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PRS unlikely to fill homes shortfall
Almost 230,000 new private rented homes are needed each year if the UK is to meet government housing targets across the UK, claims a new…
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Welsh announcement a ‘hammer blow to landlords’
Wales has again extended its requirement that at least six month’s notice be given to tenants of rented property. The announcement was made last week…
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Tax rules making landlords think twice about investing
Tax changes over recent years have discouraged landlords from making further investment in the private rented sector, the National Residential Landlords Association has found. More…
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Dramatic fall in use of ‘section 21’
Use of the ‘section 21’ route to eviction has plummeted over the last two years, the National Residential Landlords Association has reported. The ‘no blame’…
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Local authorities failing to prosecute rogue landlords
Failure of local authorities to police the private renting and to prosecute criminal landlords is bringing the sector into disrepute and risks undermining promised reforms….
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Many landlords ‘left between a rock and a hard place’
Most of private landlords who helped tenants during the pandemic by cutting their rents, absorbed the losses by dipping into savings according, research initiated by…
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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
