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May
23

Manchester hustings cancelled after terror attack

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In light of the tragic events in Manchester last night the RLA has cancelled its hustings event in the city this evening. Our thoughts are with all those affected and their families.

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May
23

PRS still growing but more slowly…

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Buy-to-Let Market: Following the personal taxation changes announced in 2015, coming into force this April, and buy-to-let investors seeing more clouds appear on the horizon in 2016/17, in the form of more regulations and stricter criteria on mortgage loans, the buy-to-let investor has taken a bit of a hit! All this has continued an atmosphere […]

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May
22

Rent controls and abolition of MIR among Greens’ proposals

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Rent controls and the abolition of mortgage interest relief are among proposals outlined in the Green Party’s manifesto, out today. It says the party wants to bring in these controls to introduce a ‘living rent’ and more secure tenancies for all, along with mandatory licensing for PRS homes. Other proposals included in the document include […]

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May
22

The Conservative’s Plans for Rental Housing

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Conservative Manifesto: The Conservative manifesto is really a policy overview as regards housing and renting, as in their case the nitty gritty of their housing measures have already been set out: various budgets, statements, the recent Housing White Paper and Acts of Parliament all contain specifics regarding the Conservative policy on this. To sum this […]

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May
22

Why Landlords Should Be Very Careful with Property Inventories

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Property inventories are an essential part of property letting. In simple terms, a property inventory is an itemised list of everything in the property and its condition prior to a tenant moving in. The idea is that you prepare a property inventory then use it to check the property for damage when the tenant moves […]

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May
22

Scary dishwasher fire at night – Help what should I do now?

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I moved into a house for 6 weeks and after putting our 3 small girls into bed on a Sunday night, we went to sleep. I was suddenly alerted to a snapping noise downstairs so I jumped out of bed and by the time I got to the top of the stairs the smoke detectors… Read more

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May
22

The RLA’s Manifesto: Security for Tenants and Landlords

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The court system is slow, complex, and underfunded. Where a landlord is seeking possession against a tenant who does not pay their rent they have to wait and average of 43 weeks between issue and finally obtaining possession. It is unacceptable but not entirely surprising that faced with such a long wait some landlords seek […]

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May
21

Tenancy deposit schemes ten years on

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Tenancy deposit schemes have now been in place for a decade. To mark the anniversary Steve Harriott, chief executive of TDS, reflects on the last ten years – and looks to the future. Ten years ago in April 2007 tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales. You need to go a little […]

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May
20

Landlord Incorporation Explained On Video Interview With Ranjan Bhattacharya

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This 10 minute video interview about landlord incorporation was recorded in April 2017, just before the doors were opened to what is believed to have been the UK’s largest landlord tax conference ever.  When you watch this video you will learn about the legislation which can mitigate capital gains tax when a landlord business is… Read more

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May
20

Southwark insist I leave a room unoccupied so going to Tribunal – Help!

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HMO License in Southwark insisting I have an empty room. Appealing to tribunal. I have a flat in Southwark, 3 bedrooms and living room which I refurbished 3 years ago. Have 4 people, each have their own room and the living room is now a bedroom, and very happy. I am having to apply for… Read more

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