Articles by Ben Beadle
A Renters Reform revival?
NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle on how resurrecting the Renters (Reform) Bill is Labour’s best bet to maintain a functioning PRS
With the Renters (Reform) Bill on the scrapheap, what’s next for landlords
‘The biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in more than 30 years’ was what the Government promised with it’s Renters (Reform) Bill. Now, after five years of hard work, the Bill is in tatters after falling at the final hurdle last week. NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle talks about what this means for landlords – and why the next government has to get it right.
Home is where the heart is – we just need politicians to recognise that
With detailed housing policy largely absent from this years’ party conferences, NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle calls for a commitment to housing that goes beyond rhetoric and includes in-depth practical proposals for positive change.
Decent homes - a sensible, straightforward solution
NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle on the NRLA's new Property Passport plan, developed in response to the Government's Decent Homes agenda. The proposals will streamline compliance and makes landlords' lives easier, while at the same time offering tenants the assurances they need that their home is safe and secure.
Gimme Shelter: tackling flawed logic head-on
This week, following the publication of new research on Section 21 evictions by Shelter, our Chief Executive Ben Beadle wrote to Shelter's CEO, Polly Neate, to challenge the misleading claims set out in their report. In this blog, Ben explains more.