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01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent activists spurn Reform Bill olive branch from NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists line up to criticise Renters Reform Bill amendments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Get Courts Done and THEN Scrap Section 21 - Ben Beadle](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill back in the Commons next week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill changes not as key as opponents claim - expert comment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove bringing Renters Reform Bill back to Commons in mid-April](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Changes to Renters Reform Bill after Easter](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs want Local Housing Allowance and other benefits updated annually](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urge speedy action on compromise Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723539217(3).jpg)
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
![Renters Reform Bill compromise 'near' but activists re-ignite arguments](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723539217(2).jpg)
Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Amendments to Renters Reform Bill backed by senior industry figure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists make string of demands about damp and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA accepts S21 abolition but wants “pragmatic” amendments to Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
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
![Tax and Landlords - the issue that won’t go away](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
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
![Court Delays - MPs launch probe into worsening problem](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC U-turn: top experts say Eco targets must be reinstated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
The respected engineering institution the Building Research Establishment says the government must row back from its recent U-turn on rental property...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Gove rules out tax help for landlords in near future](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill passes Second Reading without a vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Dramatic U-turn on Section 21 - latest details](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill can only work with landlords’ backing](/upload/images/shutterstock_2171273857(1).jpg)
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
![Major concession on Section 21 announced by government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![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
![NRLA demands government speeds up court waiting times](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Tory claims ‘rental market broken’ and wants more professionalism](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A veteran Tory MP who has been a junior minister in the department responsible for housing now says the rental market...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent says Bank of England governor is fellow-traveller](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![This Is The Biggest Problem For The Rental Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
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
![Renters Reform Bill next stage delayed until autumn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bring back Mortgage Interest Relief - even HMRC would benefit!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tories call for more pro-tenant rental reforms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![MPs want tax review and courts reform - NRLA approves](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![MPs demand stronger anti-eviction policies and holiday lets clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Increase stamp duty for landlords says prominent Tory MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gloomy future for Buy To Let? Mortgage experts reveal their worries](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
Mortgage experts speaking to a committee of MPs have given an especially gloomy forecast for the buy to let sector in...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Goodbye S21, Hello anti-social behaviour! - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/business-competition400x310.png)
Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![It’s Landlords versus Generation Rent in Parliament today](/upload/images/library/StudentsInHome2-695x395.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - Just hours for landlords to tell MPs what they think](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
There’s only today and tomorrow left for landlords to respond to the committee of MPs currently calling for evidence concerning the...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Are Landlords Reluctant To Let To Benefit Claimants?](/upload/images/library/HappyLandlord-400x310.jpg)
The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Yet another MPs' committee probes private rental sector](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
Yet another committee of MPs has launched a ‘call for evidence’ as it starts an investigation into the private rental sector. The...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cladding Scandal: MPs call on government to reverse anti-landlord position](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CladdingScandal3-400x310.png)
A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![MP worried landlords won't pass council tax rebate to tenants](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
A senior Labour MP has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove seeking reassurances that landlords will not keep council tax...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Gove slammed for “lazy and false” views about landlords](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords back MPs’ call for clear exit plan from eviction ban era](/img/default/llt.png)
The landlords’ trade body has backed a call from MPs demanding a clear exit strategy at the end of the latest...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of landlords set to miss out on Green Homes Grant](/img/default/llt.png)
The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eco-farce! Landlords join in MPs’ criticism of Green Homes Grant](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ leader tells MPs they should give cash help to rental sector](/img/default/llt.png)
Senior MPs have been told by the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that they must provide financial assistance...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Flat owners welcome government response on cladding](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor refuses to confirm plans to increase capital gains tax](/img/default/llt.png)
Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from reports that he is looking at increasing capital gains tax to help pay for the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is the government planning to extend the ban on evictions?](/img/default/llt.png)
There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...
05 May 2020
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
![Government urged to simplify the benefits system to prevent discrimination](/img/default/llt.png)
Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Report exposes ‘scandalous mis-selling of leasehold properties on an epic scale’](/img/default/llt.png)
Leasehold property ownership has come under yet more fire today after a new report laid bare the scale of mis-selling in...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide is the latest lender to remove restrictions on letting to DSS tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Highly anticipated report into Leasehold Reform to be published today](/img/default/llt.png)
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is due to publish its report into Leasehold Reform today, which is designed to...
19 March 2019
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
![Allowing banks to operate a “no DSS” policy is “housing discrimination”](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords welcome MPs fire safety plans](/img/default/llt.png)
A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government slammed for failing to act on report that suggests improvements to PRS](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has been criticised for continuing to drag its heels over taking on key recommendations made in a recent report...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental deposits to be capped at six 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 six...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental deposits look set to be capped at five weeks rent](/img/default/llt.png)
The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![InventoryBase supporting mandatory landlord inventories](/img/default/llt.png)
InventoryBase has announced that it is supporting the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) in their bid for mandatory inventories for...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords and letting agents urged to sign mandatory inventories petition](/img/default/llt.png)
A new petition has been launched calling for independent inventory reporting to become a compulsory requirement. The petition, which has been created...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government’s digital tax U-turn welcomed by trade body](/img/default/llt.png)
The government yesterday announced a U-turn on the extent of the 'Making Tax Digital' requirements, and the move has been warmly...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Can you afford to ignore the Affordable Warmth Scheme?](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) has been in place since 2013, as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO). The...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let tax changes pose ‘real risks for tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenant evictions could rise sharply in the coming months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next year...
17 December 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
![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
![Buy-to-let lending set to ‘cool significantly’](/img/default/llt.png)
Mortgage lenders look set to impose more stringent checks on buy-to-let landlords seeking funds to acquire property, as part of a...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage clampdown: industry reaction](/img/default/llt.png)
Proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy-to-let lending are “premature” according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). As Landlord Today...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![40% of ex-council homes now up for rent](/img/default/llt.png)
A government committee has raised concerns about the number of homes sold through Right To Buy that end up in the...