New guidance has been published by the Home Office on carrying out right to rent checks on...
Regulation and Enforcement
Possession reforms dead on arrival say landlords
Government proposals to reform the way landlords can repossess properties will not work and...
Call of the Week-Gaining possession and court forms
Every week the RLA provides advice and support to landlords suffering with court delays. With a 22...
Courts failing to follow rules in housing cases
Courts across the country are failing to follow their own rules when it comes to the speed of...
Manchester rent controls would choke off supply of homes
Introducing rent controls in Manchester would choke of the supply of homes to rent making it more...
Landlords urged to back legal case protecting their repossession...
Landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess their...
Landlord banned from letting property for five years
A landlord in Telford has been banned from letting property for the next five years. The banning...
Call of the week – missing gas safety certificate
Most landlords thankfully never have to use a section 21 notice but almost all of them rely on the...
Possession reform: Have you made your views heard?
The RLA is encouraging members to make sure they have responded to the Government’s...
Gas Safety Week: What landlords need to know
This week is Gas Safety Week, the annual awareness campaign run by the Gas Safe Register. To mark...
Property inspections key to Lib Dem PRS plan
Proposals for property inspections for rented homes form part of new housing plans announced by the...
RLA call on deposit reform
A proposal allowing tenants to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving house has been...
Victory for RLA as Hounslow Council u-turns on licensing
Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to bring in a licensing scheme for landlords following...
Right to Rent: government appeal date set
The government’s appeal against a damning ruling by the High Court that the Right to Rent breaches...
Labour Right-to-Buy plan would kill off PRS
Labour plans to force landlords to sell homes to tenants for less than market rates would kill off...
Landlords urged to fight for repossession rights
Landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess properties...
Failing courts need urgent reform
New statistics out today show that it now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from...