Articles by the Advice Team

Call of the Month: The Tenant Fees Act and holding deposit rules

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 07/06/2023
Call of the Month: The Tenant Fees Act and holding deposit rules

Call of the month: Do I need to provide my tenants with a lawnmower?

When it comes to keeping gardens looking tidy, are landlords responsible for providing tenants with tools such as lawnmowers and hedge trimmers? Give our latest blog a read.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 04/05/2023
Call of the month: Do I need to provide my tenants with a lawnmower?

Call of the Month: EICR renewals

It is just over three years since the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 were introduced, and this month we helped a member with a question they had about renewing an EICR.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 21/04/2023
Call of the Month: EICR renewals

Call of the month - new fire safety rules

This week we were able to help a member with a query relating to the latest fire safety regulations.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 16/02/2023
Call of the month - new fire safety rules

Call of the month: Dealing with frozen pipes

Much of the country has experienced freezing temperatures this week, with snow falling in some areas. A landlord gave us a call recently to ask if there were preventative measures they could take, to ensure pipes didn’t freeze or burst

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 18/01/2023
Call of the month: Dealing with frozen pipes

Call of the Month: New NRLA tenancy agreements

A member called this month after seeing the NRLA Assured Shorthold Tenancy had been updated to include the Clear English Standard Mark.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 09/12/2022
Call of the Month: New NRLA tenancy agreements

Call of the month: End of Covid-adjusted Right to Rent checks

This month we were able to advise one of our members about the end of the Covid-adjusted right-to-rent check.  Our member had signed a tenant up using a Covid-adjusted check at the start of September. They wanted to make sure this was still legally compliant, as they had heard something about the checks coming to an end.

Industry News NRLA Advice Line 14/10/2022
Call of the month: End of Covid-adjusted Right to Rent checks

Tenant Fees Act and deposit schemes

It has now been three years since the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act in England, yet we still take calls from landlords unsure of their position. This month's caller wanted to know more about zero deposit schemes.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 31/05/2022
Tenant Fees Act and deposit schemes

Call of the month: Belongings left behind - what do I do?

A member recently called our advice team with a question about what to do with belongings left behind by a tenant who had moved out. Our advice team were able to explain what to do and provided more information about a new guide available for members on this matter.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 05/05/2022
Call of the month: Belongings left behind - what do I do?

Call of the Week: Student tenants heading home for Christmas

This week we were able to help one of our members, who is a student landlord, with a question about their rental property. Their student tenants are due to visit family over Christmas, and the landlord wanted to know if there is anything they should take into consideration with the property due to be empty for over a month.

Call of the Week NRLA Advice Line 10/12/2021
Call of the Week: Student tenants heading home for Christmas