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The National Landlord Register is coming...

As mentioned in the Levelling Up White paper the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has released a job advert for the role of Policy Advisor – National Landlord Register. Click here...

Government grants for corporate landlords to install EV charge...

The government scheme for EV chargepoint grants gives financial support to buy and install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at residential or commercial properties in the UK: Click here for the full...

TONIGHT: Struggling to find property deals?

Live online TONIGHT (Thursday 31st May) at 8pm! Brand new training all about how you can find better property deals in your area. If you are struggling to find great deals, or don’t know what to look...

Failing Social Housing providers to be named and shamed...

The government will “name and shame” failing social housing providers as part of major reforms to give residents a stronger voice and drive up standards. This means social landlords providing sub-standard...

Don’t leave damp discussions until the end of the tenancy...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) is warning tenants and landlords to avoid leaving discussions about damp and mould to the end of the tenancies. It is urging tenants and landlords to talk openly...

Challenge for the PRS is how to adapt to accommodate more mature...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households by 2035, analysis conducted on behalf of Paragon Bank has found. A report by the Social Market...

Changing Places toilets...

Thousands of severely disabled people who need specialised facilities when they are out and about will benefit from over 500 new Changing Places toilets in England. The Chancellor confirmed in his Spring...

Law of unintended consequences emanating from Holyrood...

Some of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic are about to be rescinded at the end of the month, and it might be assumed that...

9% reduction in rough sleeping according to government stats...

The annual rough sleeping statistics, published 24 February 2022, show that rates have fallen for a fourth year in a row with a 9% reduction in rough sleeping compared to last year. Numbers have fallen...

Government responsible for rental affordability decline...

Research Rentd, has found that the earnings of the average tenant sit below the rental affordability threshold in five of the nation’s nine regions. The research looked at the current average income...

Spring Statement 2022 – Landlord Reactions...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has just presented his Spring Statement to Parliament, focussing on the cost of living crisis and its exacerbation by immediately falling into another crisis, supporting global economic...

CMA frees thousands more from doubling ground rents...

Fifteen businesses that had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal commitments, known as undertakings, to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to remove terms...

Homes for Ukraine scheme: FAQs...

This has been a very widely commented on topic with Mick Roberts’s article, Can I really house the Ukrainian People? I want to, however….., so the latest government FAQs have been included below:...

NRLA mourns loss of John Stewart...

The National Residential Landlords Association is sad to confirm that its Deputy Director for Policy and Research, John Stewart, passed away over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer. Ben Beadle,

Shadow White Paper for Wales...

Today, in its Shadow Wales White Paper, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) sets the future direction necessary for a fairer, more inclusive PRS in Wales. The Shadow White Paper, entitled...

Landlord Action to feature on ITV’s Tonight programme...

This week, ITV turns its attention to the Private Rented Sector in Britain’s most popular current affairs programme Tonight, Losing Your Home: the True Cost, featuring Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina.

“Pop-Up” HPPM property networking event at the London Hard...

Join us for quality property networking at London’s Hard Rock Hotel – in support of Humanitarian aid for Ukraine Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 18:30 – 21:30 GMT: Click Here to join us About...

Little more than half the savings market can beat base rate...

Base rate beating savings deals plunge to lowest level in over a decade with the Moneyfacts UK Savings Trends Treasury Report data showing little more than half of the savings market (55%) can beat base...

Scrapping the 3% SDLT surcharge would increase PRS supply by...

The Government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion if it scrapped the stamp duty levy on the purchase of homes to rent out. According to analysis by the economic consultancy, Capital Economics, removing...

85% of PRS tenants are happy with their landlord...

Most people renting their home in the private rented sector are happy with their property and landlord, new research reveals today. An independent report by the Social Market Foundation, commissioned by...

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