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New research from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) shows that more than 90% of Local Housing Allowance rates across Great Britain now fail to cover the cheapest rents. The institute is warning that rates have now fallen so far behind that private renting has become unaffordable for most low income tenants – putting them […]

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Section 24 and limited companies have dominated our tax pages in recent months – yet not all landlords are affected. Here Michael Wright of RLA tax partner RITA4RENT looks at the top 10 most popular landlord tax questions. While Section 24 is very important to a lot of landlords, at the same time there are […]

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The RLA has submitted it’s response to the Government’s consultation into long term tenancies – and the barriers preventing landlords from offering them. The consultation, overcoming the barriers to longer tenancies in the private rented sector, closed yesterday (Sunday) with the RLA response outlining both the difficulties faced by landlords and potential solutions. Previous RLA surveys […]

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In response to a report from Citizens Advice on private sector tenants being evicted after making a complaint, the leading landlord body has said that it would condemn any landlord who evicted a tenant solely for this reason. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) say that this is not the practice of the vast majority of […]

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Our Future Renting conference takes place on 13th September at Imperial College, Kensington in London. Following the huge success of Future Renting North in April this year and Future Renting Wales last November, Future Renting is your chance to join hundreds of landlords, agents and other property professionals and hear all about the key issues that […]

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The Deregulation Act will be extended on 1st October 2018. Here, RLA Policy Director David Smith explains what it will mean for landlords when it comes to Section 21 notices. As all landlords and agents should be aware the Deregulation Act 2015 made substantial changes to the operation of section 21 notices in Assured Shorthold […]

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John Stewart, RLA policy manager and landlord, on the real reasons landlords are reluctant to house benefits tenants. Today’s report from Shelter and the National Housing Federation, pointing the finger at agents and private landlords for discriminating against tenants claiming benefits has infuriated many working in the sector. Just like statistics that claim the ending of […]

The post Blog: Shelter report misses target and offers no solutions appeared first on RLA Campaigns and News Centre.

The RLA has responded to a consultation on introducing Selective Licensing in parts of Stockton on Tees. Stockton on Tees Council are proposing a standard licensing fee of £945, which the RLA says is an unnecessary financial burden to put on landlords. The proposals would involve introducing selective licensing in the areas of Central Stockton and […]

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The RLA is reminding landlords they must not impose blanket bans that discriminate against tenants on benefits. As Shelter prepares to release a new report on the issue this week, the association has reiterated its position – that landlords should assess all potential tenancies individually, and that decisions must be made fairly on a case […]

The post No DSS policies: Landlords reminded tenancies MUST be assessed individually appeared first on RLA Campaigns and News Centre.

A landlord posted in our Forum recently a question relating to wasps nests. They were having trouble with wasps. The tenant moved in to the property in December, and the landlord recently found the wasps nest at the bottom of the garden. They posted in our Forum because they wanted to know who is responsible […]

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