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Many landlords out there go above and beyond when it comes to their tenants and their local communities. Sarah Watt is a portfolio landlord with properties in Milton Keynes & in Australia. In her free time, she visits local schools and teaches children about how she balances her career and property, and raises awareness of […]

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The Met Office has predicted strong winds throughout Friday, affecting the South West of England and South Wales in particular. Winds are expected to be quite strong, so it is important that landlords -especially in the areas where the storm is likely to hit- take action NOW to prevent potential damage further down the line. […]

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Our landlord forum is a good way for members to share their experiences with each other and help each other out. Our Forum Spotlight this week shines the light on a question a landlord posted on our forum recently regarding gaining access to her property. The issue The landlord was very concerned because they needed […]

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Thursday 3rd October In a new feature for the RLA’s Campaigns and News Centre the team will bring you the latest news on the PRS from Westminster and beyond. This could be anything from Parliamentary questions, Commons reports, thinktank reports and research. Government Proposed Measures on Section 21 Will Make Housing Market “Fit for the […]

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In a new feature for the RLA’s Campaigns and News Centre the team will bring you the latest news on the PRS from Westminster and beyond. This could be anything from Parliamentary questions, Commons reports, thinktank reports and research. Wednesday 2nd October 2019 MHCLG Does Not Collect Information on Proportion of Right to Buy Properties […]

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This week the Conservative Party Conference is taking place in Manchester and on Monday evening the RLA hosted a fringe event. Speakers on the panel included Chair Kevin Hollinrake MP, Bob Blackman, MP, Guy Campbell, senior research fellow at the research institue Onward, and the RLA’s policy manager John Stewart. Have a read of a […]

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In a new feature for the RLA’s Campaigns and News Centre the team will bring you the latest news on the PRS from Westminster and beyond. This could be anything from Parliamentary questions, Commons reports, thinktank reports and research. Tuesday, October 1, 2019 No Assessment Made on Increasing Scope of Housing Support Says DWP Minister […]

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October is here and with the clocks due to go back soon, there has never been a better time to make sure that your property is secure. Data from the Office of National Statistics shows that there were 669,000 cases of domestic burglary in England and Wales in 2018 – and one in four were […]

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Anyone watching Robert Jenrick at the Conservative Conference hoping for news on the PRS would be sadly disappointed – or could it be no news is good news? The Housing Secretary told the party conference in Manchester there was a need to build new homes ‘of all tenures’ and outlined a four-point plan for housing. […]

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RLA research looking at Section 21 repossessions has been quoted extensively in a new report by the House of Commons Library. The Commons Library has published a paper providing background on the use of Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 to gain repossession, and the government’s plans to abolish it. Ministers announced the controversial proposals on April […]

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