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Blog: Energy efficiency & the cost cap - why new regulations must be flexible
The Government's response to their consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards is expected later this year. In the first of a series of blogs, we explore the impact of the proposed new cost cap of £10,000, and how the NRLA is arguing for a flexible approach across the country.
Housing minister in talks with NRLA
Housing minister Chris Pincher met with NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle this week to talk about funding to tackle Covid-related arrears and the long-awaited white paper on rental reform.
Repossession limits lifted in courts
'Overall arrangements' limiting landlords' ability to take back possession of their homes have come to end it has been announced. Courts now no longer need to schedule two separate hearings (review and a substantive) before being able to issue a possession order.
Research lays bare failure to tackle criminal landlords
TWO thirds of English councils have prosecuted no landlords for offences related to standards in or the management of private rented housing over the last three years.
The enforcement lottery: criminal prosecutions and local authorities
Following on from previous research into civil penalty usage by local authorities, the NRLA looks at criminal prosecution rates across the local authorities in England.
Sage advice from landlord Frank
When NRLA member Frank Mason began to jot down some notes for his daughter-in-law little did he know his memo would take six months to write and become a published book.
Call for case studies to highlight interventions on homes and health
The Healthy Places team in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking for examples of interventions in housing that can have a positive impact on health, and landlords are being invited to share their experiences.
Call of the Week: Tackling condensation
We recently helped a member learn more about what they can do as a landlord to tackle the issue of condensation in their rental property.
Life after lockdown and tackling anti-social behaviour
Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action writes about life after lockdown and tackling anti-social behaviour
Private landlords forced to rely on savings to cover lost rental income
Today the NRLA releases figures from research conducted with BVA/BDRC which reveals the extent to which private landlords have been forced to rely on their own savings to cover rental losses incurred as a result of the pandemic.
