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The House of Lords has been told the government’s consultation on plans to axe section 21 will be held this summer, with good landlords having ‘nothing to fear’ about the plans. They were also told there is: “no intention to hang about”. The former Mayor of Watford, Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat) yesterday asked a question about the […]

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More than 6,000 landlords have responded to the RLA’s survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented sector should look like – a record response. The survey went live just days after the government announced plans to axe Section 21 repossessions – so-called ‘no fault’ evictions – last month. The RLA is inviting landlords to […]

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The RLA is urging landlords to write to their local MP about controversial proposals to abolish Section 21. Last month the Government announced its intention on plans to consult on axing Section 21. The consultation has yet to be launched. The RLA’s position is clear: If Section 21 has got to go, significant changes to […]

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A new law to ban letting fees in Wales has been given Royal Assent by the Queen. At an official sealing ceremony held today, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill became an Act of the Assembly. The act makes it an offence to charge a tenant any payment that is not specified as […]

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The government has finally issued guidance for landlords on right to rent checks for EU citizens in post-Brexit Britain. Under right to rent landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property they are letting is […]

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Landlords may require possession of the property for a number of reasons. One such reason could be if the landlord wishes to sell the property. If a landlord has chosen to sell their property they face the choice of selling it with tenants present in the property, or selling with vacant possession. Selling with sitting […]

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In the wake of the controversial announcement that Section 21 – the so-called no fault eviction – is to be abolished, Housing Minister Heather Wheeler MP writes exclusively for RLA magazine Residential Property Investor, vowing to work with the association to develop a possession process that works for all. “The government’s recent announcement of reforms […]

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The RLA is calling for possession processes in two different courts to be aligned to make life easier for landlords. The association is responding to a government consultation on possession orders and wants the enforcement processes in both County Court and the High Court to use a single notice of possession. It believes the current […]

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The government has yet to launch its consultation following the announcement it will be axing Section 21, the so-called no fault eviction. The RLA is currently running a major survey asking members and other landlords what they think change should look like. More than 5,000 landlords have already responded. In his written statement on the planned reform, […]

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Landlords are now waiting longer to repossess properties for legitimate reasons, according to official data published today. Ministry of Justice figures show the average time for a private landlord to make a claim to the courts to repossess a property to it happening, was 17.3 weeks. The figures, which cover the first quarter of 2019, […]

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