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Blog: Landlords Needed for Building Safety Bill

We need NRLA members with experience of ownership and letting units in mid or high-rise properties to volunteer to share their knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing similar landlords.

Industry News Chris Norris 22/12/2021
Blog: Landlords Needed for Building Safety Bill

Report lays bare impact of tax hikes on rental market

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey conducted by the LSE on behalf of the NRLA say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a negative impact on their investment plans.

Industry News Sam Hunter 20/12/2021
Report lays bare impact of tax hikes on rental market

London School of Economics highlight tax barriers faced by landlords

The LSE report Private Landlords and Tax Changes reviews the treatment of landlords in the PRS here against their peers in other developed economies. The authors conclude the UK tax system is increasingly hostile to UK landlords. This is in contrast to tax systems in many other developed economies.

Deep Insight Nick Clay 20/12/2021
London School of Economics highlight tax barriers faced by landlords

LSE pinpoint landlords' tax disadvantage

The NRLA commissioned the LSE to draw out the implications of recent tax changes and the Covid pandemic for the private rented sector. The study also benchmarks the tax demands placed on landlords compared to their peers in other developed economies. Mainly as a result of changes since 2015, the authors conclude about the taxation system: "[It] now lies at the ungenerous end of the spectrum...of landlord tax regimes."

Special Report Nick Clay 20/12/2021
LSE pinpoint landlords' tax disadvantage

NRLA responds to new Welsh Government announcement on notice periods

Following the Welsh Government's decision to extend the six month notice period regulations introduced at the start of the pandemic until 24 March 2022, the NRLA has issued its response to this news.

Industry News Sam Hunter 20/12/2021
NRLA responds to new Welsh Government announcement on notice periods

NRLA CEO named Executive Director of the Year

NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle has been named Executive Director of the Year at the UK Association Awards. Organised by the Association of Association Executives the awards, now in their 18th year, recognise excellence and celebrate best practice.

Industry News Sally Walmsley 17/12/2021
NRLA CEO named Executive Director of the Year

Landlords underpin tenant debt reduction

In November the NRLA surveyed over 2,000 tenants in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). This is the second survey of tenants undertaken in 2021. The survey shows tenant debt has fallen as has the number of tenant households in debt. The survey provides yet more evidence that landlords have been writing off tenant arrears accumulated since the onset of Covid-19.

Deep Insight Nick Clay 16/12/2021
Landlords underpin tenant debt reduction

Call of the Week: TEN most read from 2021

Our 'call of the week' column regularly shines the spotlight on member queries our expert advice line help resolve. With 2022 around the corner, here, we take a look back at the top ten most popular call-of-the-week blogs from the past twelve months.

Call of the Week Victoria Barker 14/12/2021
Call of the Week: TEN most read from 2021

Government plans for energy improvements in rental housing need rethink

Proposals to force landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to the NRLA.

Industry News Sam Hunter 16/12/2021
Government plans for energy improvements in rental housing need rethink

TDS: The Adjudication Digest

Industry News Sandy Bastin 14/12/2021
TDS: The Adjudication Digest