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FORTY four per cent of private landlords are less likely to rent to those without a British passport according to new research from the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). This figure has increased from 42 per cent a year ago and comes as the High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the Government’s flagship Right […]

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Amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill were approved by peers in the Lords yesterday – including the proposed changes to Client Money Protection (CMP) and the decision to cut the cap for most security deposits to five weeks’ rent. A number of Peers raised RLA concerns over the CMP arrangements in the House. Lord Flight […]

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A landlord phoned this week with a question relating to preparing their property for winter. With temperatures dropping, this landlord said that their tenant had got in touch with them, demanding that they visited the property everyday to check if the steps needed de-icing. The landlord had never encountered this request from a tenant before, […]

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The RLA says any plan to introduce rent controls in London could end up hurting those it is designed to help. Mayor Sadiq Khan has hinted he wants to bring in rent controls according to a report in The Guardian today, which says he told Labour MP for Westminster North, Karen Buck MP the arguments […]

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Responding to reports that the Mayor of London is wanting to introduce forms of rent controls in the capital, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association said: “It is curious that the Mayor is considering introducing rent controls at a time when rents in London are falling according to official data. “The Labour […]

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The Department for Work and Pensions has released information about a new ‘landlord escalation route’ that applies to the Universal Credit live service, and claimants who are at risk of eviction. What’s new? Landlords who have a tenant who is under an ‘imminent threat’ of evictions should now call the national Universal Credit live service […]

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MPs called for Section 21 evictions axed during a Parliamentary debate yesterday. Karen Buck MP (Labour, Westminster North – Vice Chair of the APPG for the Private Rented Sector) who initiated the debate said the PRS has changed ‘beyond recognition’, and while claiming it is ‘absolutely essential’to recognise most landlords are good and responsible, said […]

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New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents, will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords. From April next year, all letting agents in England will need to be members of a government approved Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme. These schemes protect the rent a tenant pays to a letting agent to […]

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Lights are sparkling and the high streets are packed with Christmas shoppers. Christmas is only weeks away, and here we have collated some common questions landlords have over the festive period, to make sure it really is the most wonderful time of the year for you and your tenants. 1. Could it be a white […]

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Our course of the month this December is our Property Standards eLearning course. From responsibilities around repairs to hazards and what is expected of tenants, our Property Standards course will give you a clear understanding of the multiple pieces of legislation linked to property standards, several of which are now intrinsically linked to the ability to […]

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