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NRLA training: New Year, New You

NRLA training: New Year, New You

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New year, new you. Sound familiar? Many of us start the new year with the very best of intentions, only for them to fall by the wayside.

Healthy rental demand increasingly attracts money from institutional investors

Healthy rental demand increasingly attracts money from institutional investors

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Private equity firms and pension funds have been upping the ante with their investments in the UK rental market

More landlords risk falling foul of new licensing rules

More landlords risk falling foul of new licensing rules

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Landlords should check whether they’re in one of 37 licensing schemes under consultation or about to be implemented – or risk a huge fine.

Rayner confirms ambition for rent in advance controls

Rayner confirms ambition for rent in advance controls

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Landlords would be banned from demanding several months’ rent in advance under new amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Electrical safety shake-up for Northern Ireland landlords

Electrical safety shake-up for Northern Ireland landlords

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Landlords in Northern Ireland must soon guarantee that electrical safety checks have been carried out at private tenancies.

Council U-turns on licensing after damming report

Council U-turns on licensing after damming report

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Councillors have labelled a proposed voluntary landlord initiative to raise standards in North East Lincolnshire, “a waste of time”.

Saying social housing is good and private housing bad 'false and unrealistic'

Saying social housing is good and private housing bad 'false and unrealistic'

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A leading Scots letting agent has warned that policies which seek to undermine the PRS are damaging tenants’ wellbeing.

Landlords await welcome reprieve from boiler ban

Landlords await welcome reprieve from boiler ban

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Landlords could get longer to replace gas boilers if the government makes an expected announcement to allow their sale beyond 2035.

Where landlords can find bargains with a £50K budget

Where landlords can find bargains with a £50K budget

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Wales and the North East are the best areas for hard-hit buy-to-let investors looking for above-inflation returns.

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Landlord fined £14,000 over 'dangerous' property

Landlord fined £14,000 over 'dangerous' property

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A landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000.

Asylum seeker housing firm's boss reaches UK Rich List

Asylum seeker housing firm's boss reaches UK Rich List

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The founder of property management firm that houses asylum seekers by offering landlords guaranteed rents has reached the Sunday Times Rich List.

Section 21 evictions rise by 19% as more tenants get into rent arrears

Section 21 evictions rise by 19% as more tenants get into rent arrears

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The number of households removed from their privately rented properties by bailiffs in England via a Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction increased by 19% during the first three months of the year to 2,682 households, official data shows.

Manchester to expand its selective licencing AGAIN

Manchester to expand its selective licencing AGAIN

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Landlords with properties in Manchester have been urged to have their say on the city’s latest plans to expand selective licencing.

'Blame the Government, not us, for rising rents' says landlord peer

'Blame the Government, not us, for rising rents' says landlord peer

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Rising rents and lack of supply in the privately rented sector (PRS) are the result of long-term failure in government housing policy and is not landlords’ fault, peers were told during the Renters Reform Bill second reading last night.

Minister reveals latest on courts overhaul and ending Section 21

Minister reveals latest on courts overhaul and ending Section 21

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The government has provided more detail on how it plans to overhaul the courts, along with the timeline for abolishing Section 21.

'Why councils must take enforcement seriously if sector is to improve'

'Why councils must take enforcement seriously if sector is to improve'

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James Kent, the NRLA's Chief Innovation Officer and founder of property compliance platform Safe2, looks at new data on the postcode lottery of local authority enforcement.

UPDATE: Privity of Contract - the Authorised Guarantee Agreement

UPDATE: Privity of Contract - the Authorised Guarantee Agreement

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Commercial Lease: Before 1995, though many commercial tenants did not realise this, assigning the lease meant they agreed to be responsible for payment of the rent and performance of all the other covenants

Finding tenants for properties becomes 'super fast' as competition hots up

Finding tenants for properties becomes 'super fast' as competition hots up

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Competition between tenants continues to intensify as the amount of time rental property listings are up for has dramatically reduced, according to new analysis.