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Plans to boost the supply of homes to rent announced today will fall flat on their face without support for individual landlords. Whilst welcoming the change in emphasis toward renting and away from a narrow focus on home ownership in the Housing White Paper, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) says that, as research has proved, […]

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Hyndburn Borough Council have announced plans to try and extend its existing Selective Licensing scheme, which is due to come to an end after 5 years on 30th November 2017. The newly proposed scheme includes an extended area within the areas of Accrington and Church and, if approved, could cost landlords up to £620 per […]

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Efforts to reform and boost the supply of homes for private rent in the Housing White Paper will achieve little without backing those individuals making up the majority of the country’s landlords. Today’s White Paper is forecast to give a renewed push towards encouraging greater institutional investment in the sector. This is despite the London […]

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The London borough of Greenwich are currently running a consultation on a new Additional licensing scheme which will affect the whole borough. This scheme, if approved, will run for 5 years and will apply to small HMOs which are not licensed under mandatory HMO licensing. The council have cited the reasons for introducing such a scheme […]

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Government plans to introduce mandatory electrical safety checks in PRS homes are being backed by the RLA – however the body says tests must be risk based. The association agrees compulsory checks of the fixed wiring are necessary due to the wide range of homes and standards within the private rented sector and on this […]

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Section 21 and the Deregulation Act Important changes affecting how landlords can reclaim their properties are now in place. Lawyer Michelle Cox explains: This autumn, important changes were implemented under the Deregulation Act. The main changes are to the rules on serving a notice under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, commonly known as […]

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Rochdale Borough Council are looking to renew their current Additional Licensing Scheme for small houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs). The local authority is looking for the views of landlords, tenants, agents, and other affected parties on the renewal of the licensing schemes which expired on the 6th July 2016. Over the 10 years that the […]

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The London Borough of Havering has joined the recent spate of local authorities attempting to introduce new licensing schemes. The authority is currently running an informal consultation period for Additional and Selective schemes that would affect the whole borough. Over the next few years the capital is bearing down for a huge supply and demand […]

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A total of 91 landlords have been issued with civil penalties since the Government’s controversial right to rent scheme was rolled out a year ago today. According to the Government landlords have been fined a total of almost £30,000, with 667 enquiries made to the Home Office’s landlords checking services specifically regarding tenants without the […]

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The Government’s Making Tax Digital proposals – requiring landlords to report quarterly to HMRC – will go ahead as planned in April 2018. The outcome of a consultation into the plans was revealed this week, when it was announced a pilot programme will start in April. HMRC has, however, said it will review the planned […]

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