The representative body for landlords in England and Wales has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of homes to rent and in some cases increasing rents. With the Mayor of London calling for the power to introduce rent controls across the capital, an analysis of existing re
National Residential Landlords Association
Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) formed from the merger of the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association. The NRLA will launch in January 2020.
Direct payment of Universal Credit to landlords contributed the most to reductions in rent arrears, according to a new report commissioned by Southwark Council.
After a meeting held yesterday, members of the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) voted for the two organisations to merge to form the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA).
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has said a warning given to private sector tenants by London Trading Standards (LTS) is an admission of failure in enforcement in London.
Proposals to introduce a "right to buy" scheme for private tenants would crash the private rented sector, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander. In an interview with FT, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said a Labour government could initiate a new right to buy scheme for private rented sector t
The National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will join together to form the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to cast a stronger voice for the private rented sector. The newly formed National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) will pu
Landlords will have a major role to play in a court case considering the future of the UK Government’s Right to Rent scheme, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The government decided to appeal against a damning criticism by the High Court earlier this year that the Right to Rent breaches human rig
Nearly half of landlords and letting agents in England and Wales claim they are more likely to remove some or all of their investment in the private rented sector because of UK government plans to end "no explanation" repossessions.
A quarter of private landlords in England and Wales are looking to sell at least one property over the next year, according to new research.
Landlords have branded the Right to Rent scheme a “farce” after a second court ruling which suggests that agents and landlords following Home Office protocol could be exposed to accusations that they have breached human rights. Under the UK Government policy, landlords are responsible fo
Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has called on the UK Government to scrap legislation which makes landlords responsible for checking the immigration status of tenants, after the High Court in London ruled the law was in breach of human rights legislation. Under the ‘Ri
New legislation to bring an end to costly fees imposed by landlords or letting agents in England is to come into force this summer. Speaking at the third reading of the Tenant Fees Bill in the House of Lords, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth outlined that following royal assent, the provisions of the Tena
As the High Court today begins a judicial review of the UK Government’s flagship Right to Rent scheme, new research from the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has found an increasing number of private landlords are less likely to rent to those without a British passport. Right to Rent began
A landlord’s organisation has bemoaned rental reforms in Scotland which it said have deterred investment and affected the supply of rented homes to the point that future Edinburgh Festivals could be at risk. The National Landlords Association (NLA) said that this year’s Edinburgh Festival could