Contents

• Introduction

• Current issues affecting landlords

• Current campaigning activity

• A new enforcement model for the Private Rented Sector
• Studentification
• European Union proposals relating to derivative trades and the effect on property lending
• Government’s proposals relating to water charging
• Taxation of Residential Landlords
• Disability Discrimination Act
• LACORS Fire Safety Guidence – The Next Steps
• Section 21 Under Threat
• RLA Manifesto
• RLA CO-ORDINATES TENANT CHOICE ALLIANCE

• Past campaigning activity

• RLA Act on Landlord Tax Issues
• The Importance of Section 21
• Fire Safety in Shared Houses
• Improvements to fire safety
• Implementation of HMO licensing
• Energy Performance Certificates
• Protocol for Rent Arrears
• The role of the County Court
• Housing Act 2004
• Amenities in HMOs

• Submissions

• Green Deal & Energy Company Obligations
• Revised London Housing Strategy
• SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Video Inventory
• Where Health and Safety Legislation has gone wrong
• A NEW SOCIAL HOUSING REGIME? – A DISCUSSION PAPER
• WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION PAPER - THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR IN WALES
• RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION PAPER: NEW HOMES BONUS
• RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION PAPER – LOCAL DECISIONS: A FAIRER FUTURE FOR SOCIAL HOUSING
• RESPONSE TO THE LAW COMMISSION CONSULTATION PAPER - NUMBER 195: CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN REGULATORY CONTEXT
• Initial Response To HM Treasury - Consultation Paper: A New Approach To Financial Regulation

• What you can do

A new enforcement model for the Private Rented Sector

17:03 on 02/03/2009

The role of the Residential Landlords Association

The RLA is a national landlord associatio ...more

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Studentification

16:23 on 12/11/2008

Anti-HMO Lobbies have been campaigning vigorously against what they call “studentification”. They have argued for ch ...more

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European Union proposals relating to derivative trades and the effect on property lending

15:46 on 21/01/2011

As you may have seen, there have been press reports of proposed European Union (EU) legislation which could have an adve ...more

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Government’s proposals relating to water charging

14:10 on 18/08/2009

1. The Government has commissioned the Walker Review of water charges for residential property. An interim report ha ...more

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Taxation of Residential Landlords

13:09 on 07/01/2010

Introduction

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Disability Discrimination Act

13:07 on 12/06/2009

A new Equality Bill will be considered by Parliament this year. This will rewrite the law relating to all kinds of disc ...more

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LACORS Fire Safety Guidence – The Next Steps

13:02 on 12/06/2009

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Section 21 Under Threat

12:33 on 07/01/2010


Make no mistake about it, the right of a Landlord to obtain possession automatically under Section 21 is being called ...more

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RLA Manifesto

12:02 on 15/03/2010


The RLA strongly believes that decent and safe accommodation is best achieved by landlords who receive high quality a ...more

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RLA CO-ORDINATES TENANT CHOICE ALLIANCE

10:45 on 22/09/2011


As MPs and Peers returned from a summer recess the RLA has been leading calls for the Government to use the Welfare R ...more

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