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Forum Spotlight: Running a childminding business from rented...
This weeks Forum Spotlight looks at a Forum post around a tenant wanting to run a childminding...
Storm Hector: Are your properties safe?
The Met Office has warned that Storm Hector will bring winds of up to 70mph. Whilst the amber...
Schools out for summer-SEVEN tips for student landlords
For thousands of students across the country, term has ended and they will be preparing to move out...
Forum Spotlight: Responsibility for mowing the grass
As the warm weather looks like it is here to stay, many tenants will be heading outdoors to relax...
Blog: Universal Credit Full Service in operation
As part of our ongoing work with the Department for Work and Pensions on Universal Credit the RLA...
Call of the Week- Registering with the ICO
In the last month the Landlord Advice Team handled a record breaking number of calls from our...
Regulation, regulation, regulation
As a landlord, you should now be used to change, with an unprecedented level of government...
Call of the Week-HMO changes in October
Many of our landlords are asking questions about the upcoming changes around HMO licensing. This...
Holiday season: TEN tips to keep your property safe
We’re now into summer and many tenants will be starting to head away on holiday. When...
Course of the Month: Principles of HMOs
Are you a landlord considering letting out your first property as a House of Multiple Occupation...
Forum Spotlight: Tenant in joint contract wants to leave early
When renting to students or a group of friends living in a HMO, it is common for the landlord to...
Call of the Week- ending a tenancy early letter
Questions about ending tenancies are pretty common for our Landlord Advice Team. This week, a...
GDPR sees record number of calls to advice team
With new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force today, phone calls about the...
Forum Spotlight- allowing tenants to move in early
This week’s forum spotlight focuses on a member who is new to being a landlord. She had previously...
All party support for Tenants Fees Bill
MPs yesterday debated, and approved without a vote, the Tenant Fees Bill at second reading. Opening...
GDPR deadline approaching – don’t get caught out
Up to 24 different categories of organisations and people may need access to the data landlords...