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One of the announcements to come from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget last year was planned reforms to lettings relief. Specifically, the Government announced proposals to change Private Residence Relief on Capital Gains Tax upon the sale of a property. From April 2020, lettings relief will only apply in circumstances where the owner of the property […]

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The Mayor of London should pull advertisements calling on landlords to stop providing homes for Londoners and move into tourist lets. The RLA has added its support to calls for Sadiq Khan to remove the adverts by short-term lettings company Hostmaker from the Transport for London (TfL) network. RLA research shows that short-term letting has […]

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It has been a busy month for the policy team at RLA Wales, attending four party conferences in the country and meeting with senior figures including the First Minister in Wales Mark Drakeford AM. In this blog, policy and public affairs officer Mathew Norman writes about the meetings and events the team have attended over […]

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Nearly half landlords and letting agents are more likely to sell some or all of their rental homes as a result of government plans to end Section 21 repossessions, so-called ‘no fault’ evictions. The RLA’s biggest ever survey of more than 6,500 landlords and agents revealed more than 46% plan to sell. The research also […]

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In less than two weeks time, the Tenant Fees Act will come into force in England. The Act will make it illegal for landlord and agents to charge certain fees, for new tenancies that are signed on or after 1st June 2019. Holding deposits, rent, deposits and charges for defaulting on the contract are all exempted from […]

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The Tenant Fees Act will come into force in England on the 1st June, and with this date fast approaching our Landlord Advice Team have been taking a number of calls from landlords about the new legislation. The Act will ban the majority of fees which may previously have been charged by landlords and letting […]

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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and Gas Safe Register have joined forces to promote gas safety awareness to landlords. The new strategic partnership will promote the importance of using a Gas Safe registered engineer. Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas engineers who are qualified to work safely and legally on gas appliances. […]

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Many landlords out there go above and beyond when it comes to their tenants and their local communities. Andy Simpson is the chairman of York Residential Landlords Association, an affiliate group of the RLA. In April Andy and other members of York RLA gave up their beds for a night to take part in a […]

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A letting agent based in Harrow has been named the best letting agent office in the UK at the Estate Agent of the Year Awards (ESTAS) , as voted for by tenants. RLA members Infinity Property Solutions, who entered the awards for the first time this year, were presented with a total of eight awards […]

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On April 15 the government announced controversial plans to axe Section 21of the Housing and Planning Act, sending shockwaves through the landlord community. Here RLA policy director David Smith looks at what happens next. Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’ has been a hot topic – in the media and Westminster – for some time […]

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