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England gets rent arrears support package
England has at last followed Scotland and Wales by belatedly announcing a support package for tenants struggling to pay their rent as a result of…
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Preparing for post-Covid economy
This year’s Budget does not draw a line under Covid, but it does begin the work of preparing for a new economy post-Covid, claimed Chancellor…
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Greens want landlords to foot £9bn funding bill
A one-off tax on residential landlords to fund extra winter fuel payments has been proposed by the Green Party. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the party’s…
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One firm pays most Tower hamlet fines
Three quarters of the fines resulting from Tower Hamlet letting agent prosecutions in the last three years were levied against just one firm. Tower Hamlets…
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House price boom confirmed
Official figures have confirmed the summer house price boom. Latest House Price Index results from Land Registry, just out, show UK house prices increased 10.6…
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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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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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Merton landlord fined over HMO breaches
Spanish national Pedro Reis Tenajas and his company, London Corporate Relocation Ltd, have been fined over £33,000 after Merton Council prosecuted them over HMO rental…
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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…
