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Selling a property with physical problems
Damp, subsidence, knotweed? Kirsty Burnham of NRLA property sales partner Movewise shares advice on how to sell a property with common defects or other problems.
What landlords should look out for in summer heatwaves
The UK has experienced increasingly frequent heatwaves during the summer months, and many of our properties are not equipped to handle such extreme temperatures. In this guide, the Tenancy Deposit Scheme will explore issues landlords face during the summer months, and provide practical solutions to protect your property.
Independent landlords "vital" to a fair rental market Housing Secretary tells NRLA
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written for the NRLA's member magazine on the pivotal role landlords play in "ensuring a fair and functioning" private rented sector.
Renters Reform: A deep dive into periodic tenancies
While most of the media attention has been focused on the removal of section 21 notices, the Renters (Reform) Bill makes some fairly radical changes to the structure of the tenancies you will be able to offer. Here NRLA policy manager James Wood takes a deep dive into the issue of periodic tenancies.
Housing Secretary Michael Gove MP writes exclusively for the NRLA
In what is a huge coup for the NRLA, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written exclusively for members in NRLA members’ magazine Property. He says independent landlords are vital to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector and provide tenants ‘with flexibility and choice, and the value for money options that go with them’. Read the full story here.
Win for NRLA as Labour u-turns on rent controls
The Labour Party has abandoned plans to introduce rent controls should it come to power, with Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy admitting proposals could in fact increase homelessness.
NRLA: Labour right to say rent controls would not work
The NRLA responds to comments made by Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy MP which confirm that Labour is rejecting calls for the introduction of rent controls.
Blog: The latest on the Renting Homes (Wales) Act
How does mediation work?
NRLA partner, the Property Redress Scheme tenancy mediation service, shares advice on how mediation works and explains the five stages of mediation.
Lawfully gaining possession and the financial help available
In many situations, eviction is an absolute last resort for landlords; no landlord wants to remove people from their home. But sometimes circumstances mean a landlord has little or no choice. Louise Carr, of NRLA partner Rentguard Landlord Insurance, shares an overview of lawfully gaining possession.
