Call of the week – Energy efficiency

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This time last year, the Landlord Advice Team fully expected to be spending a large portion of the year fielding questions relating to energy efficiency improvements.

This was because from April 2016, landlords have been expected to consent to requests from tenants for energy efficiency improvements, but only where the landlord does not have to pay for it themselves.
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Corbyn's plans spell disaster for tenants

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Responding to calls by Labour Leadership contender, Jeremy Corbyn MP today, for rent controls and “secure tenancies” in the private rented sector, Alan Ward, Chairman of the Residential Landlords Association said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s call for rent controls would be a disaster for tenants. He is ignoring all history and experience which show that where such […]

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Peterborough landlord licensing goes ahead

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Peterborough City Council has been given the green light by government for its new licensing scheme, drawn up by the City Council, which it claims will improve standards of accommodation in the private rented sector and tackle rogue landlords. The selective licensing scheme will be introduced in those parts of the city where there are […]

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Landlords providing cold & draughty housing

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A survey conducted by online letting agents PropertyLetByUs.com shows a growing trend for tenants to make requests to their landlords to make improvements to the property, with new boilers and double glazing top of their lists. PropertyLetByUs.com claim that more than half of the tenants surveyed said they were being forced to live in cold […]

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Rented homes report is wrong

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A new analysis of housing trends in England is wrong to claim that the private rented sector is not fit for purpose, says RLA chairman Alan Ward.
The report from the Resolution Foundation argues that private sector tenants are more likely to face insecurity as a result of short term tenancies.
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Landlords to be hit with £5k ‘green tax’ on buy-to-let homes

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Buy-to-let landlords will have to fork out up to £5,000 to make rental homes energy efficient under new Government plans.
A total of 330,000 buy-to-let homes, typically Victorian and Edwardian properties, will be affected and the Residential Landlords Association has warned the new ‘green tax’ could push rents even higher.
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Brighton Council shuts down four HMOs

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Brighton and Hove Council have ordered the closure of two student houses on planning grounds. The landlords operating two multi-occupied properties in question, both situated in the Lewes Road area, have been ordered to close them down. This brings the total number of HMOs closed in the past two months in Brighton and Hove to […]

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Report slams government tax grab on landlords

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A new report published by the Taxpayers Alliance warns that tenants will be hurt by recent tax changes, as landlords increase rents to offset their extra costs. The report titled “Taxing tenants: how taxes on landlords end up hitting tenants” by Rory Meakin, July 2016, concludes that policy decisions by government will have an adverse […]

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