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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...

Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...

A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...

A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association.  A report commissioned...

The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) research exchange, PEARL, is currently seeking views on Rent Smart Wales (RSW), the overseeing authority for...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...

With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

Private landlords looking for fresh fire safety guidance can now gain access to an online fire safety course that has been...

A rogue landlord letting a cold, damp property with a lack of hot water and heating has been ordered to pay...

Buy-to-let landlords in Wales who offer free accommodation in return for sex could lose their operating licences, according to plans being...

A buy-to-let landlord in Flintshire has been given 28 days to pay a fine of £11,081 after being found guilty of...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...

First introduced in November 2015, The Welsh government’s Rent Smart Wales (RSW) scheme was designed to drive up standards in the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after being prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all...

Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...

A buy-to-let landlord in Newport has become the first to be prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all private landlords...

Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales are being urged to register ‘to avoid legal action’, regardless of where they are based...

An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...

There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, but have started the application process will not...

Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, designed to drive up the quality of rented...

With less than two weeks until the new registration and licensing system in Wales, Rent Smart Wales, becomes a mandatory requirement, thousands...

There is growing concern that thousands of landlords in Wales have not yet signed up for Rent Smart Wales, designed to...

Ceredigion County Council completed its one month long RentSmart Wales Roadshow yesterday at an event in Lampeter, South West Wales, designed...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has been officially approved as an official Rent Smart Wales training provider. Working in association with the...

Rent Smart Wales, the new registration and licensing system in Wales, goes live today  – a and it represents a major...

Rent Smart Wales, a registration and licencing scheme for Welsh landlords and letting agents, will launch on 23 November. The Welsh Government...

The Welsh Government has announced that the “countdown” has begun for Rent Smart Wales – but it must be the vaguest...

The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Rent Smart Wales’ brand ahead of introducing licensing of all private landlords in the Autumn....

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has said the key to protecting tenants is enforcement of existing rules and regulations rather than...