Articles by Ben Beadle
This week in politics: Raising your concerns with the housing minister
NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle has taken landlord concerns right to the top, discussing the timetable for change with housing minister Matthew Pennycook this week.
PRS supply crisis – what’s the story?
Figures spanning the last decade have seen the number of tenants looking for homes consistently outweighing supply, yet recent Government figures show the PRS has, in fact grown. But is this the full story? NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle explains more.
Blog: Why falling investment is bad news for us all
With new figures showing buy-to-let investment has fallen to pre-financial crisis levels, NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle looks at why a vibrant rental sector is essential for the country – and what can be done to encourage growth.
Five years of your NRLA
Next week will mark five years since the National Residential Landlords Association came into being. Here our chief executive Ben Beadle shares his thoughts on what we have achieved since then – and what happens next.
Fewer homes and higher rents the true cost of energy efficiency plans
The Government’s ambitious and expensive energy efficiency plans would need to see a massive 5,000 homes a day retrofitted to meet new targets. Here NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle – who has written to Energy Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh, on the issue – spells out why the plans are unworkable and what needs to change.
