Tag Archive: NLA

Lynsey Sweales – Notable Property Persons in their own words

I first met Lynsey at the National Landlords Association Property Women awards and we got on immediately.  She is active in all sorts of property projects, and so a natural Notable Property Person.  Here is her story.
1.   Please introduce yourself.  Say a bit about yourself and your company
My name is Lynsey Sweales and I am [...]

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Shona Davison – Notable Property Persons in their own words

Shona Davison, NLA Property Women award winner
My Notable Property Person this week is Shona Davison, winner of the National Landlords Association Property Women Awards in 2009.
1. Please introduce yourself. Say a bit about yourself and your company
I’m Shona Davison, NLA property woman of the year 2009. As well as being a Sheffield landlady, I work [...]

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Tenancy Deposit Scheme charges – an update

Tenancy Deposit Scheme
As everyone involved in the private rented sector should be aware, tenancy deposits taken for assured shorthold tenancies now need to be protected with a government approved tenancy deposit scheme.  All schemes are required to provide a free arbitration service, in the event of a dispute regarding deductions from the deposit at the [...]

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David Salusbury NLA Chairman – Notable Property Persons in their own words

I am really delighted to have David Salusbury as my first ‘notable property person’. David is the Chairman of the National Landlords Association and is therefore a very appropriate person to start off this series!
1. Please introduce yourself. Say a bit about yourself and your company
My name is David Salusbury and I am [...]

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News on high rent tenancies

I have just learned via the National Landlords Association, that the government *will* be implementing the increased rent level for ASTs that was announced in their news item on 3 February.
However the surprising piece of news is that the legislation will be retrospective   So all tenancies where the rent is between £25,000 and £100,000 on [...]

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Government makes new announcements on the Private Rented Sector

There has been a positive flurry of tweets and emails crossing my computer screen today, preceding and then following, the announcement from the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Dept. about their plans for the Private Rented Sector.
You can read the news item here, and the report itself can be downloaded from here.
This follows on from [...]

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Tenancy Deposits – Lettings Today get answers from the CLG

There is a very interesting post over on the Estate Agent Today news web-site.
It seems that back in November 2009 they asked a number of questions of the Communities and Local Government (CLG) department (whose remit covers the tenancy deposit scheme) about the workings of the scheme. After two reminders and three months later, the [...]

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