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Right to Rent: Online system to be available later this month

New guidance on Right to Rent has been published this week. The legislative changes enable landlords and letting agents to use a new Home Office online checking service, available from 25 November, to undertake right to rent checks for non-UK nationals.

Industry News Victoria Barker 03/11/2020
Right to Rent: Online system to be available later this month

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.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 03/11/2020
Blog: The Power of Inventories - Don't Put Yourself at Risk

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.

Events Victoria Barker 02/11/2020
Register for the online National Landlord Investment Show

England lockdown: Furlough scheme extended and house moves can still go ahead

Industry News Victoria Barker 02/11/2020
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.

Insights and Opinions Calum Davies 30/10/2020
Rent Smart Wales: Mandatory inspections 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.

Landlord Confidence Index Nick Clay 29/10/2020
Landlord Confidence Index (LCI) No.7: 2020 Q3

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.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 26/10/2020
New agents course goes live

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.

Industry News Victoria Barker 22/10/2020
Court reform vital before Section 21 can be axed report warns

Coronavirus: Updated guidance for landlords

Industry News Victoria Barker 22/10/2020
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.

Industry News Victoria Barker 20/10/2020
Work and Pensions select committee report on Universal Credit published