Landlords and letting agents unite under new industry partnership

Two industry bodies have joined forces to offer a “more impactful voice on behalf of the private rented sector”.

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) will now take over responsibility of The Lettings Industry Council (TLIC).

The NRLA will take charge of the TLIC secretariat, which brings together a wide range of lettings professionals, including industry bodies and schemes, service providers for landlords and tenants, and representatives from both large and smaller lettings agents.

Champion the work of landlords and letting agents

The two industry bodies claim they will help speak with policymakers, conveying agents’ and landlords’ concerns to the government.

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the NRLA, said: “The NRLA and TLIC are long-standing supporters of greater professionalisation across the private rented sector, so uniting to champion the fantastic work responsible landlords and letting agents do for our sector is a no-brainer.

“Together, we will continue to support the highly impactful work undertaken to date and fight for a better, fairer, more prosperous PRS which works in the interests of all.”

Build a lettings market which works for landlords and agents

Theresa Wallace, chair of The Lettings Industry Council (TLIC), said: “I have worked closely with Ben and the NRLA team for many years, and they share many of TLIC’s views when it comes to the need to build a lettings market which works for both landlords and agents.

“TLIC’s cross-industry, consensus-based approach has gone a long way towards ensuring the lettings market is able to play a pivotal role in the delivery of rented accommodation and with the NRLA’s help, we will take our work to the next level by providing even greater support for our members.”