Industry news
Bag yourself an early Christmas present with the NRLA’s five days of giveaways
With Christmas now just around the corner, the NRLA is getting into the festive spirit, offering you the chance to win a selection of great prizes each day next week.
Your licensing update for December
In our licensing blog this month, we round up active licensing consultations across the country – as well as a number of new schemes coming into force in the near future.
New Making Tax Digital toolkit launched
A new Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax toolkit has been launched to help landlords and letting agents prepare for changes up ahead.
Influencing the private rented sector in Wales
The White Paper on Fair Rents and Adequate Housing is the latest in a series of consultations designed to reform the sector and seeks feedback on how housing standards can be improved, affordability ensured and barriers to renting reduced. Our public affairs manager Eleanor Bateman explains the latest on the consultation.
In pictures: Hundreds attend NRLA on Tour Wales events
Hundreds of landlords attended our free NRLA on Tour events in Wales this month, held in Llanelli and Llandudno. The events saw an excellent line-up of speakers and exhibitors sharing knowledge and expertise with delegates, as well as the chance to hear directly from NRLA CEO Ben Beadle about rental reform and exciting NRLA prop tech developments.
Landlord sell off leaving tenants high and dry
The number of private rented sector households at risk of homelessness is up by a by a third since the end of last year as a result of landlords selling up.
Landlords selling up growing challenge for tenants
The number of households in the private rented sector at risk of homelessness due to landlords selling up has increased by a third since the end of last year.
Land Transaction Tax hiked for Welsh landlords
Landlords in Wales will see Land Transaction Tax (LTT) rise, with those with high value properties seeing the surcharge increase to a massive 17%. Land Transaction Tax (LTT) is the Welsh equivalent of Stamp Duty, with the Welsh Government announcing today that landlords face a one percentage point increase for every LTT band – a move that is being introduced with immediate effect.
Welsh Government's Land Transaction Tax increase baffling say landlords
In the wake of the Welsh Government’s publication of its Draft Budget for 2025/26, the NRLA has provided its response to confirmation that Land Transaction Tax (LTT) for landlords will increase.
Energy Performance Certificates Consultation: what it means, and what's next
The UK Government published the first of two long-awaited consultations on energy efficiency this week. It outlines proposed changes to how Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) will be calculated – including prioritising low-carbon heating. Mia Rotaru and Finlay Duncan from our public affairs and policy teams explore what these proposed changes could mean for you, and the wider sector.
