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Rental Reform: What happens next?
Just before Easter, the press reported that the UK Government will amend the Renters (Reform) Bill to ensure it works for both landlords and tenants – including fundamental NRLA calls on certainty for landlords and student tenancies. Here the association's Deputy Director for Campaigns, Public Affairs and Policy Meera Chindooroy explains where we are, and what happens next.
Could the relaxation of permitted development rights hit housing standards?
The Government believes that deregulation of the planning system will help to generate the scale of building needed to tackle the housing crisis. But could it do more harm than good?
Supply crisis the crux of rising rents
Supply and demand issues are driving rents ever higher, with urgent action needed to support landlords and tenants. The NRLA has called for positive action to help meet the increasing demand for rented homes, after new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed rents have risen by 15 per cent since January 2022.
Landlord court fees rising
Court fees will rise by 10% in May, according to a Government announcement this week. The impending changes will have a significant impact on landlords, with the cost of a possession claim rising to nearly £400.
EPCs are changing - here's what you need to know
The new Home Energy Model is set to replace the EPC next year. In this article, first published in the NRLA members' magazine Property James Kent, NRLA's Chief Innovation Officer and founder of property compliance platform Safe2, explains what this means, and why landlords could be facing higher bills.
NRLA picks up top national awards
The NRLA has been named Best Property Education Provider and Best Product for Landlords at this year’s annual Property Reporter Awards.
Cladding Crisis: Cash grants on offer through new website
Cash to fund the replacement of dangerous cladding on blocks of flats is being made available via a new website being launched by the Government. The ‘Building Remediation Hub’, which will go live on Monday, will allow block owners and other ‘responsible persons’ to submit applications for Government funding for replacement cladding on medium- and high-rise buildings over 11 metres tall. Funding is not available to individual leaseholders.
Leasehold consultation to close this week
A consultation which could increase the number of properties couples can hold to qualify for building safety protections will close on Thursday.
Rental reform amendments will include minimum tenancy plan
Plans to introduce a minimum six-month tenancy will be included in government amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill. Here NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle talks about what we know.
Leasehold reform: Has the legislation lost its way?
With reports the Treasury and Number 10 are blocking the introduction of peppercorn round rents over fears of the impact on pension funds, we ask whether the Bill will go far enough to support the leaseholders it was designed to help.
