Articles by Victoria Barker
Big Energy Saving Week
This week is Big Energy Saving Week, a national campaign aimed at helping people to cut their fuel bills and ensure they are getting all the financial support they are entitled to. The NRLA has been campaigning for some time for more funding for the private rented sector for landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, and there are also plenty of resources online for members to learn more about this.
Licensing: Respond to current consultations in your area
Landlords are being urged to respond to licensing consultations that affect them. Some of the councils currently consulting on licensing schemes include Manchester City Council and Newcastle City Council. NRLA members can learn more about how to respond to consultations that affect them by logging into the NRLA's licensing toolkit.
The Big Question: Do your tenants have free rein when it comes to the garden?
When it comes to gardening, do you allow your tenants to have free rein? We are asking you what you think as part of our Big Question feature in the Spring edition of member magazine Property.
Eviction ban in England extended for six weeks
Responding to the Government's announcement of an extension to the ban on the enforcement of most repossessions in the rental housing market in England, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association said:
Self-assessment tax deadline fast approaching
Landlords are reminded that the deadline to file their self-assessment tax returns is fast approaching.
Ministers need to get a grip of the rent debt crisis
The National Residential Landlords Association, Big Issue and Ride Out Recession Alliance, Shelter, ARLA Propertymark, the Nationwide Building Society, and StepChange the Debt Charity have issued a statement following the re-introduction of a national lockdown.
NRLA welcomes changes to Green Homes Grants
Landlords are welcoming news the Government has changed the Green Homes Grant Scheme installer terms and conditions to overcome the challenges landlords and homeowners were facing finding an installer.
COVID Rent Arrears Crisis
This piece looks at new research carried out for the NRLA by Dynata. More than 2,077 private renters in England and Wales were surveyed between 17th November and 9th December 2020.
More than 800,000 renters in arrears due to Covid
Over 800,000 private renters in England and Wales have built rent arrears since lockdown measures began according to estimates from new research published today.
Brexit and Right to Rent: What landlords need to know
Ahead of the 31 December 2020, we wanted to remind members that Government guidance states that private landlords will need to carry out Right to Rent checks in the same way they do at present, until June 2021.
