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The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
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Uttlesford District Council's annual Landlord Forum, in partnership with the National Residential Landlords Association will take place on Tuesday May 14...
13 March 2024
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Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association will jointly host a networking and information session with homelessness charity Crisis. It will take place on...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new forums to forge closer bonds between council and landlords in North Yorkshire are to take place in the coming...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council. Property owners...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords and agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and industry...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to a forum organised by a council’s own private lettings service and the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...
16 January 2024
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The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...
09 January 2024
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The National Residential Landlords Association wants to show the government that some local councils still advise tenants served with a valid...
08 January 2024
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The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...
02 January 2024
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The Renters Reform Bill in its latest amended version now runs to 15 pages, and is available on the Parliament website. The...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has created two template email letters for landlords to use to urge MPs to minimise damage...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party says it will outlaw rental bidding wars if it wins the next General Election. The party's shadow housing minister,...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association says the Renters Reform Bill won’t win the support of landlords in its present form. The Bill...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
The proportion of private landlords who report increased demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand for properties...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association wants the government to commit to annual uprating of the Local Housing Allowance. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A council’s version of a private lettings agency is inviting landlords to an event co-organised by the National Residential Landlords Association. Ashford...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords in Reading are being offered the chance to attend a free information event to help them keep up to date...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
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MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...
14 November 2023
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How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...
11 November 2023
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New data shows it takes over half a year for courts to process legitimate possession claims made by private landlords. According to...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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
The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...
21 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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
The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning. The...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...
09 October 2023
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The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
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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
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A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...
06 October 2023
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Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...
06 October 2023
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The government has pledged to “guarantee” that landlords will be able to repossess properties more swiftly through the courts as part...
05 October 2023
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A row has broken out over a statement made by housing minister Rachel Maclean at the Conservative Party Conference. She told a...
03 October 2023
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...
02 October 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...
25 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is warning the Welsh government to steer clear of rent controls. In its response to the Welsh...
22 September 2023
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The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
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There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...
21 September 2023
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The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...
20 September 2023
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The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...
11 September 2023
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Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert Dion Dublin is to headline this month’s South East Property Expo. The centre...
08 September 2023
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Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...
07 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business. It means that member landlords...
07 September 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is moving into PropTech by providing a platform for safety compliance and one for managing aspects...
04 September 2023
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With student accommodation in the headlines ahead of the stat of the new academic year, the National Residential Landlords Association is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...
25 August 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...
21 August 2023
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The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...
05 August 2023
From: Rental Reform
The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour controlled Brent council in London has taken the possibly-unique step of paying a landlord’s legal fees and rent to avert...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...
08 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The unexpected slow progress of the Renters Reform Bill through the House of Commons continues. Although the official online documentation about the...