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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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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…
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Demand for rental property at five-year high
Demand for private rented housing in England and Wales has reached a five-year high, a survey of landlords undertaken for the National Residential Landlords Association has…
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Updated landlord guidance published
Updated advice on taking and renewing possession action against tenants is included in the Ministry of Housing’s Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords…
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Landlord ‘right to rent’ guidance updated
Landlords who use letting agents to undertake ‘right to rent’ tenant checks must have a written agreement to this effect if they wish to avoid…
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Deal for more London council houses agreed
In the first round of bidding for his new 2021-26 affordable homes programme. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has agreed a new deal with Government to…
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House prices continue to surge upwards
House prices surged upwards by a further 2.1 per cent in August, putting the countrywide average cost of a house at £249,000, the Nationwide has…
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NRLA calls for new dispute resolution body
There should be a new landlord and tenant dispute resolution body, similar to the employment body ACAS, the National Residential Landlords Association has said told…
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Last minute reprieve for ‘temporary right to rent checks
A last-minute change means the end date for the ‘temporary’ right to rent checking regime, which had been set as 31 August, has now been…
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Harrogate landlord jailed for allowing cannabis farm
A Harrogate landlord who admitted renting a property to be used as a cannabis farm, has been jailed for three and a half years. Yoko…
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NRLA joins call for reversal of benefit cuts
A full government assessment of the impact on renters of its decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit must be published. So…
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NRLA chides councils for enforcement failures
Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last three years, the National Residential…
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House market ‘cooling’ but is still ‘solid’
House prices rose by 0.4 per cent in July, adding £1,122 to the cost of the average property, Halifax has reported. But July’s month-on-month increase…
