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Coronavirus: Your video guide to the new letting rules
Legislation changes this week have seen the housing market re-opened, with landlords now permitted to hold viewings and allow tenants to move in and out of rental homes. NRLA Policy and Campaigns Director Chris Norris has put together a short video for landlords outlining their responsibilities, what has changed and what they need to know going forward.
Courts: New repossession rules
The strict procedures landlords must now follow when bringing forward possession cases have been laid out by government. Ministers announced there would be changes to the process on Friday, and have now released more details as to what landlords will need to do under new Civil Procedure Rules.
Housing Minster quotes NRLA in Commons repossessions debate
The NRLA was referenced several times by the Housing Minister Christopher Pincher MP in the Commons today when discussing the end to the ban on repossessions next month.
Welsh Government to press on with reforming possession process
The process for reforming the possession process in Wales, which was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, is to resume the Welsh Government announced this week. In the blog, NRLA Wales policy officer Calum Davies writes about what landlords need to know.
Blog: NRLA's post Covid roadmap
With coronavirus restrictions beginning to be lifted across the country NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle outlines the our key asks of government.
New HMO planning rules for landlords in Birmingham
Landlords in Birmingham who want to convert a property into a HMO will now have to apply for planning permission to do so. The new Article 4 direction came into force on Monday 8th June and the existing Article 4 Direction covering the areas of Selly Oak, Harborne and Edgbaston was also rovoked on this date.
Covid-19 impact on Welsh landlords: NRLA Wales addresses the Senedd
NRLA Wales policy officer Calum Davies gave evidence to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee inquiry into the impact of the coronavirus on housing this week. Giving evidence, Calum called for more support for landlords who find themselves shut out of government support schemes.
Call of the Week: Change in tenant and joint tenancy agreements
This week our advice team helped a member learn what paperwork they needed to sort out when one of the tenants in his HMO moves out at the end of the month, and a new tenant moves in.
Possessions procedure to change when courts reopen
NRLA policy director Chris Norris explains the changes to Civil Procedure rules announced by Government today
Pre-lockdown cases a priority: NRLA win on possessions
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher MP indicated in a written response to a parliamentary question this week that cases that began before lockdown including proceedings against anti-social tenants will be prioritised when the courts reopen next month. The NRLA has been campaigning for such cases to be given priority.
