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Electrical safety: Expert guidance launched

New rules on electrical safety will be introduced this July, with expert guidance now launched by trade association NAPIT.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 14/05/2020
Electrical safety: Expert guidance launched

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).

Industry News Sally Walmsley 24/02/2020
Electrical safety rules will leave tenants at risk

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.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 20/04/2020
Landlords call for extension to safety certificates

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.

Industry News Victoria Barker 03/01/2020
Online self assessment tax return deadline-help for landlords

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.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 05/08/2019
Right to Rent guidance breaks the law

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.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 10/10/2019
Possession reforms dead on arrival say landlords

Members rallied to contact MPs as evictions ban extended

The extension of the evictions ban will have devastating consequences for some landlords, with the NRLA encouraging those affected to write to their MPs to make sure their voices are heard.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 11/06/2020
Members rallied to contact MPs as evictions ban extended

Conservatives vow to strengthen landlords' rights

A vow to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto, released today.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 24/11/2019
Conservatives vow to strengthen landlords' rights

Budget 2020: Action needed to halt fall in supply of homes

The Chancellor must take action in the Budget to reverse the fall off in the supply of rented housing say landlords. With landlords selling more properties than they are buying and others switching to short-term holiday lets for tax reasons, unless action is taken tenants are going to find it increasingly hard to find the housing they want, and rents will inevitably go up.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 18/02/2020
Budget 2020: Action needed to halt fall in supply of homes

Section 21 consultation: Government reveals plans

The Government has published the consultation of abolishing Section 21, so called no fault repossessions in the private rented sector.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 21/07/2019
Section 21 consultation: Government reveals plans