RENTERS REFORM: WHAT NEXT?

NRLA scoops top national awards

NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle has scooped Gold in the Association Leadership Award category at the national Association Excellence Awards 2023, held in London today. The NRLA was also named runner up in the UK Association of the Year category, picking up silver.

Autumn Statement submission: A deep dive

Ahead of next month’s Autumn Statement the NRLA has submitted its calls to the Treasury. The association is calling for positive action to increase the supply of homes and encourage investment. Eleanor Bateman from the policy team takes a deep dive into the detail.

NRLA win on council tax for HMOs

Following campaigning by the NRLA and the HMO Council Tax Reform Group, the Government has confirmed that it will amend legislation to ensure all HMOs will be valued as a single property for council tax purposes. The changes could see renters save up to £1,000 a year.

Your NRLA conference in pictures

More than 800 landlords, agents and property professionals attended the NRLA’s sell-out national landlord conference this week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove addressed a packed auditorium at the event, answering landlord questions via livestream.

Your campaigns update for November

With the party conference season coming to an end and both Parliament and the Senedd resuming regular business, we have been busy conveying your concerns to those who matter. Samuel Leeson from the policy team explains more.

NRLA podcast: EPCs and affordability

This month presenters Ben Beadle and Richard Blanco dissect the Government's decision to abandon its plans to introduce a minimum EPC rating of C and look at the impact of the current economic climate on landlords in the private rented sector.

Do you carry out regular property inpections

Ahead of the next issue of Property magazine we are asking you about your approach to property inspections. Do you schedule regular visits, or do you trust your tenants to take care of your property until tenancy change?

Landlord groups lose Judicial Review

A Judicial Review into the decision to introduce a rent freeze and ban on repossessions in the PRS in Scotland has found in favour of the Scottish Government. The case was raised by NRLA partner the Scottish Association of Landlords.

Open letter: Landlords are not the enemy

Narratives pitting landlords and tenants against each other are depressingly common. Now, in an open letter to members of the Renters Reform Coalition, the NRLA has called on both groups to find common campaigning ground.

Wales Blog: How do policy announcements affect you?

NRLA Wales Operations Manager Steven Bletsoe looks at how policy announcements originating in Westminster and Cardiff Bay impact landlords in Wales and their businesses, and what the NRLA is doing to represent them.

Your latest local licensing update for November

Policy officer Samantha Watkin gives an update on all the local licensing news from your area. Local authorities are currently consulting on schemes in Bristol, Scarborough, Blackpool and Brighton and Hove.

Your training and events update for November

Welcome to your training and events update for November. With 29 eClassroom and face-to-face courses on offer it's a bumper month for our trainers, with a full programme of national and regional webinars on offer.

The NRLA welcomed more than 800 property professionals to its sell-out landlord conference last month. Take a look at how the day unfolded and hear from delegates about what they loved about the 2023 event.

Help and advice

Call of the month: Issues with the gutters

Research

We explore landlords' views on which cases should be given priority when it comes to court proceedings. Read more from our research manager Nick Clay here.