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A new report reveals that the private rented sector in the North West region of England makes a gross value added...

A third of private sector landlords would sell at leats some of their properties if rent controls were introduced, according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

A report by professional services firm PwC indicates that London’s private rented sector makes a gross value added contribution of £14.6...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reached the final of awards celebrating the best of British trade associations. An announcement on the...

The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...

The NRLA has slammed politicians in all major parties for their silence on one of the biggest issues for the private...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

An investigation by Sky News and a housing campaigner have revealed that there are some 33,993 vacant council properties in England...

Private renters in England face a postcode lottery as councils are failing to properly inspect properties with potential hazards. That’s the view of...

The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s “hugely disappointing” that the Renters Reform Bill will not become law. This is despite the...

Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it doesn’t matter if landlords sell up and leave the private rental sector. Appearing to...

* This piece is written jointly by Richard Rowntree (Managing Director, Paragon Bank) and Ben Beadle (Chief Executive of the National...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has confirmed the dates for its 2024 ‘Wales On Tour’ sessions.  These will be May 23...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

The National Residential Landlords Association has partnered with GetGround, a property investment platform for buy-to-let landlords looking to find, structure, and...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

An all-party House of Commons committee is calling on Local Housing Allowance to be updated automatically and annually. LHA rates have been...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

The housing minister and the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association are amongst 60 speakers named for an upcoming...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

The National Residential Landlords Association haas revealed two new appointments which it says “will enhance the service to its members as...

The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Landlords in Reading are being offered the chance to attend a free information event to help them keep up to date...

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

MPs today begin the so-called Committee Stage of the Renters Reform Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Organisations and individuals with...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has bagged a prestigious leadership award  Ben Beadle won Gold in the Association...

Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website...

Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...

The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association says the controversial Renters Reform Bill will only succeed if landlords’ feel...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

The National Residential Landlords Association hosts a meeting at Labour’s annual conference tomorrow - but it admits the party’s rental policies...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given Conservative conference delegates an update on the Renters Reform Bill. Contrary to speculation, mostly from anti-landlord...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

The top table of the National Residential Landlords Association has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team at Downing Street. In addition...

Landlords will be able to let Housing Secretary Michael Gove know exactly what they think of his policies in October. Gove will...

The National Residential Landlords Association is meeting with the Department of Education to consider how, if at all, private landlords can...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

I recently had the opportunity to challenge a lot of nonsense in Parliament. Or to put it another way, I was...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...

The National Residential Landlords Associations has expressed relief that Labour appears to be backing away from rent controls. Association chief executive Ben...

The National Residential Landlords Association has reacted angrily to the latest UK government to flirt with adopting the Scottish example of...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

The number of landlords planning to sell rented properties has reached its highest rate on record according to new data. Polling for...

The Renters’ Reform Bill is finally due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky...

The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...

Two of the most prominent campaigners over rent controls - albeit one on either side of the argument - have had...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with YourRepair, a provider of flexible boiler and emergency cover. NRLA member landlords...

Students face chaos as government plans to reform the rental market threaten to cause widespread uncertainty as to whether housing will...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

The majority of tenants are reluctant to ask for more energy efficient systems in their home according to The National Residential...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined with other landlord and agent bodies to seek legal opinion on whether Scotland’s rent...

Labour’s radical proposals for the private rental sector - including reducing landlords’ powers to demand arrears - have produced a dramatic...

The National Residential Landlords Association has renewed calls for stamp duty cuts on homes to let out. The NRLA initially made the...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The landlords’ main trade...

The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...

Government plans to reform the private rented sector risk becoming a charter for anti-social behaviour without urgent changes, a landlord leader...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Generation Rent activist group both give evidence today to MPs as they begin a...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...

The National Residential Landlords Association is asking all landlords - not just its members - to contribute to a consultation on...

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...