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Call of the Week: Students moving into properties
Across the country, Universities are gearing up for the start of term once again. This week a landlord gave our team a call looking for some guidance in relation to coronavirus, to pass on to her tenants who are a group of friends, due to move into a house share next month.
NRLA boss to address virtual finance forum
Does it still make sense to be a professional landlord? This is the question that will be addressed by NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle at next week's virtual Financial Advice Forum. Organised by FTAdviser, the event, for finance professionals, will see a range of industry experts talk about the latest challenges they are facing and how these can be overcome.
Rapid Evidence Assessment of Changes to Mortgage Interest Relief in Ireland 1998 to 2016
As in England and Wales, the private rented sector in Ireland plays a fundamental role in the functioning of housing provision.Small scale changes to MIR are unlikely to act as a significant incentive or disincentive. The level of MIR may however act as an indicator of the government's attitude towards landlords.
The impact of regulation on the private rented sector
Though everyone seems to recognise the importance of market processes in the private rented sector, the regulatory burden is high and growing. At present, there is no move to examine the impact of regulations upon landlords. This report argues for the need to look at regulatory costs and the poor value for money associated with them.
Evictions banned over Christmas, but courts will re-open as planned
Courts will reopen on September 21, although a further eviction ban will be put in place over Christmas, the government has confirmed. In a statement it said that - except in cases of anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse - there will be a pause on evictions over the festive period. It also confirmed that if an area is in a local lockdown including a restriction on gathering in homes, bailiffs will be unable to carry out evictions.
Almost a quarter of landlords surveyed lose rent due to Covid-19
ALMOST a quarter (22 per cent) of private landlords with properties in England surveyed have lost rental income as a result of COVID-19 according to new polling.The research, conducted online by YouGov for the NRLA, found that whilst 19 per cent of those questioned had lost up to half of their usual rental income as a result of COVID-19, three per cent had lost more than half.
Forum Spotlight: Cleaning arguments in HMO
Our forum is a brilliant place to ask questions and share experiences with other landlords. A member posted on our forum recently looking for advice and experiences of other landlords around tenants in her HMO who often have arguments.
Call of the week: Can the broadband be fixed
A member gave us a call recently with a question about whether an engineer could visit their rental property to help tenants' with a broadband issue, given the lockdown.
Call of the week: Anti-social behaviour
NRLA launches new licensing toolkit
A new licensing toolkit, to help landlords understand and challenge local licensing proposals has been launched exclusively for NRLA members. The toolkit not only supports landlords through the - sometimes confusing - licensing process, it also lays out helpful guidance as to how landlords can respond to consultations and the legal requirements councils themselves must meet.