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Landlords would be badly let down if deposit cap cut to 5 weeks...

Landlords would be ‘badly let down’ by the government if it cuts its new deposit cap from six to five weeks – a move which would also make it harder for people to find homes to rent. A press report...

Landlords exiting and FTB sales down...

As we near the end of 2018, Propertymark has analysed its sales and lettings data to reveal trends from the year. ARLA Propertymark’s overview of the private rented sector: The supply of rental accommodation...

Councils failing landlords and tenants by not prosecuting...

Two thirds of councils in England and Wales brought no prosecutions against private landlords in 2017/18 according to research by the RLA. Nearly a fifth of councils didn’t even issue any Improvement...

National Landlords Alliance on BBC Radio 4 You and Yours...

Larry Sweeney of The National Landlords Alliance was on BBC Radio 4 You and Yours lunch time today; Click on the image below Larry starts 9.42 into the programme if you want to fast forward to him. Why...

1.14% BTL 2 year discounted but with a 3 year sting in the tail...

The Leeds Building Society has launched 2 new headline catching Buy to Let mortgages that are both two year discounted rates priced to reflect the maximum Loan to Value: 1.14% two year discounted variable...

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Number of cashback incentives increasing on BTL mortgages...

With a limited number of people interested in applying for a new mortgage of any type at the moment, product numbers being at all-time highs and competition still pushing interest rates down, mortgage...

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5 months average – Could ‘Housing Court’ speed...

Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to the courts according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice. Where a landlord needs...

“Bastard Landlords” – Rogue too cuddly!

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Conservative Peer and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government), was speaking in the 2nd reading in the House of Lords on Friday the 23rd of November.

Landlord Alliance pressure makes the media...

The Big Issue has picked up on the campaign to boycott Shelter supporting businesses in their article “Landlords are boycotting companies that support homelessness charity Shelter” Click here.

Support a homelessness charity which provides actual shelter!

The Landlords Alliance campaign to stop B&Q supporting anti-private landlord charity Shelter and to get them to instead support a homelessness charity which provides actual shelter has gathered pace...

Use of Section 21 evictions in the PRS – Debate...

On 6 December 2018, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on the Use of section 21 evictions in the private rented sector. The debate is scheduled to start at 1.30pm and the Member sponsoring this debate...

Commons Select committee attack lenders no DSS policies...

The Work and Pensions Commons select committee have issued a statement titled “Government must address housing ‘blacklist’ created by lenders’ no DSS policy.” The Committee published...

Tenancy deposit disputes still below 1%...

For the eighth consecutive year, less than 1% (0.85%) of all tenancies ended in a dispute over the tenancy deposit according to new figures released by Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). Published every year,

Security of tenure in the PRS is not a cause of increasing homelessness...

“It is the introduction in 2008 of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) as a means of calculating Housing Benefit payments, and subsequent changes to LHA rates, that is driving the increase in homelessness...

Tenants from hell pictures – £500 competition gimmick!

Yes we know it is a marketing gimmick and you will be giving your name and email address to Hillarys, who sell not completely unrelated curtains and blinds, but they are running a competition to upload...

Nottingham lose £95k appeal against landlord...

Nottingham City Council, who have been heavily crticised by our own Mick Roberts and Property118 members for their selective licensing scheme, are now under fire for wasting £95,000 of tax payers money...

Millennials stumble on the Property Ladder...

With the average semi-detached house costing £225,674 in the UK, the housing crisis has left many of those within the younger generations short of an opportunity to own their own home. As the UK experiences...

Urgent need to review Section 8...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling for the Government to review the section 8 possession process. The section 8 possession process requires landlords to seek a court order to gain possession...

Calls to scrap direct payments...

On Monday 12th November, BBCs latest Panorama investigation focused on the impact of the controversial Universal Credit, and most crucially the housing element. The programme revealed the extent of the...

New Housing Court proposals consultation...

As promised in the government’s last manifesto the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have proposed a new Housing Court. This new court will be route for landlords and tenants...

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