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![Tory and Labour big hitters address landlords’ annual conference](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says a healthy private rented sector is a “critical” part of the housing market. The comments came as he addressed...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![NRLA Sells Out! Gove addresses annual conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords’ Association’s annual conference next week is a sell out with all 800 or so tickets sold to...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants given powers to force EPC upgrades on landlords - proposal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords wait for clarity on Labour rental policies under Rayner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New housing minister likely as reshuffle rumours gather pace](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour call to campaign against “excessive rents”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour to launch major review of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government pledges help for landlords with anti-social tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/PropertyPlanning-400x310.png)
The government has accepted proposals from the National Residential Landlords Association to tackle anti-social tenants causing misery for neighbours and fellow...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Minister to tell landlords about rental reform - maybe...](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/UKPolitics-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association says housing minister Andrew Stephenson will give a key-note address at its annual conference. The only problem...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour wants councils to have greater landlord licensing powers](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Labour wants councils to have the power to implement landlord licensing across their full boundaries, without requiring government consent. Currently councils wanting...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour criticises Budget for not including rent freeze](/upload/images/library/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Welsh housing minister to address landlords at RLA conference](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Letting fees ban set to come into force on 1 June 2019](/img/default/llt.png)
The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords must take tenant affordability into account](/img/default/llt.png)
While demand for rental property remains strong, landlords always have to be mindful of tenants’ ability to pay higher prices, according...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Proposed ban on letting agent fees will deter longer term tenancies, says ARLA](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants will not benefit from the government’s ban on letting agent fees - because the costs will be passed on in...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tax expert dismisses ‘double tax’ warning over using limited companies for buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading tax expert has slammed claims made recently that buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned about ‘risk’ of using limited companies for buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose to put their property investments into a limited company to...