New research shows landlord licensing schemes to be a postcode lottery – with the most expensive...
Regulation and Enforcement
Fitness for Human Habitation Act now in force: what landlords...
The Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018 came into force on Wednesday 20th March in England. This...
Landlords fight for repossession rights
THE country’s leading landlord organisation is campaigning to protect the rights of landlords to...
RLA fights for landlords repossession rights
The RLA is campaigning to protect the rights of landlords to repossess their properties. This...
MHCLG publishes March newsletter on the private rented sector
The Ministry of housing, Communities and Local Government has published the March edition of its...
Rent Smart Wales update: Has your agent accepted you?
The RLA recently raised concerns with Rent Smart Wales, about a situation that a member found...
Call of the Week: Fitness for Human Habitation Act and existing...
We are not far from March 20th where the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act will come...
Days numbered for Section 21?
Section 21 – the so-called no-fault eviction – has become the go-to route for landlords who...
Client Money Protection: what agents need to know ahead of April...
All private rented property agents in England will be required to belong to an approved Client...
Right to Rent ruling: the implications
Landlords and agents will have seen the news saying that the Right to Rent has been held by the...
Right to Rent DOES breach human rights, rules High Court
The High Court has ruled the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the...
Rogue landlord enforcement funding cut by 25%
Councils across England have cut the amount they are spending on enforcement work to tackle...
Call of the Week- Tenant Fee Ban in England: pre-existing...
As we approach June 1st 2019 a number of our members are calling the Landlord Advice Team to seek...
Central Bedfordshire Housing Enforcement Consultation-RLA...
The RLA has responded to a consultation which was run by Central Bedfordshire Council on housing...
Royal Assent: Tenant Fees Bill passes into law
The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants has now been given...
This month in Westminster and Cardiff Bay- the key announcements...
January was a busy month for Government announcements. From redress, to more details on the tenant...
Government to press ahead with making five year electrical...
Landlords will be required by law to make sure that inspectors they hire to carry out electrical...