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Neath Port Talbot council plans to host a free event, providing what it calls “support and funding advice for landlords.” The Private...
12 March 2024
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Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
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A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...
06 February 2023
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A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...
14 November 2022
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The National Residential Landlords Association has made a blistering attack on a “big bureaucratic and unaccountable beast” at the heart of...
31 August 2022
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A council is inviting landlords to an event at which it will both launch a new accreditation scheme and offer guidance...
22 February 2022
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A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...
16 December 2021
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Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents. Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...
20 May 2021
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The Rent Smart Wales quango, now five years old, has been sharply criticised by the National Residential Landlords Association. A report commissioned...
12 January 2021
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The Labour-controlled Swansea council in south Wales is being asked by a landlord body to rethink its licensing proposals. The authority is...
12 November 2020
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The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) research exchange, PEARL, is currently seeking views on Rent Smart Wales (RSW), the overseeing authority for...
03 January 2020
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...
01 November 2019
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With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...
29 August 2019
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So, what do smart landlords do to make more money than you, and how do they do it? The million-dollar question....
15 March 2019
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The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...
23 November 2018
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Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...
01 October 2018
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The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...
19 September 2018
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Private landlords looking for fresh fire safety guidance can now gain access to an online fire safety course that has been...
09 August 2018
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A rogue landlord letting a cold, damp property with a lack of hot water and heating has been ordered to pay...
10 July 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords in Wales who offer free accommodation in return for sex could lose their operating licences, according to plans being...
17 May 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord in Flintshire has been given 28 days to pay a fine of £11,081 after being found guilty of...
19 December 2017
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The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today. The Future...
30 November 2017
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There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...
27 November 2017
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First introduced in November 2015, The Welsh government’s Rent Smart Wales (RSW) scheme was designed to drive up standards in the...
17 November 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...
23 October 2017
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This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...
29 August 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after being prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all...
18 July 2017
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Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...
04 July 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Newport has become the first to be prosecuted for breaching new laws demanding that all private landlords...
01 June 2017
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Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales are being urged to register ‘to avoid legal action’, regardless of where they are based...
16 May 2017
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An investigation has been launched after details of hundreds of landlords who have not yet registered on a Wales-wide scheme were...
06 February 2017
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There is growing concern that thousands of buy-to-let landlords could face fines and possibly even prosecution for failing to sign up...
28 November 2016
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Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, but have started the application process will not...
23 November 2016
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Landlords in Wales who have not yet signed up to Rent Smart Wales, designed to drive up the quality of rented...
22 November 2016
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With less than two weeks until the new registration and licensing system in Wales, Rent Smart Wales, becomes a mandatory requirement, thousands...
10 November 2016
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There is growing concern that thousands of landlords in Wales have not yet signed up for Rent Smart Wales, designed to...
15 September 2016
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Ceredigion County Council completed its one month long RentSmart Wales Roadshow yesterday at an event in Lampeter, South West Wales, designed...
22 July 2016
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has been officially approved as an official Rent Smart Wales training provider. Working in association with the...
06 May 2016
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Rent Smart Wales, the new registration and licensing system in Wales, goes live today – a and it represents a major...
23 November 2015
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Rent Smart Wales, a registration and licencing scheme for Welsh landlords and letting agents, will launch on 23 November. The Welsh Government...
26 October 2015
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The Welsh Government has announced that the “countdown” has begun for Rent Smart Wales – but it must be the vaguest...
21 August 2015
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The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Rent Smart Wales’ brand ahead of introducing licensing of all private landlords in the Autumn....