or those renewing, issue the correct version of the guide. The How to Rent booklet, the latest version of which can be downloaded here, forms some of […]

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking landlords and letting agents who rent to tenants on Universal Credit, to trial a new service. Over the past year, the DWP has been working with landlords to improve the process for requesting direct rent payments or rent arrears deductions for landlords, with tenants who are […]

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Due to popular demand the RLA has added some extra dates to its courses, including Gaining Possession, Landlords Update and Complete Fire Safety. And, when you book this month, many of our courses are 20% off. Learn more about some of our courses below. Gaining Possession course Whether you’re a landlord planning on issuing your […]

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As thousands of students across the country prepare to graduate, this week’s Forum Spotlight looks at a question from a landlord on whether he should allow students to stay in his property for longer, while their graduation ceremonies are taking place. The situation The landlord has an eight bed HMO property, and all the students […]

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A new A-Z guide based on equality and diversity has been produced for private landlords in Wales. The guide, which can be downloaded here, covers a range of words, phrases and terminology around several equality and diversity issues. It was produced in order to help landlords understand some of the common experiences that tenants may have […]

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MP Kit Malthouse will be the new housing minister, after Dominic Rabb was announced as the new Brexit secretary earlier today. Malthouse is the 17th housing minister since 1997 – taking on the new role just seven months after the announcement that Raab would take over from Alok Sharma in January this year. Formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary […]

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Ian Halton of the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) shares details of the work the trade body has been doing to help landlords keep their homes safe. The issue of electrical safety is high up on the Government agenda currently, with consultations in both England and Wales looking into tightening the […]

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The Department of Work and Pensions has published the first quarterly newsletter on Universal Credit. By the end of 2018 all Job Centres across the UK will have rolled out with Universal Credit ‘Full Service’, and the newsletter, which you can access here provides information to both private and social landlords. As part of the […]

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Banning fees in Wales will drive up costs and change the way landlords interact with letting agents, RLA Director for Wales Douglas Haig told the Senedd today. Giving evidence on the on the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee in Cardiff, Mr Haig said that the proposed changes will […]

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RLA trainer and Universal Credit expert Bill Irvine shares one of his latest cases – which saw a Universal Credit payment made to a claimant’s friend by mistake. He talks about the issues in getting the complaint taken seriously – and the ultimately successful outcome. In a few of my earlier bulletins, I refer to […]

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