Industry news
Scotland tenant hardship loan fund launches
Tenants in Scotland who have been financially affected by Covid 19 will now be able to apply for interest free loans to pay off Covid related arrears.
LSE Covid research: Can you help?
Coronavirus and its impact on landlords and tenants, is the subject of a new study by researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE). The team will be looking at how the pandemic, in combination with policy and tax changes, is affecting the behaviour of individual private landlords and rents and conditions for tenants.
Queen's Speech: Section 21 WILL go
Labour manifesto would leave tenants worse off
Rent controls and plans for open ended tenancies have been included in the Labour Party manifesto, out today.
Electrical safety: Expert guidance launched
New rules on electrical safety will be introduced this July, with expert guidance now launched by trade association NAPIT.
Electrical safety rules will leave tenants at risk
New electrical safety rules could leave tenants in high-risk rental homes vulnerable. The regulations are due to come into force from June this year and will immediately remove the obligation for landlords to carry out electrical safety checks in Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
Landlords call for extension to safety certificates
Landlords are calling for a six month extension to the validity of all gas and electrical safety certificates to cover for the impact of the coronavirus.
Online self assessment tax return deadline-help for landlords
The self-assessment tax return deadline is fast approaching, and landlords have until 31st January 2020 to file their self assessment tax return online.
Right to Rent guidance breaks the law
New guidance from the government on its Right to Rent scheme would see landlords breaking the law if they followed it.
Possession reforms dead on arrival say landlords
Government proposals to reform the way landlords can repossess properties will not work and threatens the supply of homes for rent, says the RLA.
