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NRLA renews plea for tenant support
Almost a quarter of a million renters will emerge from the Covid Crisis with damaged credit scores that will cause them difficulties finding new tenancies….
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Longer tenancies for renters in Wales
From spring 2022, new Welsh tenancy agreements will be for a minimum 12 months. This is among a raft of changes included in the Renting…
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Landlords – Were You Ready for 20th March 2019?
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act came into force this week on 20th March 2019. This has confused some landlords (probably the deliberate intention)…
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Fixed Term Tenancies Under Threat from IPPR
The latest to call for private rental sector change is the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Don’t you, as a private landlord, love it…
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The English Housing Survey Report
The English Housing Survey Report covering the year 2016/2017 was published on 12th July 2018. The report outlines the characteristics and circumstances of social renters…
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All Rental Properties Must Now Have EPC rating E or Higher
All landlords should be aware that from 1st April, their properties now must have an EPC rating E or above for new tenancies. Properties with existing…
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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Privately Rented Properties
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards are coming, and all landlords must be prepared to ensure that they do not fall foul of the new regulations when…
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Tis the Season for the Party Conference
Autumn is the season of the political party conference, and rarely is there anything to be jolly about. The Conservatives are in disarray with contenders…
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EPC Changes Still Set for April 2018
Hopes that the planned changes to EPC legislation would be delayed and not implemented in April 2018 have been dashed, by announcements that it will…
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Tenancies By The Book
Good private sector landlords run their properties and tenancies by the book, following the requirements of the law, as specified in the 1988 and 1996…
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Private Rental Investment Growing – Despite The Government
Despite what is a clear favouring of home ownership as the Governments’ tenure of choice, buy to let investment and the private sector is growing…
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Longer Tenancies the Norm – Without Legislation
Just over a year ago, in the run-up to the general election, both the main parties were looking at extending the length of tenancies – the…
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Generation Rent and the Private Sector
There has been a lot written and said about ‘Generation Rent’, the young workers who, until perhaps 10 years ago, would have automatically assumed that…
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Landlords to act as Immigration Officers
Landlords will be expected to take on the role of Immigration Officers if prospective tenants prove to have no right to remain in the country….
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Post election – A win for landlords
‘The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day…’ goes the old song and that certainly seems to be the case for the Liberal…