9:53 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago 35
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has thrown its weight behind government plans for a new landlord database, insisting it could be a tool to weed out criminal landlords.
However, it warns against unnecessary red tape for responsible landlords.
As a member of the Lettings Advisory Board, the NRLA has helped shape proposals for the new Labour government.
That includes a landlord database, which the NRLA believes can ‘create transparency of property safety and drive rogue landlords from the sector’.
The board, established by property portal Zoopla, aims to improve the private rented sector (PRS) for landlords, tenants and industry professionals.
The NRLA’s deputy director for campaigns, public affairs and policy, Meera Chindooroy, said: “We are committed to raising standards and driving rogue and criminal landlords out of the sector and – implemented in the right way – the new database can help do that.
“We know from our own research that the approach to enforcement varies across local authority areas.
“The new system has the potential to challenge these disparities in a simple and affordable way, allowing councils to focus on identifying and dealing with landlords who are not compliant.”
She adds: “The NRLA has already met with housing minister Matthew Pennycook and will work constructively to bring about fair and workable reform that will allow the government to meet its commitment to tenants while supporting responsible landlords and encouraging investment.”
The NRLA says it has been vocal about government aims to raise standards in the private rented sector (PRS) – without adding to the administrative burden faced by landlords.
The board has now written to new government with a set of proposals for the PRS which includes:
The letter also stresses the importance of having industry input when designing the database to ensure it delivers its intended purposes and is linked to the ambition for a decent homes standard.
The board says a database that is accessible to property portals and lenders could create automated regulation and enforcement, allowing local authorities to focus their efforts on properties that do not hold required safety certificates.
More details about the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill are expected when it is published later this year.
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9:38 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
The deposit scheme I use already knows all my let property details and the details of the tenants in them.
HMRC, Land Registry and local authorities already have all my details.
I really hope this “database” isn’t going to cost me much money
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10:00 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
In a parallel universe the NR?A would want this linked to a national tenants database which kept track of CCJs, right to rent & rogue and criminal tenants but hey ho.
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10:04 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
The cost of setting this up is inevitably going to land on us but setting that aside this seems like a sensible step to take.
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10:15 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
Reply to the comment left by Darren Peters at 06/08/2024 – 10:00
Definitely!!!!
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10:28 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
I really do not want my details to be all over the internet – which is what this will lead to, why doesn’t GDPR apply to our privacy?
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10:28 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
Reply to the comment left by JamesB at 06/08/2024 – 09:38
….cost to be paid for by the tenant!
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10:37 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
for balance how about…
Promote fairness in the PRS and level the playing field and having a renters database, so landlords can be confident over the rental history of tenants.
Safeguard the quality of tenants.
Help landlords know the tenants they are letting to have good rental history.
Help local authorities and landlords to identify those who’s tenancies have ended due to rent arrears/ASBO issues.
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10:46 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
A tenant register would be great but will never happen. Bad tenants would be weeded out leading to more homeless with all the problems that go with it which the government don’t want. It’s the LLs problem. As the Americans say ‘tough’!
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10:57 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
Reply to the comment left by Darren Peters at 06/08/2024 – 10:00
Absolutely.Who are the NRLA representing .We have enough of our information stored by the government and this will be more red tape and more tax collected.It won’t stop criminal landlords and how about all those letting properties they don’t even own.
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10:58 AM, 6th August 2024, About A year ago
Reply to the comment left by nekillim200 at 06/08/2024 – 10:15
A good point.Wouldn’t it apply?