Press releases
North East Renters Face Squeeze as Benefits Frozen
Almost 70 per cent of private tenants in the North East relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between the amount they receive and what they have to pay, according to official data.
How many private rented homes does the UK need in order to meet demand?
A report by Capital Economics for the National Residential Landlords Association has argued that if owner occupied and social rented homes in the UK continue at their ten-year average rate of growth, the supply of homes for private rent across the country would have to increase to meet Government targets.
Benefit freeze "absurd" warn landlords
Over half of private tenants relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between the amount they receive and what they pay for their housing. It comes a year after the Government froze housing benefit rates.
Spring statement welcome but not enough argue landlords
Following the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the NRLA provides its response to today's announcements by the Treasury.
John Stewart: A tribute to a much-loved friend and colleague
The NRLA is sad to confirm that its Deputy Director for Policy and Research, John Stewart, passed away over the weekend after being diagnosed with cancer.
NRLA urges Welsh Government to reject rent controls in new shadow white paper
Today we launch our Shadow Wales White Paper, which calls on the Welsh Government to reject rent controls and sets out what can be done to create a fairer, more inclusive Welsh private rented sector.
Scrapping New Homes Tax Would Raise 10 Billion
The Government could benefit to the tune of 10 billion if it scrapped the stamp duty levy on the purchase of homes to rent out.
NRLA launches new property redress scheme pilot
Today the National Residential Landlords Association, in association with the Property Redress Scheme and The Dispute Service, launches a pilot redress scheme to help landlords and tenants resolve disputes.
Government wrong to make landlords pay to replace unsafe cladding argue MP's
Ministers have proposed that landlords renting out more than one leasehold property will be excluded from its commitment that no leaseholder should have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding following the Grenfell tragedy.
London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year warns report
London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs, a new report has found.
