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Additional HMO licensing scheme to be renewed in Camden
Camden Council has announced an additional licensing scheme is to be renewed for another five years.
Articles by the Advice Team
Profit is coming from relationships, not price increases
The broader economic environment remains somewhat bleak, but rather than allow this to add to the gloom, Nick Clay, suggests the positive relationships RLA members have with tenants will see them through these less certain times.
Lending figures continue to show hesitant PRS
New figures from the FCA/Bank of England on the value of residential loans and buy-to-let activity do not yet show the PRS is back to being a favoured vehicle for UK investors and entrepreneurs.
Homelessness is not linked to security of tenure
Research which finds that security of tenure is not a cause of increasing homelessness from the private rented sector. Rather, it is the introduction in 2008 of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) as a means of calculating Housing Benefit payments, and subsequent changes to LHA rates, that is driving the increase in homelessness from the private rented sector.
Improving the private rented sector of the future
There are a number of policy areas that are currently under greater scrutiny. These include security of tenure, standards and efforts to increase the supply of homes. Changes here could deliver a better private rented sector for all.
Do we need to worry about the growth of short-term letting?
Short-term lettings and the movement of properties from the long-term residential market to the short-term holiday market has been of growing concern to policy makers. . This post reviews recent research findings and explores the debate around whether there is a need to be concerned about short-term lettings.
Section 21 & Landlord Experience
The NRLA has been aware of pressure to reform legislation which impacts on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Yet Section 21 is a commonly used mechanism by landlords: This note reviews the 2018 Quarter 4 survey to better understand the reasons why Section 21 is needed.
Tax reform needed to improve private renting energy efficiency
Our latest research has found that landlords with F or G rated properties are struggling to afford to bring their property up to at least an E rating. We argue that tax reform would improve property conditions by allowing improvements to be tax deductible against income tax, rather than Capital Gains Tax.
Private Housing and price inflation - Rent growth continues to lag price indices
In this post, Nick Clay from NRLA research looks at the latest inflation figures and trends in the Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP).