RLA cash pledge to fight Clause 24

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The RLA has thrown its weight behind the campaign demanding a judicial review of George Osborne’s highly controversial Mortgage Interest Relief proposals with an initial £5,00 donation.
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Refusing Benefit Tenants not Unlawful

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Discrimination against tenants on benefits is not unlawful, that’s according to new information published in a House of Commons briefing report: “Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit Claimants?” It is not unlawful discrimination for a landlord or letting agent to refuse to let to a prospective tenant who is on benefit, that’s […]

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90% of PRS tenants in Wales happy with their homes

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PRS tenants across Wales are more satisfied with their housing than those in the social rented sector.
Figures released by the Welsh Government have revealed that 90% of those in private rented housing in Wales are satisfied with their accommodation, compared to 83% living in social housing.
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Why Are Property Inspections So Important?

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Property inspections are something all landlords should do on a fairly regular basis. No matter how great your tenants appear to be on day one, unless you check up on them from time to time, how do you know they haven’t turned your property into a cannabis farm? Reasons to Conduct Property Inspections Good tenants […]

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Breaking news… West Bromwich Mortgage Company will refund £27.5m to landlords

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The West Bromwich Mortgage Company will refund £27.5m to thousands of landlords who were overcharged.
As many as 6,500 landlords with multiple properties now stand to be refunded an average sum of more than £400 each from the lender.
The news comes after the Appeal Court ruled it was wrong to increase its charges for buy-to-let tracker mortgages in 2013.
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New HMO restrictions introduced in Barnet

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New planning controls restricting the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) have been introduced in the London Borough of Barnet.
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Housing completions at 7 year high

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The Department for Communities and Local Government says the number of newly built homes continues to rise and is now at the highest level since 2008 to 2009, new figures released (26 May 2016) show. 139,690 new homes were completed in the year to March it says, a rise of 12% on the previous year, […]

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Tory jitters as RLA tax campaign hots up

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The RLA’s relentless campaigning to challenge proposed restrictions to mortgage interest relief is starting to make an impact in Westminster, with a surge of support from Tory backbenchers. A number of Conservative MPs are now openly challenging the Government on the changes, which will see mortgage interest tax relief restricted to a basic rate, even […]
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Belvoir still expanding…

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Belvoir has announced the continuation of its expansion programme, with nine new offices opening across the country and several new franchise owners joining the group through re-sales. Belvoir Lettings plc is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in selling, supporting and training residential lettings franchises. The Company operates in property lettings, estate agency and franchising offering […]

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Industry unites against criminal agents

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More than 3,000 letting agents across the UK are uniting for SAFEagent awareness week.

There is an estimated £2.7 billion being held by letting agents in client accounts, but unfortunately there are still too many cases of criminal letting agents stealing landlord and tenant cash.
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