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16 April 2024
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![Free Renters Reform Bill teach-in for landlords of students](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
As the Renters Reform Bill heads towards the House of Lords, a free webinar is targeting landlords operating in the student...
12 January 2024
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
![Landlord Alert - New Carbon Monoxide alarm requirements coming](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/Alarm-400x310.png)
The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tomorrow - webinar for landlords on upcoming Right To Rent changes](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Webinar-400x310-min.jpeg)
One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Excluding landlords will lead to cladding safety problems](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
Experts are predicting that the exclusion of large scale landlords from cladding relief may lead to significant delays in some safety...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal Warning — some buy to lets will never meet new EPC targets](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Fight Back: legal threat to council licensing proposals](/img/default/llt.png)
A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![No free ride for tenants in arrears despite new Breathing Spaces - lawyer](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Legal challenge to ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions](/img/default/llt.png)
A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to challenge eviction restrictions in Corona hotspots](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show prepares for trio of online events](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Are there legal issues with the six-month notice period for possession claims?](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boost for short-term let landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![NRLA appoints new legal counsel](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel. Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free virtual event aims to clarify new regulations](/img/default/llt.png)
New rules and how the Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICRs) requirements for rented homes in England are changing have sparked debate...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer to host a masterclass on possession claims](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading property litigation and housing lawyer will host a masterclass on possession claims today at 10am following yesterday's landmark case ruling. David Smith,...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![What impact will landmark case ruling have on future possession claims?](/img/default/llt.png)
David Smith, renowned property litigation and housing lawyer, will host a masterclass on possession claims this Friday following a landmark case...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government must protect tenants by delaying electrical safety regulations - RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government policy is deterring landlords from providing long-term homes to rent](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are switching to short-term lets, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![The Tories are chasing the tenant vote, but what about landlords?](/img/default/llt.png)
Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free entry registration - The National Landlord Investment Show](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Growth in the number of short-term lets is bad news for the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![The Guild supports clampdown on rogue landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding for local councils to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents has...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![One in three landlords plan to sell in the next year](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 is ‘another attack’ against BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental reform: The government must act to ‘have the full confidence of landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Significant drop in properties to let placing upward pressure on rents](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL landord voters could be a crucial force at the general election](/img/default/llt.png)
Which party will win the landlord vote? Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let repossessions surge in Q3 2019](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lib Dem manifesto presents a mixed bag for BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord confidence continues to plummet](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector continues to fall with the majority less confident about the PRS than they were three...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Council slammed for ‘doing nothing to find and root out bad landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![RLA calls for court reform as the time it takes to repossess a rental home rises](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord installs ‘cage’ around thermostat to stop tenants turning heating up](/img/default/llt.png)
Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show to address important issues today](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![An increasing number of regulations challenge BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...
04 November 2019
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
![RLA sets out industry demands ahead of general election](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord show to address key issues affecting landlords ahead of election](/img/default/llt.png)
Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will once again chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls ‘can make it more expensive and more difficult’ for tenants, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental supply crisis looms as landlords continue to exit the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, according to new research by the...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping Section 21 ‘will just make life more difficult for tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rent arrears ‘are lower under direct payments to landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![RLA slams London Trading Standards for failing landlords and tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards (LTS) for what it says is an admission of failure in...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government attacked for ‘incoherent’ approach to PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans for a landlord licensing scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords. Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![More than half of Universal Credit claimants are in rent arrears - RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
More than half the people claiming Universal Credit are in rent arrears, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). It reports that 54% of...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to ‘fight’ to protect their rights to legitimately repossess properties](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Private rents rise 1.3%](/img/default/llt.png)
Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Coventry Council rejects claims that its licensing scheme is unlawful](/img/default/llt.png)
Coventry City Council has dismissed claims that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) wrote...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government’s focus on homeownership ‘serves only to hurt tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to bring forward its plans for court reform](/img/default/llt.png)
It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fresh government guidance ‘could leave landlords open to prosecution’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![New licensing scheme is potentially unlawful, warns RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Coventry should be wary of Coventry Council’s landlord licensing and accreditation scheme as it is...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nine out of ten landlords would support a new dedicated housing court](/img/default/llt.png)
The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords cast doubt on government's plan to scrap Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords set to become more selective if the government removes Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Most tenants satisfied with private rented housing, says new report](/img/default/llt.png)
The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Smart tax needed to support investment in energy efficiency measures, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
A cap limiting landlord spending on energy efficiency improvements to £3,500 should be scrapped and replaced with a new £5,000 figure,...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords look set to influence the future of the Right to Rent scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...
10 July 2019
From: Rental Reform
![Tory leadership candidates urged to ‘encourage more investment’ in the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![A high number of private renters living in ‘hazardous homes’ – Citizens Advice](/img/default/llt.png)
Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![A national register of landlords would add ‘unnecessary’ layer of bureaucracy – RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tory leadership candidates urged to scrap controversial Right to Rent scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shelter urged to go back to drawing board on tenancy proposal](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rising rents ‘make young people less mobile’](/img/default/llt.png)
High rents mean young people are less likely to move to UK cities where average salaries are higher, a new report...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Almost half of landlords expected to exit the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![London mayor Sadiq Khan urged to crackdown on short-term letting adverts](/img/default/llt.png)
London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to pull advertisements encouraging landlords to move into tourist lets. Following a significant drop in...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Record response to new survey on Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s (RLA) survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![New post-Brexit Right to Rent guidance issued by the government](/img/default/llt.png)
New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens after Britain leaves the European Union has been published by the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![RLA welcomes MP’s pledge to fix court system before Section 21 is scrapped](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![New Oxford accreditation scheme is ‘unlawful’, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
A new landlord accreditation scheme in Oxford has been deemed both discriminatory and unlawful by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The association...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to ‘stimulate’ rental home supply with ‘pro-growth taxation’](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![New survey provides landlords with a chance to shape the future of the PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government set to abolish Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords are simply not prepared for Brexit, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Right to Rent branded ‘a farce’ by RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![RLA campaign to protect the rights of landlords to repossess their properties](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents help landlords break strict short-term letting laws in London](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords will be legally required to join a redress scheme, or face £5,000 fine](/img/default/llt.png)
For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords in Hull accused of ‘getting away with murder’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are “getting away with murder” according to Advice4Renters, after new figures revealed that just two out of almost 2,000...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents set to rise 7.5% over the next three years](/img/default/llt.png)
UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government introduces new room size guidance](/img/default/llt.png)
The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tenants set to be granted new powers to hold rogue landlords to account](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![High Court review of Right to Rent policy begins today](/img/default/llt.png)
A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rent controls would hurt both tenants and landlords, warns RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to rethink rent protection scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental deposits to be capped at five weeks rent](/img/default/llt.png)
The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of five...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Good landlords are being let down by councils and minority of criminals](/img/default/llt.png)
Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords must wait five months to gain possession of property through courts](/img/default/llt.png)
It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Minister to address Future Renting Wales conference next week](/img/default/llt.png)
The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government benefit cuts fuel surge in homelessness from rented housing](/img/default/llt.png)
Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![New government housing court plan is ‘good news for landlords and tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government’s new £2m rogue landlord crackdown is a step in the right direction](/img/default/llt.png)
Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Council threatened with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has threatened Great Yarmouth Borough Council with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan because it...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lenders slammed for preventing landlords renting to benefit claimants](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in rent arrears involving tenants on Universal Credit](/img/default/llt.png)
Universal Credit was described by one national newspaper as an ‘ill-conceived shambles’ over the weekend, after former prime ministers Gordon Brown...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![EU citizens could face repeat of Windrush scandal post-Brexit, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
EU citizens living in the UK are at risk of facing some of the same difficulties caused for the Windrush generation...