Industry news
News relating to the private rented sector from both England and Wales, affecting landlords.
Landlords welcome plan to end homelessness
Landlords in Wales have welcomed the Government's announcement of a new £30 million funding pot as part of a plan to end homelessness. Local authorities are expected to be able to use this funding to support a nationwide private rented sector leasing scheme.
Government Response to Consultation on Proposals to Extend Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements
The Government has announced they plan to expand the scope of the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation in both private and social housing.
Demand for rental housing at record high
Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research being published by the National Residential Landlords Association.
NRLA partners with Viewber
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has announced the start of a new commercial partnership with Viewber, a provider of cutting-edge services to landlord, investors and letting agents.
Use of 'no explanation' repossessions plummeting says official data
The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21, 'no explanation' notices has plummeted over the past two years.
Housing minister in talks with NRLA
Housing minister Chris Pincher met with NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle this week to talk about funding to tackle Covid-related arrears and the long-awaited white paper on rental reform.
Repossession limits lifted in courts
'Overall arrangements' limiting landlords' ability to take back possession of their homes have come to end it has been announced. Courts now no longer need to schedule two separate hearings (review and a substantive) before being able to issue a possession order.
Research lays bare failure to tackle criminal landlords
TWO thirds of English councils have prosecuted no landlords for offences related to standards in or the management of private rented housing over the last three years.
Call for case studies to highlight interventions on homes and health
The Healthy Places team in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking for examples of interventions in housing that can have a positive impact on health, and landlords are being invited to share their experiences.
Private landlords forced to rely on savings to cover lost rental income
Today the NRLA releases figures from research conducted with BVA/BDRC which reveals the extent to which private landlords have been forced to rely on their own savings to cover rental losses incurred as a result of the pandemic.
