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May
16

RLA Manchester General Election Hustings 2017

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  Date: 23rd May 2017 Time: 19;30 to 21:00 Cost: FREE Venue: Friends Meeting House, Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 5NS United Kingdom Click Here to get FREE event tickets Organiser: Residential Landlords Association Email: info@rla.org.uk On 23rd May 2017, just 2 weeks before the country goes to the polls again the… Read more

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May
16

The RLA’s Manifesto: Boosting Housing Supply

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Recent government policy has undermined the confidence of private landlords. To date, the Government has focused on encouraging institutional investors to develop new rental properties using mechanisms such as loan guarantees and the Build to Rent Fund. Whilst we welcome all efforts to boost housing supply, institutional investors are simply not providing the homes at […]

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May
16

Buying a Property, Selling an HMO?

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We all sell properties from time to time, just as we buy, but as Landlords we are usually buying a house and selling a business, and there are few agents that seem to recognise that difference. I’d be really interested to open up some discussion on how to get the best value out of the… Read more

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May
16

Labour Party Minifesto for ‘Private Renters’ 2017 released

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The Labour Party Manifesto 2017 promises to end insecurity for private renters. The Party pledges to control rent increases (Rent Controls) and introduce new consumer rights for tenants with more secure tenancies and more Landlord Licencing. This section of the document states: “Labour will make new three year tenancies the norm, with an inflation cap… Read more

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May
16

3 Easy Ways to Maximise Buy to Let Profits

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Buy to let profits are being slowly eroded by government tax changes, which include phasing out mortgage interest tax relief over the next five years. Many landlords will lose their higher-rate tax relief, with some making a loss. There is also the extra 3% stamp duty hike on second properties to consider. But, it’s not […]

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May
16

Who is responsible for paying for a lock on HMO bedroom door?

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I am due to move into a property sharing with 2 others (total of 3 occupants) in a HMO set up. When viewing the property/room I observed that there is no lock on my soon to be bedroom door. When I asked the landlord if he could fit a lock he advised that I would… Read more

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May
16

A Rogues Gallery of Prosecuted Landlords

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Rogue Landlords: A Bristol housing charity has topped the list of the UK’s most prosecuted landlords. The social housing charity was set up to house the homeless and is among other private landlords convicted of making money from substandard properties, but it is still letting homes to tenants, research by The Guardian newspaper finds. The […]

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May
15

Landlords and agents reminded of law change

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Landlords and agents throughout the UK with properties in Wales are being reminded that they could be unwittingly breaking the law due to recent changes. Enforcement powers are now active for Rent Smart Wales. The legislation which came into force last year as a result of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 now requires all landlords […]

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May
15

Return of bond by sacked agent?

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My wife and I put some of our properties with an agent, but have since taken them back due to abysmal service.  The tenants have received the bond back. Is that normal practice and if so what next? Many thanks Peter

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May
15

Tenant’s Liability to Pay Council Tax

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Test Case: Leeds City Council v Broadley [2016] This case and the subsequent High Court ruling has brought some clarification about who is liable to pay council tax, tenant or landlord, when a rental property is vacant due to a tenant vacating early, that is, before the tenancy term ends. This article applies primarily to […]

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