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Landlords would pay for tenants council tax under new labour plan
Renters would no longer have to pay council tax under plans being considered by the Labour Party. The charge would be replaced with a new “progressive property tax” set nationally instead of by local councils and paid for by landlords instead of tenants.
Appeal court win for NRLA
Forum Spotlight: Are wasps nests a landlords or a tenants responsibility to remove?
A landlord posted in our Forum recently a question relating to wasps nests. They were having trouble with wasps. The tenant moved in to the property in December, and the landlord recently found the wasps nest at the bottom of the garden.
Making Tax Digital roll out announced, but is the timing right?
More landlords will have to use the government’s new digital tax system from April 2022 the Government announced today – with most needing to comply by 2023.
Landlords welcome calls for benefit boost for tenants
Landlords have supported calls from the Mayor of London to ensure the benefits system covers the cost of private rents for those tenants adversely affected by coronavirus. Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to introduce a new "triple lock"of measures aimed at protecting private renters.
Landlords urged to back legal case protecting their repossession rights in rent arrears cases
Landlords are being urged to back a legal case to protect their rights to repossess their properties when a tenant stops paying rent. This follows a recent court case in which a landlord’s attempt to regain their property was deemed invalid because of a licensing technicality.
General Election 2019 - What we know so far
Ahead of political parties launching their election manifestos over the next week, we look at some of the statements politicians from each of the three major parties have made when it comes to housing, and in particular the private rented sector.
Landlords call for package to support tenants hit by coronavirus
The country's leading landlord organisations are calling for a package of measures from Government and mortgage lenders to support tenants and landlords affected by the coronavirus.
Shadow Chancellor pledges to cap rents to 'rip-off landlords'
John McDonnell has pledged to cap rents in his speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.In the speech he says a future Labour Government will cap rents and build a million new genuinely affordable homes, so young people in particular aren’t pouring away thousands of pounds from their wages to "rip-off" landlords.
RLA election manifesto: a positive vision for the PRS
With a General Election set for December 12, the RLA has published a six-point manifesto unveiling a positive vision for the private rented sector.
