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HMRC: The stress-free guide to self-assessment

Self Assessment need not be daunting with HMRC’s simple steps on getting started. Whether you are self-employed, a business owner or maybe you have a side hustle in addition to your day job, this guide, by Jashoda Pindoria, Head of Self Assessment Operations at HMRC is for you.

Industry News Victoria Barker 02/01/2024
HMRC: The stress-free guide to self-assessment

‘A very fair point’: Gove agrees portal will render local licensing obsolete

Housing Secretary Michael Gove agreed with NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle that there will be no need for licensing one the Government’s new Property Portal is introduced.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 20/12/2023
‘A very fair point’: Gove agrees portal will render local licensing obsolete

Rising mortgage payments leading to higher rents warn landlords

The NRLA has publicised Q3 data from research consultancy BVA/BDRC, which reveals that around two thirds of landlords expect to see their mortgage payments go up over the next 12 months.

Industry News Sam Hunter 20/12/2023
Rising mortgage payments leading to higher rents warn landlords

Episode 36 – An NRLA Christmas Special

In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and Richard Blanco welcome a panel of guests to look back over the last 12 months and forward to 2024.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 19/12/2023
Episode 36 – An NRLA Christmas Special

Confidence growing in Wales as new year approaches

Operations manager for Wales Steve Bletsoe looks back on an eventful year for the Welsh private rented sector, and looks ahead to 2024.

Industry News Steven Bletsoe 18/12/2023
Confidence growing in Wales as new year approaches

Investment needed if courts are to improve

County courts in England are in desperate need of a cash injection to cope with demand, including the thousands of possession claims from landlords it deals with each year.  The NRLA has highlighted problems within the existing court system in response to a Government consultation on the issue.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 14/12/2023
Investment needed if courts are to improve

Rental reforms will fail without proper enforcement, warns PRS APPG

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector has published views from across the market on the future of the UK's rental market.

Industry News Sam Hunter 12/12/2023
Rental reforms will fail without proper enforcement, warns PRS APPG

Time’s ticking: Make sure your MP doesn’t waste their opportunity to shape the future of the private rented sector

The Renters (Reform) Bill will reach its ‘report stage’ in the House of Commons in the New Year – the final chance for MPs to amend the Bill before it is passed to the House of Lords. Write to your MP to urge them to support our recommendations on how the Bill must be modified to safeguard the private rented sector.

Industry News Eleanor Bateman 13/12/2023
Time’s ticking: Make sure your MP doesn’t waste their opportunity to shape the future of the private rented sector

Timeline to net-zero: The four main deadlines every landlord needs to know

Mark McAuley of NRLA partner Your Repair explains more about energy efficiency targets, and four important deadlines private landlords need to be aware of.

Partners and Suppliers Mark McAuley 12/12/2023
Timeline to net-zero: The four main deadlines every landlord needs to know

Gas safety ruling all landlords need to know about

Industry News Sally Walmsley 08/12/2023
Gas safety ruling all landlords need to know about