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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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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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Landlords ‘highly vulnerable’ to rent arrears
Most landlords are ‘highly vulnerable’ when their tenants build up rent arrears, the Government has conceded. ‘We know that 45 per cent of landlords have…
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New guidance pushes benefit of ADR
Alternative dispute resolution such as mediation should be used where possible and appropriate, said the Government in the latest update of its guidance for landlords…
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Scots landlords welcome extra tenant support
Announcement in Scotland of a £10m grant fund to support tenants struggling to pay their rent as a direct result of COVID-19 has brought with…
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Government keeps eye on advance rent demands
Demands for rent to be paid months in advance are something the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government ‘will continue to monitor closely’. So…
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First of discounted First Homes now for sale
Houses are being offered to Bolsover first-time buyers and key workers at heavily discounted prices as part of the first phase roll-out of the Government’s…
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Government lays out plans for rental reform
Tenancy notice periods will return to pre-COVID lengths from 1 October 2021 ‘unless the public health situation warrants a further extension’. So said the Government…
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Updated guidance for landlords
Legislation is in place to ensure bailiffs do not serve eviction notices or carry out evictions, said latest Government Guidance for Landlords and Tenants, just…
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Government proposes biggest changes in renting for over 30 years
Landlord registration may be required in England and Wales under new legislation to be introduced in the autumn. The prospect of landlord registration was raised…