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The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants has now been given Royal Assent and will apply to all tenancies signed after June 1. The bill – which has now officially become an Act of Parliament – prevent landlords and agents from charging: ‘Anything not exempted, that the tenant is […]

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The Fitness for Human Habitation Act will come into force on 20th March, and it will require all landlords (or agents acting on their behalf) in England to ensure their property is fit for human habitation at the beginning and throughout the tenancy. If it is not, the Act gives tenants the power to take […]

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Over the last 5 years, Welsh and English housing law have grown further and further apart. English law has seen a number of changes that simply do not affect Wales at all, leading to different forms, penalties, and responsibilities for landlords and agents. The largely static nature of Welsh housing law is due to the […]

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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 authorities. The RLA aims to respond to local authority licensing consultations. Please see below for a list of current ongoing licensing consultations. You can have a read of the RLA’s previous responses to […]

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Responding to today’s report from the National Housing Federation on poverty in the private rented sector, Chris Town, Vice Chair of the RLA said: “The biggest driver of poverty in the private rented sector remains the government’s freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates. “Support for housing costs is simply failing to keep up with the […]

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Storm Erik is set to batter some parts of the country this weekend, with some parts of the country set to experience 70mph winds and heavy rain. The Met Office has issued a weather warning in some areas, with gale force winds predicted to hit the northern and western areas of the UK. If you […]

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‘To-let’ boards are set to be banned on some streets in Lincoln, after the plans were given approval by the Secretary of State. City of Lincoln Council decided to apply for the ban, after running a public consultation on ‘problem areas’ in the city. The council received 84 complaints from local residents that ‘to-let’ boards […]

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Responding report by Citizens Advice today showing 49 per cent of those it helps with Universal Credit are in rent arrears Chris Town, RLA Vice Chair said: “Today’s report demonstrates the need for more changes to be made to Universal Credit. “One of the main drivers of rent arrears has been that tenants cannot routinely […]

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Reeds Rains and Your Move will lose 124 branches under a restructure by parent company LSL Property Services. The letting and estate agents will see owned branch numbers slashed in a move which LSL says has come about as a response to ‘the changing landscape and customer demands.’ The company has announced: The closure and […]

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In this week’s Forum Spotlight, we take a look at a recent question a member posted on our Forum relating to gaining access to his property to carry out a safety inspection. The situation The landlord was well aware of his obligation that he needed to give the tenant 24 hours notice in writing before […]

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