Industry news
Renters’ Rights Bill moves up to Lords
The Renters’ Rights Bill has been given its First Reading in the House of Lords, meaning it is now ready or Peers to debate.
Energy Savers Week: Keeping bills down and tenants warm
Next week marks Energy Savers Week, a national awareness campaign dedicated to helping people save money and energy by making their homes more efficient. Here James Kent, the NRLA’s Chief Innovation Officer, and founder of digital compliance platform Safe2 talks about simple changes you can make to help cut bills and save energy.
Tinkering with tenancies threatens student market
Students are set to find it harder and harder to find homes to rent, with tinkering to the Renters' Rights Bill throwing up new obstacles to landlords operating in the sector.
Register your appliance to help keep tenants safe
Landlords are being encouraged to register appliances provided in their rental properties, to help keep tenants safe. The annual Register My Appliance campaign starts on Monday and invites people to register their details, enabling them to receive updates on product safety and recalls of faulty goods.
Just two weeks to go to the self assessment tax deadline
Landlords are being reminded they need to file their self assessment tax return - and pay any tax owed - by 31 January.
NRLA leads industry coalition objecting to Renters' Rights amendment
Organisations from across the private rented sector, led by the NRLA, have joined forces to object to Government plans to limit the amount of rent landlords can take up front.
Rental reforms will make access to housing harder
As the Renters' Rights Bill reaches the next stage of the legislative process in the House of Commons, a range of organisations across the private rental market have issued a joint letter expressing their concerns as regards the Government’s proposal to restrict the amount of rent landlords can request ‘up front’.
Renters' Rights Bill amendments - a deep dive
A number of amendments have been made to the Renters Rights Bill ahead of it continuing its passage through parliament next week. Here the NRLA's Head of Policy James Wood takes a deep dive into what the proposed changed will mean in practice.
Paying compensation to evicted tenants ‘absurd’ say landlords
Plans that would see landlords in Wales have to pay compensation to tenants who have been served with an eviction notice have been branded absurd by the NRLA.
Exclusive Renters' Rights webinar announced: Book your place today
It's now just days until the Renters' Rights Bill reaches report stage in the Commons. The NRLA is hosting an exclusive member webinar the following day, unpacking all the latest news. Book your place today.
