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NRLA Research: Have your say on the Renters' Rights Bill
The new Renters’ Rights Bill promises seismic change across the private rented sector (PRS), and the NRLA wants to hear more about the potential impact of proposed new legislation on you and your business.
Renters’ Rights Bill deep dive: How tenancies are changing
This week the Government published its planned reforms for the private rented sector. To help our members, the NRLA will be producing guidance and new downloadable templates to make the transition as smooth as possible. Over the next few weeks, we will publish a series of articles explaining the new rules in more detail. This first article covers the changes to tenancy agreements, advertising your property, and increasing the rent.
Renters’ Rights Bill: NRLA secures blanket media coverage of launch
Throughout this hugely significant week for the private rented sector, the NRLA has been working hard to ensure the ‘landlord’s voice’ is heard loud and clear across UK national, trade and regional media.
Get up to speed on new Renters' Rights Bill at NRLA Landlord Conference
Time is running out to get your ticket for the 2024 NRLA Landlord Conference. With the Renters' Rights Bill announced this week, now is the time to book your spot to hear the very latest as to what the changes will mean from experts from across the industry.
Renters' Rights Bill: What you need to know
Renters’ Rights Bill to be published today
Labour’s new Renters’ Rights Bill will be published later today. NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle met with housing minister Matthew Pennycook and Labour Peer Baroness Taylor of Stevenage yesterday along with other stakeholders for a briefing about the contents of the Bill, which the Government says will ‘give greater security and protections for 11 million renters’.
Autumn Budget: What if the SDLT levy was scrapped?
With Rachel Reeves’ first Budget Statement only two months away, speculation is mounting about what she will announce in what has been billed by PM Sir Kier Starmer as a 'painful' October Budget. But what does this mean for landlords? NRLA Policy Director Chris Norris is exploring the impact of a range of potential tax changes the government could introduce and looking at how they would affect you and your business. This week we ask what would happen if the SDLT levy was scrapped?
Renters’ Rights Bill could be announced as soon as next week
Details of Labour’s new Renters’ Rights Bill could be published as soon as next week, with sources close to the Government claiming an announcement is imminent.
Your long read: Does commonhold make common sense?
With further leasehold reform on the horizon, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Eleanor Bateman, takes a closer look at commonhold – the Government’s preferred tenure for leasehold properties – to see whether it offers a better alternative, and what the future of property ownership might look like.
Record number of former rentals up for sale
New figures out today show the rental housing crisis is worsening – with the number of former rental homes up for sale hitting record highs. The NRLA said the data, from property portal Rightmove, is bad news for all tenants looking for a home, with a bold new approach needed if the Government is to tackle the massive imbalance between supply and demand.
