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The charity Crisis is calling for the government to increase Local Housing Allowance levels, ending a four-year freeze introduced in 2016. In data published in Inside Housing today, the charity says that the housing benefit shortfall equates to families having to give up at least a quarter of the national average weekly food shop for […]

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The RLA’s latest quarterly survey is still open, and landlords are being urged to make their views heard on issues including adaptability and safet standards. Thousands of landlords have already made their views heard, and this helps us to build a clear picture of landlord sentiment on a range of issues-and to build up a […]

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In our licensing update this month, we take a look at some of the local licensing schemes set to coming into force very soon, and then we look ahead to ongoing licensing consultations and how landlords can make their views heard. Licensing News HMO landlords: Article 4 Direction to be introduced in Birmingham next summer Earlier this year, we reported on an […]

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The Housing Secretary has announced plans to revise the Government’s model tenancy agreement to allow for “well behaved pets” in properties. The Government says that the plan, announced at the weekend, will ensure that more landlords are catering for responsible pet owners wherever possible. Commenting on the plan, Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP said: “Pets […]

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to put calls for rent controls in the capital at the heart of his campaign for re-election. Speaking to Politico he has said that: “Fundamental change in the private rented sector in London is long overdue. More and more Londoners are renting long-term, including families and older people, and the law […]

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The self-assessment tax return deadline is fast approaching, and landlords have until 31st January 2020 to file their self-assessment tax return online. Here, we have put together some useful resources for landlords, including where to find help completing an online self assessment tax return, and we take a look ahead to upcoming tax changes. Self-assessment […]

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Government funding to root out criminal landlords is welcome, but not enough to tackle the scale of the problem. Ministers have today confirmed details of more than 100 local authorities in England which will share £4 million in new funding, as part of what it describes as a “crackdown on criminal landlords”. Whilst the RLA […]

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The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper considering how affordable housing is defined in England and looks at key trends in the affordability of different tenure types. It examines the supply of affordable housing and the role of Housing Benefit in allowing families to access and keep affordable housing. Of note, the paper states: […]

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We start 2020, yet again in the knowledge there are big changes ahead for landlords, with the government committing to pressing ahead with plans to axe Section 21 repossessions and the full impact of changes to Section 24 kicking in this year.Here we talk to industry experts about the changes we have seen in the […]

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It’s been a busy year for the Residential Landlords Association and the PRS as a whole, with game-changing announcements, including plans to axe Section 21. Here we take a look back at some of the biggest news from 2019 month-by-month. January The RLA celebrated the start of the year with the announcement membership had hit 35,000, […]

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