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How to carry out check ins and check outs in a covid-compliant way
NRLA partners No Letting Go share how landlords can carry out check-ins and check-outs in a Covid-compliant way.
Student Landlords & Covid-19
This post looks at the covid-19 related issues faced by Student landlords heading into the new academic year. The results are drawn form the 2020 Quarter 2 landlord suvey undertaken in June.
In Focus (2020, Qtr 2) - Student Landlords
In a time of uncertainty due to coronavirus, how universities operate has a significant impact upon their towns and cities. Landlords operating in the student market are especially receptive to how universities have responded to this challenge, the NRLA asked these landlords about their experiences towards the end of the 2019/20 academic year.
Home Security Month: FIVE top tips on improving home security
October is national home security month and in this blog we take a look at some top tips for landlords when it comes to making sure a property is secure.
Regulations to launch online Right to Rent check service published
The Immigration Minister, Chris Philip MP, has published a written statement on the Right to Rent scheme, and has laid before parliament the regulations to launch an online Right to Rent checking service.
Senedd Committee backs NRLA recommendations on possession reform Bill
The NRLA has won the support of an influential Welsh Parliament committee in its attempts to secure changes to the Renting Homes (Amendment) Bill. These include plans to introduce a dedicated housing ciuer
State of the PRS - 2017, Quarter 2
Numerous changes have already been announced that will see the Government take direct actions to influence the operation of a market. This report provides an opportunity to make sense of recent and proposed policy changes and how these changes are and will change the nature of renting.
Today in politics: Green Homes Grants and Tenant Saver Loans call
Our politics update today takes a look at the launch of the Government's Green Homes Grant scheme, and the answer to one Labour MPs parliamentary question on tenancy saver loans.
State of the PRS- 2017, Quarter 3
The past two decades have seen the rapid development and growth of the private rented sector in the UK. Between 2001/02 and 2011/12 the sector has doubled in size and now accounts for 20% of households in England (MCHLG, 2018). The Government are implementing major changes to the taxation of the private rented sector, including changes to mortgage interest relief. This report builds upon previous research into the experiences of landlords and their attitudes toward the future.
State of the PRS -2018, Quarter 1
Private landlords are now playing a vital role in providing housing to those on low-incomes and the homeless. Recently, there have been many policy changes that affect the most vulnerable in society and their ability to access a safe and secure home in the PRS.