Helpful tips

Whether you're looking for useful tips to ensure your rental property is safe and secure if your tenants are heading away, or you just want to learn more about what you can do to improve its kerb-appeal, then you're in the right place

Reactivating possession proceedings: Template forms

Courts will begin to hear possession cases again from the 24th August, following a five month ban on evictions. The strict procedures landlords must now follow when bringing forward possession cases were laid out by the Government recently, detailing what landlords need to do under new Civil Procedure Rules.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 05/08/2020
Reactivating possession proceedings: Template forms

Spring Property Maintenance Guide

As an NRLA Member we are offering you the chance to download our guide for FREE. All we ask in return is that you allow NRLA Property Insurance the opportunity to quote for your landlord/property insurance come renewal time.

Helpful Tips Steve Barnes 01/07/2020
Spring Property Maintenance Guide

BLOG: NRLA team up with The Dispute Service to help landlords and tenants with rent arrears

Steve Harriott, CEO at The Dispute Service takes a look at how the NRLA and The Dispute Service have teamed up to provide guidance and support in these unprecedented times.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 03/08/2020
BLOG: NRLA team up with The Dispute Service to help landlords and tenants with rent arrears

Common Covid-19 financial scams to be aware of

The ten most common scams relating to coronavirus have been revealed by trade body UK Finance this week, including one scam involving fake council tax reduction emails. We take a look at how to identify if something is actually a scam, and what to do about it.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 30/07/2020
Common Covid-19 financial scams to be aware of

Coronavirus: Your video guide to the new letting rules

Legislation changes this week have seen the housing market re-opened, with landlords now permitted to hold viewings and allow tenants to move in and out of rental homes. NRLA Policy and Campaigns Director Chris Norris has put together a short video for landlords outlining their responsibilities, what has changed and what they need to know going forward.

Helpful Tips Sally Walmsley 14/06/2020
Coronavirus: Your video guide to the new letting rules

Covid-19: Vital arrears advice could keep landlords out of court

Arrears guidance created by the NRLA and with industry-wide backing could help landlords keep tenants in their homes and avoid lengthy court waits. The NRLA, the Chartered Institute of Housing, The Property Redress Scheme, My Deposits, the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and ARLA Propertymark are all backing the new guide to help landlords and tenants come to mutually beneficial arrangements over arrears.

Helpful Tips Sally Walmsley 09/07/2020
Covid-19: Vital arrears advice could keep landlords out of court

How to: Paint like a pro three ways

When it comes to painting a rental property, some landlords may prefer to hire a professional painter and decorator to do this-others may decide to do paint themselves especially if only a minor touch up is needed. In this blog we explore three ways painting just like a pro.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 28/06/2020
How to: Paint like a pro three ways