Articles by Sally Walmsley
NRLA to host housing panel at Labour Party Conference
The NRLA will be at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool next week, hosting a fringe event focusing on the importance of a robust and high quality private rented sector. The event, ‘Winning People Back: How Can We Provide Housing That Meets the Public's Aspirations?’, will be held on Tuesday, October 10.
Listen to the latest episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords
In the latest episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and Richard Blanco discuss the issue of pet friendly lets, and look ahead to Party Conference season, and the work the NRLA will be doing to represent landlords.
Sunak axes energy efficiency plans for rented homes
Plans which would see landlords pay up to £10,000 per property for energy efficiency improvements have been axed by the Prime Minister.
Action needed to speed up possession process
Action is needed to tackle a backlog of possession cases clogging up the courts, with some landlords waiting more than six months to take back their properties.
NRLA meets with PMs housing team
Renters reform was top of the agenda at a meeting between NRLA bosses and the Prime Minister’s housing policy team this week. NRLA Chief executive Ben Beadle and Policy Director Chris Norris were at Number 10 to discuss the vital issue of court reform to ensure possession cases are dealt with in a timely manner in the post-Section 21 era.
Research: Rent controls could see a third of landlords quit the market
More than a third of PRS landlords have said they would sell properties if strict rent controls were introduced in their area, according to new independent data.
The Big Question: What's the strangest thing a tenant has left in your rental?
From wartime newspapers to two dozen boxes of pinecones, all manner of objects have been left abandoned in rental properties when tenants move out. We want to know the strangest thing your tenants have left behind for a feature for the next edition of Property magazine.
Listen Up Landlords: Trade troubles and gardening disputes
The latest episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords is out now, examining the rising cost of building materials and the challenge of sourcing labourers for development and improvement works, as well as the tricky issue of gardening disputes.
Landlord sales profits down
Private landlords selling property will typically make around £10,500 less than they would have done had they sold in 2022 according to a new analysis.
Housing benefit fails to cover rent for 61% of households
New figures show 61% of households in England and Wales are seeing a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the rent they must pay.
