News from the Residential Property Investor, the bi-monthly magazine for RLA members other artilces from the October / November 2001 issue RPI news archive

NALS gets Government funding - October / November 2001

£400,000 funding from the Government has allowed the National Approved Letting Scheme to establish its own independent office and launch a publicity and membership campaign.

Set up in 1999, the NALS scheme was aimed at driving cowboy letting agents out of the business. Now all firms with a principal partner or director who is a member of the National Association of Estate Agents, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, or the Association of Residential letting Agents will be able to join the scheme free until September next year. Members are required to have professional indemnity and client money protection cover.

Isobel Thomson is NALS newly appointed director of operations.
 

other artilces from the October / November 2001 issue

• A voice for landlords
• Bristol charity blasts shorthold tenancies
• Glasgow landlords challenge registration scheme
• NALS gets Government funding
• Jail for deposit trickster
• Rental market strong but could be stronger
• Council pays private tenants over lack of enforcement
• Halt called to dispersals
• DTLR puts case for smoke alarms
• Homeless increase in SW
• In brief