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Fines warning in safety rules update
Local authorities may now impose fines of up to £30,000 on landlords who are in breach of their electrical safety duties, the Government has warned…
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The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
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Government figures confirm looming rent arears crisis
Urgent action is needed to combat a growing rent arrears crisis, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned. The Governments own Household Resilience Study for…
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Possession updates available
Landlords who have made possession claims on or after 3 August 2020 must provide the court with information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic…
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‘Practical steps’ needed to combat Universal Credit cut
This week’s £20 cut in Universal Credit will significantly worsen the levels of private sector rent debt, the National Residential Landlords Association has warned. According…
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Nationwide launches online landlord tool
Nationwide has launched a free service to help landlords better manage their properties. The Landlord Works, is an online management facility that allows landlords to upload…
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Landlords offered tech support to see through for licensing fog
A partnership agreement with tech company Kamma giving members ‘access to instant and accurate licensing information’ has been announced by the National Residential Landlords Association….
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Longer tenant notice ‘doomed to fail’
Further extension of longer tenant notice periods required in Wales ‘is yet another blow to the Welsh private rented sector and will only worsen the…
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Covid guidance updates published
Co-operation, flexibility and understanding are urged in the latest version of the Government’s guidance Moving home during coronavirus (COVID-19), just out. According to this, ‘although…
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Gove welcomed as head of re-vamped Ministry of Housing
Changes in the recent Government re-shuffle, making Michael Gove responsible for housing, have been welcomed by the National Residential Landlords Association. Gove has replaced Ministry…
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Scotland puts £10m into arrears repayment plan
Following up on a June 2021 commitment, the Scottish Government has put £10m into a grant fund designed to support private and social rented tenants…
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Wales’ Tenancy Hardship Scheme much needed, and now
There has been a ‘rent arrears crisis’ in Wales throughout the first half of 2021, the National Residential Landlords Association has concluded. Research findings suggest…
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Shelter calls for National Landlord Register
Almost half of private rental tenants have been victims of illegal acts by their landlords or letting agents, the homeless charity Shelter has claimed. A…
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Government has ‘no plans’ for pets for lets concessions
There are ‘no plans’ to amend tenant deposit rules to allow landlords to ask for additional amounts if they are to allow tenants to bring…
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What high yield investments can offer best returns?
What does “property yield” mean? A property yield refers to the annual return likely to made on a property investment. A rental yield is calculated…
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Pandemic house price rises ‘unlikely to be reversed’
Latest Halifax house price numbers put the mortgage lender’s monthly survey at odds with that produced by Nationwide. Last week we reported that Nationwide had…
