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Alan Ward – Notable Property Persons in their own words

Alan Ward Chairman of the Residential Landlords Association

The Residential Landlords Association is a campaigning body and national service for landlords. This week I am delighted to have its Chairman, Alan Ward, as my Notable Property Person. 1. Please introduce yourself. Say a bit about yourself and your company I became chairman in January 2009 of the Residential Landlords Association which I helped…

HMO planning law changes causes consternation among landlords

Houses let as HMOs after 6/4/10 will need planning permission

HMO landlords be warned – the government has announced that the law is to be changed from 6 April, introducing a new planning category for HMOs (the definition to be based on that set out in the Housing Act 2004): we have decided to amend the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) order 1987 as…