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Research by The Resolution Foundation has shown the biggest falls in home ownership of over the last 10 years. The alternative is renting. Why do governments see this as a bad thing? George Osborne – the previous Chancellor – put the blame for this trend on private landlords. His argument was that landlords are buying properties […]

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A Sheffield landlord who falsely claimed one of his properties was exempt from a selective licensing scheme must now pay out more than £4,000. Repeat offender Sajid Bashir, of Page Hall Road, appeared before Sheffield Magistrates Court on August 25. The court heard that Bashir had attempted to avoid paying the licence fee by saying tenants of […]

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Research conducted by the Residential Landlords Association has been used in a new report looking at the impact of ‘accidental landlords’ on the PRS. The report, entitled ‘The impact of accidental landlords on the private rented sector’, was written by property expert Kate Faulkner and funded by the TDS Charitable Foundation. In it she quotes […]

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Landlords in Coventry are being warned the council has begun consultation on plans to introduce licences costing £773 a property. The authority wants to introduce the scheme in the St Michaels area of the city. In documents publicising the scheme the council says it has selected the ward as there is a high percentage of private renters […]

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Bournemouth Council is considering new plans to introduce selective licensing. Under proposals mooted this summer the council is planning to introduce some form of licensing in Boscombe and the surrounding areas as part of the work of the Boscombe Regeneration Partnership. The borough council is currently holding talks about what form this will take ahead […]

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Bournemouth Council is considering new plans to introduce selective licensing.
Under proposals mooted this summer the council is planning to introduce some form of licensing in Boscombe and the surrounding areas as part of the work of the Boscombe Regeneration Partnership.

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A Conservative MP has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for a cut in the Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords if they sell a property to a sitting tenant.

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Tax expert Bill Irvine has produced a new guide to help landlords experiencing issues with Universal Credit make themselves heard. Here in his latest blog post he provides details of regional centres set up to deal with these issues and details how best to register a complaint. “My July bulletin on how to pursue queries […]

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A new member called up in tears over their current situation with their agent. This landlord had signed up to an agency on the strength of a professional looking website with addresses in a very nice area of central London. All of which indicated the agent was a professional they could trust.

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With the nightmare tale of a family unable to sell their home due to Japanese Knotweed hitting the newsstands this week, the RLA is reminding members to be vigilant.
According to reports a family in the Midlands are unable to sell their property due to an extensive outbreak, with potential buyers warned by surveyors and shunned by mortgage lenders over fears the roots of the giant weed could interfere with the foundations of the home.

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