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The Labour Party have released their 2019 general election manifesto. This has been very briefly summarised with the key points of interest for Landlords and the PRS industry. Download the full manifesto here Pretty much all previous threats to the PRS have been included along with additional regulation and taxation policies. Private Rental Sector Labour will take the following action to 'protect' private renters through: Rent controls Open-ended tenancies Binding

I attended the Croydon Landlord Licencing Forum on 21 October 2019 and below are my notes in case anyone is interested. Despite the fact that the SL consultation has started, we have two licences in the borough and I registered to be consulted, I have received no information from the council at all. Nick Gracie-Langrick, Licencing Team: - Next Forum will be January 2020. - 85-100 Landlords in the borough are invited per forum (why not more of the 19,000 landlords in the borou

The RLA has welcomed Conservative plans to introduce lifetime deposits for tenants. David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), said: “We have long argued that deposits should be transferable. It will make renting cheaper and easier for tenants. It is vital though that the detail of the plans ensure that both landlords and tenants can have complete confidence in how the lifetime deposit will work. “On the pledge by the Conservatives to end

What evidence would I need to show that I would like my spouse to move into a property under Grounds 1 of a Section 8? I need to give the tenant notice, but the legislation does not say what evidence will be needed. Anyone have any advice? Reluctant Editors Note: >> http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/2 Ground 1 Not later than the beginning of the tenancy the landlord gave notice in writing to the tenant that possession might be recovered on th

Landlords in Scotland are committing to continuing to rent private properties signalling confidence in the sector, according to the latest survey results from SafeDeposits Scotland. The not-for-profit tenancy deposit protection scheme surveyed its landlord members last month and found that 88.57% could see themselves continuing as a landlord ‘for the foreseeable future’....

I recently inherited a mid- terrace house currently arranged as 2 flats. All interests in the house ie Freehold, leasehold ground floor flat and leasehold first floor flat are in my sister’s name. The leases are relatively short 57 years at a small ground rent...

A majority of private landlords say they are less confident about the market than they were three months ago. This is reflected in figures showing that the gap between the percentage of landlords planning to sell properties and those planning to buy has risen seven fold in the last two years from 4 percentage points to 21 percentage points....

The Council are willing to pay the first months rent in advance and pay a cash deposit for an incoming tenant. I will NOT be issuing a tenancy agreement until I see clear evidence that: 1. Tenant has an existing HB claim with claim number 2....