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![Investing in buy-to-let is ‘getting more costly by the year’ as income drops](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords have seen income from property investment and management fall by an average of almost 20% since 2011, new research shows. A...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Every sensible landlord wants ‘a happy tenant’ to avoid void periods](/img/default/llt.png)
Void periods can be a serious pain. While they are undoubtedly part of running a buy-to-let business, it would seem that...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s housing plans are a ‘crisis waiting to happen’](/img/default/llt.png)
The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![NLA urges new government to introduce housing court and reform Section 8](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tory manifesto ‘cripples landlords’ ability to run a functioning letting business’](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the Conservative Party manifesto for proposing nothing to encourage and support landlords to continue...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour manifesto is ‘too extreme’ and ‘unrealistic’](/img/default/llt.png)
Labour’s general election manifesto promises to “transform” the UK with what some commentators view as the most ambitious - and most...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenants: what are the most common general election issues?](/img/default/llt.png)
Brexit, climate change and the environment, and education are the top three issues for tenants as they prepare to cast their...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![NRLA names Ben Beadle as new chief executive](/img/default/llt.png)
The newly formed National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has announced Ben Beadle as its new chief executive. Beadle will become the organisation’s...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![NLA dismisses government’s claim that Section 21 is driving up homelessness](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlord confidence at an all-time low](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Performers at Edinburgh Fringe struggle to find a place to stay](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is currently taking place, are struggling to find short-term accommodation in...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![NLA to ‘recommend’ Zero Deposit to its members](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has identified Zero Deposit as the only deposit replacement product worth recommending to its members. The landlord association...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Letting and managing agents in England face tougher regulation](/img/default/llt.png)
Letting and managing agents in England face the prospect of having to abide by a new regulatory framework, in accordance with...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Very few tenants know about their rights and responsibilities](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to do more to inform tenants of their rights and...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Proposed changes mean the ‘current housing crisis would get worse’](/img/default/llt.png)
The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will almost certainly face a housing crisis if the government does not...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords will become ‘more selective’ if the government scraps Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
But-to-let landlords will have little alternative but to become more selective over what tenants they are willing to accept if the...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Local authorities ‘failing’ to stop agents that ‘poison’ landlord-tenant relationship](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Selective Licensing Review will fail to ‘root out the bad landlords’](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective Licensing Review for failing to listen to landlords. The report, which was...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Do more to inform tenants of their rights, NLA urges government](/img/default/llt.png)
The government needs to do more to provide tenants with better information on their rights and responsibilities if it is to...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Axing Section 21 will leave landlords ‘powerless’ to evict anti-social tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s controversial plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing and Planning Act, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’, will leave...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tenant fee ban could see many landlords ‘opt to do without agents’](/img/default/llt.png)
The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![The Tories have lost the trust of BTL landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
With less than a week until the European elections take place, a new poll conducted by the National Landlords Association (NLA)...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government warned against banning Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental fraud remains 'one of the uglier aspects of private renting'](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding would-be tenants to be vigilant when looking for somewhere new to live and to...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ ‘significant contribution’ to the economy set to soar](/img/default/llt.png)
Every little helps to boost Tesco sales, and yet Britain’s biggest retailer is not paying anywhere near as much tax as...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Less than 3% of BTL landlords offer informal short-term lets](/img/default/llt.png)
Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![The government is ‘not that bothered’ about helping BTL landlords, claims NLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![The rent most landlords receive is just servicing the interest on their mortgages](/img/default/llt.png)
The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Section 8 process is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, NLA says](/img/default/llt.png)
A review of the section 8 possession process is urgently required, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). As many of you...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Future elections expected to be influenced powerfully by private renters](/img/default/llt.png)
Recent changes in legislation, as part of government policy to encourage first-time buyers and owner-occupier purchases, have led to a tax...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government launches £20m fund to help homeless into private rented homes](/img/default/llt.png)
Thousands of vulnerable people facing homelessness look set to benefit from a new £20m initiative designed to help them secure a private...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Croydon becomes first council to support campaign to scrap Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Concern grows over unregistered landlords of HMOs](/img/default/llt.png)
With just a few days left until changes to mandatory HMO licensing are introduced, there is growing concern that many landlords...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landmark report criticises government’s failed PRS policies](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Longer tenancy plans appear to be a ‘political move’ aimed at the renter vote](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once again voiced its opposition to plans to introduce mandatory three year tenancies. Responding to the...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy overhaul in Scotland is starting to ‘unnerve investors’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are leaving the private rented sector north of the border in their droves as a direct result of Scottish...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Longer-term tenancy plan is ‘a political move aimed at the renter vote’](/img/default/llt.png)
The idea of the property-owning democracy has deep roots and has long defined housing policy in this country, with various schemes...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![PRA changes will affect landlords’ ability to provide ‘quality affordable housing’](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage brokers and lenders have been slammed by the National Landlords Association (NLA) for failing to do enough to communicate changes...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Families make ‘good, reliable, and long-term tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
Properties rented to families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to other types of tenants, fresh...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental supply set to fall as landlords look to quit sector](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of landlords planning to sell some or all of their buy-to-let properties remains at an historic high, according to...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![New Home Secretary urged to address concerns about Right to Rent](/img/default/llt.png)
There is growing speculation that the new Home Secretary Sajid Javid is paving the way to become the next Prime Minister....
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![David Salusbury, former NLA chairman passes away](/img/default/llt.png)
David Salusbury, the former chairman of the National Landlords Association (NLA), the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA), and of mydeposits,...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL borrowers burdened by PRA rule change](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let are struggling to obtain mortgages following the introduction of tougher lending conditions, including more rigid underwriting...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords finding it harder to secure a buy-to-let mortgage](/img/default/llt.png)
Tougher buy-to-let lending criteria, introduced in September last year by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), is making it...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![NLA seeking regional reps](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) is seeking property professionals to be its local representatives across the country. The trade body has described...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Article 4 is nothing more than a ‘revenue generating exercise’, NLA says](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![National Landlords Association launches new brand](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its new brand following extensive consultation with members and stakeholders. The new brand aims to...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government must support ‘prominent role’ the PRS plays in housing sector](/img/default/llt.png)
A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![A fifth of landlords in outer London forced to reduce rents](/img/default/llt.png)
Weaker demand from tenants has resulted in rental price falls in parts of the capital, as some landlords are being forced...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![One in five landlords set to reduce their portfolio, says NLA](/img/default/llt.png)
A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Council plans 1,100% selective licensing fee hike for some landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords with rental properties in Peterborough will now have to pay £600 for a five-year licence to rent out a...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Are private landlords discriminating against students?](/img/default/llt.png)
The majority of private landlords will not rent to students because they are concerned about the damage they could do to...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![New tool to help landlords comply with licensing schemes](/img/default/llt.png)
A new online platform designed to help landlords keep on top of new licensing schemes and consultations has been launched by...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urge government to pause the rollout of Universal Credit](/img/default/llt.png)
Labour’s symbolic victory over the rollout of universal credit on Wednesday night will have been welcomed by many buy-to-let landlords. Tory MPs were...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords not confident about ‘stable’ rental yields](/img/default/llt.png)
Rental yields remain steady, and yet many buy-to-let landlords are losing confidence in their ability to rely on rental income, a...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Is property still a better bet than a pension?](/img/default/llt.png)
Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, last year confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy deposits to be capped](/img/default/llt.png)
When renting out a property, most landlords or their letting agents opt to take an upfront deposit from the tenant prior...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rise in number of landlords using letting agents may not be sustainable](/img/default/llt.png)
The recent increase in the proportion of landlords who use a letting agent to help manage their property will naturally be...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords ‘finally waking up’ to mortgage interest relief change, says NLA](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of private landlords are ‘finally waking up’ to the fact they could be pushed in to a higher...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Criminal landlords to be ‘named and shamed’ in London](/img/default/llt.png)
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Discounted property license available to landlords in Ashfield](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords in Ashfield are being encouraged to take advantage of discounted property licensing fees. From 1 May, landlords in Ashfield will require...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Council hopes to ‘improve standards’ in PRS by giving landlords greater support](/img/default/llt.png)
In a concerted effort to improve standards in the private rented sector (PRS), the North Tyneside Council has joined forces with...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trade body fears mass sell-off of buy-to-let properties](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are planning to sell-off their properties as the government’s punitive new tax changes cause investors...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![NLA and NIA join forces to help landlords meet new regulations](/img/default/llt.png)
National Landlords Association (NLA) has teamed up with the National Insulation Association (NIA) to provide landlords with an easy to use...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Up to 1.4 million landlords unaware of buy-to-let tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![A higher number of landlords seek to bypass buy-to-let tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of buy-to-let landlords struggling to pay mortgages hits 2-year high](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Nearly half of landlords would ditch their agent if profits fell](/img/default/llt.png)
Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement ‘missed opportunity’ to support buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Scrapping agent fees set to lead to higher rents](/img/default/llt.png)
Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![NLA urges landlords to lobby parliament over tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Around 440,000 landlords will be pushed into higher tax bracket from April 2017](/img/default/llt.png)
Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Disappointment for landlords as court rejects full judicial review of BTL tax](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of private landlords suffer abuse from tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
Thousands of private tenants claim to have suffered abuse at the hands of landlords according to Shelter, which include threats, assaults...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Bad eviction advice can prove costly](/img/default/llt.png)
Unfortunately for private landlords looking to regain possession of their rental home, private tenants are often advised by local councils and...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords too embarrassed to admit it because of ‘stigma attached’](/img/default/llt.png)
Let's face it - landlords have a bad reputation. The press often portray buy-to-let landlords as greedy money-grabbers who are looking...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![NLA supports bill to reduce homelessness](/img/default/llt.png)
The Homelessness Reduction Bill, which was published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee last week, has received backing from...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![More than £9bn in housing benefits paid to private landlords last year](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords pocketed in the region of £9.3bn in housing benefit last year – double the amount they received a decade...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![EU tenants concerned post-Brexit](/img/default/llt.png)
A significant number of EU citizens living in the private rented sector (PRS) say they are worried that the result of...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Tenants prepared to make sacrifices to get on the property ladder](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants in the UK who are saving for a deposit to purchase their first home are more prepared than ever before...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to remain calm after Brexit vote](/img/default/llt.png)
There is no need for landlords to panic following Britain’s decision to exit the European Union, according to the National Landlords...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![More families living in private rented accommodation](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been an increase in the number of landlords letting homes to families with children, fresh research reveals. The latest findings...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords split over Brexit](/img/default/llt.png)
Following months of uncertainty about whether the UK should remain or leave the European Union, it would appear that many landlords...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords fight back against BTL tax grab, but low chance of success](/img/default/llt.png)
A legal campaign to fight punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords continues to build momentum as campaigners move closer to...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Abandoned properties a ‘common’ problem for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Have you ever had a tenant move out of a property that you own before the tenancy has ended, without informing...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![What does Sadiq Khan’s victory mean for housing in London?](/img/default/llt.png)
The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord confidence at an all-time low](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let (BTL) sector has collapsed and is now ‘worse than levels witnessed during the financial...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Majority of tenants unaware of today's Section 21 law change](/img/default/llt.png)
The vast majority of tenants are unaware of new laws introduced today which change the Section 21 evictions process. From today, under...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Council benefit payment delays affect half of tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
Half (52%) of private sector tenants on housing benefit have experienced delays over its payment from their local council, according to...
15 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Jail for landlords who house illegal immigrants](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords could face a prison sentence for breaching the Government’s ‘Right to Rent’ checks in a series of measures to tackle...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![NLA issues warning over mortgage interest payments](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has warned that costs in the private rented sector could rise by up to £2.6bn if...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Conservatives to introduce mandatory licencing](/img/default/llt.png)
In a surprise move, Prime Minister David Cameron said the Tories will introduce a mandatory licencing scheme for private landlords. In a...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News
![NLA responds to CAB report](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has responded to last week’s Citizens Advice report on the private rented sector in a statement...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landlord support for Labour and Lib Dems halves since 2010 election](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord support for Labour and the Liberal Democrat Party has halved since the 2010 General Election because of their interventionist policies...