National Landlords Association

National Landlords Association

NLA say “Private landlords invested £20bn in property to provide much needed housing”

07 July, 20140 Comments
“Speaking to a seminar of local government housing professionals at the New Local Government Network considering how local authorities can influence the PRS, chief executive officer Richard Lambert, COE of National Landlords Association, challenged local authorities over the quality of the research that underpinned their policies. He said that too often council policy documents betrayed
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The South West’s Biggest Landlord Expo | 3rd April 2014 | Stand 82

24 March, 20140 Comments
Reasons To Attend The South West’s Biggest Landlord Expo – Click here. Don’t forget to visit the Landlord Referencing stand (at Stand 82), where Paul and Samii will be happy to answer any questions or queries about LandlordReferencing.co.uk. Tenant Referencing is one of the most important things a Landlord or Letting Agent should do before
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BREAKING NEWS: Tenant register and tenant referencing now a legal requirement…

11 December, 20130 Comments
…In 2031! But what if? And why not? What with landlords in Scotland already having a national register of landlords, ongoing debates regarding the introduction of a mandatory registration and licensing scheme in Wales – how long is it going to be before we see this introduced in England? Is this really about fairness and
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Landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency’

23 September, 20130 Comments
Following announcements in July, that landlords would face fines of up to £3,000 if they failed to determine whether a tenant’s immigration documents are genuine or not, Ministers are now arguing that landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency.’ The consultation document suggested that it would affect 1.4million private landlords,  stating that “Landlords
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‘Most reliable tenants’ for buy-to-let are… ?

04 September, 20130 Comments
According to a recent study, buy-to-let landlords who rent their property to university students are more probable to find tenants and receive rent payments on time than any other kind of tenancy. A study by the National Landlords Association (NLA) shows that students are the most reliable tenants when it comes to rental payments –
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Current Rental Market Feb 2013

22 April, 20132 Comments
Over the past several years the UK’s housing market has seen a gradual shift from a nation of homeowners to a nation of renters. The previous year has seen significant growth in the rental sector as more investors begin to move into the property sector, with rental prices rising across the country. According to the
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NEW COUNCIL RATES for 2013/14 [FUNNY! MUST READ!]

01 March, 20130 Comments
Thank you to Mary Latham for forwarding this email onto Landlord Referencing Services. A nice, light thread for a Friday! ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— This was sent to me by a RICS surveyor! I am planning to use this as an opener at NLA Branch meetings What do you think? Might break the ice?? Your House As seen
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Building Society fuels homeless crisis …?

28 February, 20130 Comments
Nationwide have halted new lending to landlords who have tenants receiving housing benefit. The Mortgage Works, currently with a buy-to-let market share of around 20%, was previously the biggest lender offering such mortgages to landlords with tenants on housing benefits. Experts have warned that this could leave many people struggling to find a place to
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