Industry news
NRLA launches new courses for 2024
The NRLA Training Academy has launched several new courses this New Year. The academy has enjoyed a bumper year in 2023, picking up two awards for Best Property Education Provider and training 10,500 landlords, both online and in person.
NRLA member Mandy recognised in New Year Honours list
Landlord and NRLA member Mandy St John Davey,has been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours for her dedication to supporting and mentoring women in property.
Lenders start reducing mortgage interest rates – good news at last?
This week, Halifax and HSBC started reducing the interest rates of their fixed term mortgage deals, with commentators anticipating this will kickstart rates readjusting across the market. Meera Chindooroy, the NRLA's deputy policy director looks at what more 2024 may hold.
Does your local authority tell tenants to wait for the bailiff?
HMRC: The stress-free guide to self-assessment
Self Assessment need not be daunting with HMRC’s simple steps on getting started. Whether you are self-employed, a business owner or maybe you have a side hustle in addition to your day job, this guide, by Jashoda Pindoria, Head of Self Assessment Operations at HMRC is for you.
NRLA in the media spotlight - the year in review
With the Government’s rental reforms finally making their long-awaited appearance, 2023 proved to be the NRLA’s biggest, most action-packed year so far on the media relations front.
‘A very fair point’: Gove agrees portal will render local licensing obsolete
Housing Secretary Michael Gove agreed with NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle that there will be no need for licensing one the Government’s new Property Portal is introduced.
Rising mortgage payments leading to higher rents warn landlords
The NRLA has publicised Q3 data from research consultancy BVA/BDRC, which reveals that around two thirds of landlords expect to see their mortgage payments go up over the next 12 months.
Episode 36 – An NRLA Christmas Special
In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and Richard Blanco welcome a panel of guests to look back over the last 12 months and forward to 2024.
Confidence growing in Wales as new year approaches
Operations manager for Wales Steve Bletsoe looks back on an eventful year for the Welsh private rented sector, and looks ahead to 2024.