Articles by Sally Walmsley
General Election 2024: Conservative plans do nothing to address shortage of homes to rent
Plans to temporarily scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords selling homes to their tenants have been announced by the Conservative Party during its election manifesto launch today. The tax would be axed for a two-year period, to encourage landlords to sell properties to existing tenants – yet the NRLA said this does not address the chronic shortage of homes to rent.
Your NRLA podcast: Local authority enforcement and property fraud
In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords, presenters Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco examine the issue of local authority enforcement following the publication of a new report by the NRLA and investigate the shadowy world of property fraud.
The Big Question: Have you made energy efficiency improvements at your rental properties?
This month we ask whether you have made any energy efficiency improvements to your rental homes. Tell us more about your approach in our exclusive survey for NRLA members' magazine Property.
NRLA General Election Hub – keeping you up to date
A new General Election Hub to keep NRLA members fully abreast of the latest party-political policies on private rented housing has been unveiled today.
Student landlords needed for European study
Student landlords are being invited to take part in an international survey looking at different experiences across Europe.
Uncertain future for the PRS as reports Renters (Reform) Bill dropped
The Renters (Reform) Bill, the Government's masterplan to transform the private rented sector, is reported to have been dropped as a result of the general election announcement.
Rent controls ‘not Labour policy’
Labour has once again stressed that rent controls are not party policy in the wake of an independent report it commissioned into the private rented sector (PRS). The report, which was released this week, suggests Labour needs to ‘decrease the country’s dependence on the PRS’ and recommends the introduction of what author Stephen Cowan describes as ‘third-generation rent stabilisation’.
NRLA enforcement data presented to Parliamentary group
New NRLA enforcement data showing councils are failing to tackle the rogue landlords giving the sector a bad name has been presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector.
New dates announced for the NRLA's ‘Wales On Tour’
Following the success of last year's events programme the NRLA has confirmed new dates for its 2024 ‘Wales On Tour’ sessions.
NRLA podcast: Renters (Reform) Bill amendments and permitted development rights
In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, recorded ahead of last week's debate, Richard and Ben discuss the new amendments with expert guests, as well as looking at proposed changes to permitted development rights.
