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We look at the increasing number of Universal Credit claims, calls for extra protection for renters and claims plans to extend the deadlines on safety certificates ‘could be dangerous’. 1.8m Universal Credit claims The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, yesterday gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on the […]

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A group of landlords in Durham are urging other private landlords with properties in the county to sign up to an alternative to the council’s proposed selective licensing Scheme. Durham County Council is proposing to introduce a large selective licensing scheme, covering approximately 51,000 private rented properties. If the plans are approved, landlords with rental […]

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Latest on the political reaction to widespread issues caused by coronavirus, from calls for rent breaks to support for students. Left wing thinktank calls for rent suspension The left leaning think tank, the New Economics Foundation, has published a report on protecting renters affected by coronavirus. Of note it says: Research it has undertaken shows […]

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The Tenant Fees Act came into force in England last year, and on 1st June 2020, it will be extended to cover all existing tenancies. The law means that landlords and letting agents cannot charge fees other than rent, deposits, holding deposits and charges for defaulting on the contract – with additional restrictions on how much tenants […]

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Research out today by Citizens Advice suggesting that some 2.6 million private renters have missed a rent payment, or expect to do so, owing to coronavirus is potentially a long way wide of the mark and irresponsible say landlords. The charity appears to have extrapolated this figure from just 25 renters who said in a survey […]

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The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee has launched a new inquiry looking into the impact of coronavirus on a number of different areas, including housing. The consultation is also gathering views on the response to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. According to the National Assembly for Wales website, there is no fixed deadline […]

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As expected, coronavirus continues to dominate the headlines – we look at todays news, from benefits payments to the latest on student lets. Reports say DWP has suspended payback process Inside Housing is today reporting that the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the process for paying back rent arrears through Universal Credit deductions has […]

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We are living in unusal times. The country has been in lockdown for nearly six weeks, and the NRLA has been keeping its online coronavirus webpages up to date with the very latest information for members. This includes creating template letters for landlords to download and send to tenants to check they’re ok at this […]

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Bournemouth City Council has confirmed a licensing consultation has been extended due to Covid-19. The consultation is still ongoing, will now close four weeks after the official end of lockdown date is announced, with drop in events for landlords that were due to take place but could not also to be re-scheduled. More details about […]

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This week our advice team were able to help one of our members with a question relating to tenancy deposits and the end of the transitional period of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 in England. The Tenant Fees Act, which came into force on June 1st 2019, introduced a deposit cap of 5 weeks’ rent […]

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