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Landlords and letting agents are being encouraged to have their say in licensing consultations which are currently being run by several local councils. The RLA aims to respond to all local authority licensing consultations. Please see below for a list of current ongoing licensing consultations. Click here to have a read of the RLA’s previous responses […]

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The Welsh Housing Minister Julie James AM has announced that the tenant fee ban will come into force in Wales on 1st September 2019, subject to it receiving Royal Assent. The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill was debated for a final time in the plenary last month. It is currently awaiting Royal Assent, after […]

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Bristol City Council has approved plans to extend a licensing scheme in the city. The additional licensing scheme will include twelve wards in central Bristol and it will come into force on 8th July 2019 . The wards included in the scheme are: Ashley, Bishopston and Ashley Down, Central, Clifton, Clifton Down, Cotham, Easton, Hotwells […]

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Landlords are warning that EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation after Brexit. Ministers have failed to publish any guidance for landlords about the implications of Brexit for the Right to Rent scheme. Under this scheme landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know […]

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Landlords are welcoming calls today by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the quality of their property. The recommendation is made by a House of Lords committee looking at the regeneration of seaside towns and communities. Following evidence provided by the Residential Landlords Association, the Committee’s report published today recommends: […]

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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has developed a deposit cap calculator tool for landlords, ahead of the upcoming tenant fee ban in England. Under the Tenant Fees Act, from 1st June 2019, landlords and letting agents in England will only be allowed to take the equivalent of five weeks’ rent as a tenancy deposit on […]

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This week we received a call from one of our members who is new to being a letting agent. They were hoping to help out one of their clients through the process of gaining possession. They wanted to know how far they, as an agent, can help their client in this process. As always, the […]

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All letting agents in England must now be signed up to a Government-backed Client Money Protection scheme, or they could face a £30,000 penalty. Client Money Protection ensures any money paid by the landlord or tenant, so that if it is stolen by the agent, the landlord is covered. Under the Client Money Protection regulations, […]

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The RLA is calling for more support to help landlords offer longer tenancies after it was revealed almost half the babies born in the UK are starting their lives in rented homes. The figures were revealed in a new report published today by insurance company Royal London. David Smith, policy director for the RLA, said: […]

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Councils across England are failing to use Rent Repayment Order powers to tackle bad landlords in the private rented sector. Figures given in a parliamentary answer reveal that during the 18 months until the end of September 2018 just three Rent Repayment Orders had been made by local authorities. Where the rent is paid directly […]

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