This week our advice team were able to help out one of our members who was having difficulties with what steps to take with an issue they were encountering relating to one of their tenancies. The tenant had originally signed for a 6month Assured Shorthold Tenancy which was now in the periodic stage. The problem […]
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Our featured course this month is our eLearning Section 8 course. Section 8 is one of two routes that landlords can go down in order to gain possession of their property-the other route being Section 21. There has been much talk in the media recently about the latter-Section 21, with the UK Government having recently […]
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Seventy nine per cent of private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties are dissatisfied with the way they work. According to one of the largest ever surveys of landlords and letting agents, 91 per cent of landlords would support the establishment of a dedicated housing court. In a letter to the […]
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A dispute between tenants and neighbours can be a real headache for landlords – regardless of who is at fault. In this article first published in Residential Property Investor magazine, we take a look at what you can do to nip niggles in the bud, before things get out of hand. Noise, pets, bins and […]
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Landlords are being urged to make their views heard in local authority licensing consultations. Several local authorities currently have consultations that are open, including Brent, Lewisham, Worksop and Rotherham. The RLA aims to respond to all local licensing consultations. You can read our recent response to Birmingham City Council’s consultation on plans to introduce a […]
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A managed migration pilot scheme has launched in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate. Managed Migration is the process whereby benefit claimants on the old system move on to the new Universal Credit system. The regulations for the scheme can be found online here. Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd MP has previously confirmed that up […]
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Welcome to ‘Buy to Let Market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the Buy to Let lending markets. Buy to Let Market Update: – The Mortgage Works – has announced a series of rate cuts across its two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products. The rate cuts include […]
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Former TV presenter Esther McVey MP has been named the new housing minister, taking over the reins from Kit Malthouse. She will be the ninth housing minister in nine years. So who is she – and what are her views on housing? Tatton MP MP for Tatton and an ardent Brexiteer, McVey was Secretary of […]
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Robert Jenrick MP has been named as the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) replacing James Brokenshire who has left the position after just over a year to return to the back benches. So, who is the new Secretary of State for Housing? Prior to taking up his new role, […]
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The heatwave is here and many parts of the country have been experiencing very high temperatures. While the warm weather will be welcome for many, there are also things that landlords should consider when the mercury rises. Here, we take a look at some of the problems that landlords could find themselves facing because of […]
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