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Blog: The Power of Inventories - Don't Put Yourself at Risk
NRLA partners No Letting Go write about the importance of carrying out an inventory.
Register for the online National Landlord Investment Show
There's not long left to register for the online National Landlord Investment Show on 3rd November 2020. Hear from a fantastic line-up of industry speakers on key topics. The event is free to sign up for, register here.
England lockdown: Furlough scheme extended and house moves can still go ahead
Rent Smart Wales: Mandatory inspections introduced
Calum Davies, NRLA Wales policy and public affairs officer on the fifth anniversary of registration and licensing scheme Rent Smart Wales, and the new rules being introduced.
Landlord Confidence Index (LCI) No.7: 2020 Q3
This is the Quarter 3 Landlord Confidence Index (LCI). Over 2,000 landlords participated in this research. The fragile confidence returning to landlords in the previous quarter appears short lived. As with the previous quarter, confidence is noticably low in London.
New agents course goes live
A new nationally recognised agent qualification is being launched by the NRLA. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3 award is the equivalent of an A level for new and existing letting agents and property managers who want to develop their skills.
Court reform vital before Section 21 can be axed report warns
Section 21 should not be scrapped until Section 8 is reformed and a new specialist housing court is created, a new report published this week has warned. The Lettings Industry Councils (TLIC) Beyond Section 21 report was commissioned following the Government consultation on axing Section 21, which ran last year and received more than 20,000 responses.
Coronavirus: Updated guidance for landlords
Work and Pensions select committee report on Universal Credit published
A new report published by the Work and Pensions Select Committee recommends a number of changes to the Universal Credit system.
Blog: No letting agent? What could go wrong?
In his latest blog Paul Shamplina, Head of Property for Hamilton Fraser and Founder of Landlord Action, shares his views on letting agents, after new data revealed more than half landlords now opt to self-manage.
