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NRLA slams Welsh tenant compensation plan

NRLA slams Welsh tenant compensation plan

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The Welsh government has agreed to explore the possibility of making landlords give tenants compensation if they are evicted.

New book helps landlords prepare for renters' rights shake-up

New book helps landlords prepare for renters' rights shake-up

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A former solicitor and property expert has penned a book on how landlords can avoid litigants and potential crippling fines.

Landlords warned to look out for fake document scam

Landlords warned to look out for fake document scam

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Landlords have been reminded to double check tenants’ documents after several London landlords were handed fake payslips.

Leasehold property listings miss out vital facts

Leasehold property listings miss out vital facts

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Property portals and estate agents are failing buyers of leasehold properties by not flagging up legally required information.

Landlords face higher bills to join new government schemes

Landlords face higher bills to join new government schemes

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Fees for joining the redress scheme and landlord database could be “significantly higher” following amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Rogue rent-to-rent agency hit with £35,000 penalty

Rogue rent-to-rent agency hit with £35,000 penalty

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A Portsmouth rent-to-rent agency which let out overcrowded and unlicensed HMOs has been handed a hefty fine.

Landlords: 2025 – What’s Next?

Landlords: 2025 – What’s Next?

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April’s stamp duty hike looms, so if you’re considering selling, sooner is smarter.

Big lender helps tenants to buy landlord properties

Big lender helps tenants to buy landlord properties

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TSB has launched a new concessionary mortgage for landlords looking to sell their properties to tenants with no deposit required.

NRLA training: New Year, New You

NRLA training: New Year, New You

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New year, new you. Sound familiar? Many of us start the new year with the very best of intentions, only for them to fall by the wayside.

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BREAKING: Brighton reveals plans to limit Airbnbs as Gove prepares national restrictions

BREAKING: Brighton reveals plans to limit Airbnbs as Gove prepares national restrictions

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Brighton and Hove has its sights set on being the first city to slap a ban on second homes and holiday lets. The Green-controlled council is looking to clamp down on landlords profiting from the staycation boom amid fears that the rapid growth has impacted on the availability of

Prepare now as Leasehold Reform Act takes effect 30 June

Prepare now as Leasehold Reform Act takes effect 30 June

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Prepare for the Leasehold Reform Act on 30 June: what landlords need to know about new ground rent rules and leasehold fairness.

OPINION: What abolishing Section 21 evictions will mean for landlords

OPINION: What abolishing Section 21 evictions will mean for landlords

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The long-awaited Government White Paper, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1083378/A_fairer_private_rented_sector_web_accessible.pdf" target="_blank" A Fairer Private Rented Sector ,

It's now cheaper to rent than to buy...

It's now cheaper to rent than to buy...

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According to recent research buy property agents Hamptons International, for the last 11 months its been cheaper to buy a home with a 10% deposit than rent. This is because to rental growth was tearing away before and mortgage rates were near their record lows. In May this ye

Abolishing fixed‑term tenancies could ruin student lettings

Abolishing fixed‑term tenancies could ruin student lettings

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Abolishing fixed-term tenancies risks ruining the student rental market, warns leading provider of major housing contraction.

Section 21 eviction ban? We're off to short-term lets, say thousands of landlords

Section 21 eviction ban? We're off to short-term lets, say thousands of landlords

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Thousands of landlords have vowed to switch to short-term lets when Section 21 notices are abolished, a new survey has found. Assist Inventories study of 10,000 landlords and letting agents revealed that 45% plan to move away from long-term tenancies while 41% said they might

EPCs are already changing and about time too, says homes assessment expert

EPCs are already changing and about time too, says homes assessment expert

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The new Building Regulations and accompanying technical upgrade to the SAP assessment methodology ask for a completely different way of measuring the energy performance of many buildings, giving a market boost to those properties with higher EPC ratings. Effective from last week

Check your properties regularly warns landlord after armed police raid rental house

Check your properties regularly warns landlord after armed police raid rental house

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A landlord too terrified to reveal her name has warned others to conduct more regular property checks after she unwittingly rented her house to a drug-dealing gang for years. The North London-based landlord has had the same tenants since 2005 but only discovered their illegal ac

How much damage to rental properties by pets really costs landlords

How much damage to rental properties by pets really costs landlords

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New research reveals how adult tenants cause as much damage as pets in rental properties and that for smaller landlords, animal damage costs less to repair. The survey of 537 landlords and lettings agents found 85% have experienced both kinds of damage while only 29% of landlord

Latest EPC shake-up to be 'good for flats, bad for houses'

Latest EPC shake-up to be 'good for flats, bad for houses'

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Upcoming changes to EPCs next month could end up costing landlords more and see properties downgraded if they don’t have energy upgrade documents, it has been claimed.

OPINION: Landlords and agents had a chance to avoid licensing, and blew it

OPINION: Landlords and agents had a chance to avoid licensing, and blew it

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It is not unusual to hearletting agents and their landlord clients complaining that operating within theprivate rented sector is has become increasingly tangled with red tape.

WARNING: Money lost to 'investment scams' rises to £144 million

WARNING: Money lost to 'investment scams' rises to £144 million

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The public has been warned to be vigilant following a new report that shows the number of people relieved of their savings by ‘investment scams’ has increased by value for the first time since 2021, reaching £144 million.

'Blue-rinse' seaside resort seeks to restrict number of HMOs

'Blue-rinse' seaside resort seeks to restrict number of HMOs

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The borough council’s planning committee will vote on whether to introduce an Article 4 direction next week.

Council secures criminal conviction for landlord over unlicensed HMO

Council secures criminal conviction for landlord over unlicensed HMO

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A West Sussex landlord has been prevented from letting out HMOs after he admitted operating an unlicensed property.

Landlords WILL be allowed to raise rents to pay for EPC upgrades

Landlords WILL be allowed to raise rents to pay for EPC upgrades

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Despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s insistence that rents hadn’t increased when standards were raised during previous initiatives, Justice Minister Sarah Sackman has now said there are grounds for “higher market rents”.

Landlord £10,000 out of pocket as DWP rules complicated payments

Landlord £10,000 out of pocket as DWP rules complicated payments

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A tenant has built up more than £10,000 in rent arrears after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to accept her landlord’s word that the rent had increased.

Number of planning permissions for HMOs declines across UK

Number of planning permissions for HMOs declines across UK

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Report from digital planning portal suggests public fight-back against HMOs and higher taxes for landlords are beginning to bite.

US activist urges British tenants to withhold rents and resist 'despotic landlords'

US activist urges British tenants to withhold rents and resist 'despotic landlords'

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Radical renting campaigners have written a new book that aims to inspire the end of UK landlords’ “despotic control” over tenants.

Famous seaside town plans enlarged £784 landlord licensing scheme

Famous seaside town plans enlarged £784 landlord licensing scheme

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The Norfolk seaside town of Great Yarmouth has revealed plans to introduce a five-year selective licensing scheme for rented properties in three key wards.

Landlord jailed after stealing from lettings agency

Landlord jailed after stealing from lettings agency

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A landlord who worked as an estate agent assistant has been jailed for stealing more than £167,000 from her employer, it has been reported.

Bailiffs urge frustrated landlords to take eviction survey

Bailiffs urge frustrated landlords to take eviction survey

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Landlords have been urged to share their experiences of being hit by County Court delays when evicting tenants.

Big land owners say leasehold reform 'incompatible with their human rights'

Big land owners say leasehold reform 'incompatible with their human rights'

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Leaseholders have failed in their attempt to stop freeholders from challenging the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act.

Landlords welcome report critical of Welsh regulator

Landlords welcome report critical of Welsh regulator

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A critical report on the performance of Welsh landlord and agent regulator Rent Smart Wales has been welcomed after it highlighted both uneven enforcement levels and its ‘abrasive’ communication style.

Why are landlords failing to invest in buy-to-let?

Why are landlords failing to invest in buy-to-let?

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Why aren’t buy-to-let landlords growing their portfolios when rent demand is through the roof, and while build-to-rent investors are so optimistic?

Campaigners and student landlords cross swords over rent reforms

Campaigners and student landlords cross swords over rent reforms

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Tenants' campaigning group Generation Rent has slammed the NRLA for pushing the government to include one and two-person student shares in the new possession ground under the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Raising EPC upgrade cost cap for landlords 'inappropriate'

Raising EPC upgrade cost cap for landlords 'inappropriate'

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Estate agents have urged the government to reduce its proposed £15,000 cost cap for landlords to make EPC upgrades to £5,000.

Industry boss slams Labour's EPC reform plans

Industry boss slams Labour's EPC reform plans

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A retrofit firm boss has warned that ill thought-out EPC reforms risk misclassifying millions of homes, misdirecting public funds and delaying action on cold, inefficient homes.

Big Midlands town gives green light to selective licensing

Big Midlands town gives green light to selective licensing

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Mansfield is the latest major district council to give the green light to selective licensing within its borders following a consultation last year.

Build more homes? Britain can't afford it, Rachel tells Angela

Build more homes? Britain can't afford it, Rachel tells Angela

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Labouir's promise to build more homes including those for renters is in jeapordy as Rayner and the Chancellor battle it out over money.

'More private landlords will quit and we'll replace them' - says big corporate

'More private landlords will quit and we'll replace them' - says big corporate

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The UK’s biggest private corporate landlord has predicted that rental housing shortages will worsen in the coming years – while it takes the place of smaller landlords.

Westminster green-lights huge selective licensing scheme for landlords

Westminster green-lights huge selective licensing scheme for landlords

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Westminster City Council has given the go-ahead to a huge new selective licensing scheme covering 15 of the London borough’s 18 wards.

EXPERTS: Inflation rise to delay interest rate cut until August

EXPERTS: Inflation rise to delay interest rate cut until August

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Landlords could face higher mortgage rates for longer after inflation jumped by more than expected last month to 3.5%.

OFFICIAL: 24% of landlords looking to sell up this year

OFFICIAL: 24% of landlords looking to sell up this year

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A data gathering exercise by the Government has highlighted new and sometimes surprising facts about the UK’s landlords and their properties, including why a quarter are plannig to sell of properties over the next 12 months.

Making commonhold default tenure will have 'unintended consquences'

Making commonhold default tenure will have 'unintended consquences'

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A leading leasehold expert has warned that commonhold reforms will hit property values and shift costs onto individual flat owners including those belonging to private landlords.