Listen Up Landlords podcast

In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  talk all things election – with the big day less than a week away.  

Ben and Richard are joined by a trio of guests, John Midgely, partner at Seddons, Theresa Wallace, Chair at the Lettings Industry Council and Portico’s John Williams.   

Nothing will be off the table as we examine what the manifestos of the leading political parties have to offer landlords and tenants when it comes to housing policy.

With plans to reform the rental sector left in limbo after the prime minister called the snap election, the major parties have all made significant pledges about what they would do should they come to power.  

You can read our breakdown of the manifestos here. 

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In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  examine the issue of local authority enforcement following the publication of a new report by the NRLA.

Ben and Richard are joined by James Wood, head of policy for the NRLA and Julia Morris, assistant director of regulatory services from Waltham Forest Council to discuss the findings, which uncovered huge disparities between enforcement work carried out in different local authority areas.

Julia discusses Waltham Forest’s approach and the challenges faced by local authorities when it comes to enforcing standards. You can read the full report here.

Later in the show we are joined by John Daw, chief executive of NRLA partner Title Guardian, who talks about the shadowy world of property fraud, common tactics and how you can protect yourself and your portfolio.

If you enjoy the show, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords.

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected] 

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.

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To read a full transcript of the show click here.

For the latest on the NRLA’s findings as regards local authority enforcement click here.

For information on Property Guardian, including exclusive NRLA discounts click here.

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In this episode of Listen Up Landlords – recorded before last week’s rental reform debate in the Commons – NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen)  and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  discuss important amendments to the Renters Reform Bill.

Ben and Richard are joined by HMO landlord and podcaster Andy Graham, and consumer champion and financial journalist Sarah Davidson, who discuss how the proposed changes will affect landlords and tenants.

We also hear from John Blackwood, Chief Executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), who discusses how legislation change in Scotland has affected the rental market north of the border and the impact that has had on supply.

From the NRLA’s landlord support team, Danny McKeown-Henshall joins the team to outline the hot topics when it comes to the phonelines, and planning specialist Alison Broderick discusses the latest Government consultation on permitted development rights.

If you enjoy the show, please spread the word, using the hashtag #listenuplandlords on your social media channels.

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For all podcast enquiries, please contact [email protected]

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.

In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  examine new research showing smaller landlords in the PRS contribute £45billion to the UK economy, and support almost 400,000 jobs.

The report, by PwC, was commissioned by the NRLA in partnership with Paragon Bank and Ben and Richard are joined by Paragon’s Mortgages Managing Director, Richard Rowntree to discuss the findings, along with landlord Suzanne Smith of the Independent Landlord blog.

Catherine Behdad, of the NRLA’s landlord support team, discusses the calls we have been receiving on rental reform, and the team is also joined by Andrew Parkin of the Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) who talks about upcoming changes to the way EPCs are calculated.

He outlines what these changes will look like, and what they will mean for landlords.

If you enjoy the show, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords.

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected] 

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.

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To read a full transcript of the show click here.

You can download the full research report on the Economic Contribution of the Private Rented Sector here.

In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  examine the thorny issue of landlord taxation.

Ben and Richard are joined by Stuart Adam, a senior economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, who believes that measures introduced by former Chancellor George Osborne are harming tenants by forcing rents up.

He says that in his opinion the Government should restore the deduction for finance costs in full (mortgage interest relief) and get rid of the additional dwelling supplement in stamp duty, changing the existing tax system to make it fairer for landlords.  

With XL Bully attacks and the new Government ban making the headlines in recent months, Samuel Blackhurst from the NRLA's Landlord Support Team talks about some of the calls the association has received on the issue.

And later in the show we are joined by former landlord and letting agent Claire Empson, who has sold her rental properties to invest in a holiday let, and Avril Roberts, Senior Policy Adviser from the Country Land and Business Association.

Avril says more and more members, many of whom operate in the agricultural sector, are diversifying into holiday lets to mitigate the impact of Brexit, which has seen them lose important farming subsidies.

To listen to the episode in full click here.

If you enjoy the show, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords.

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected] 

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.

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To read a full transcript of the show click here.

For the latest on the NRLA campaign on landlord tax click here.

For the latest on holiday lets click here.

In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  examine frustrations with local licensing schemes, and safety issues around ebikes and escooters that may be stored in your rental properties.

Ben and Richard are joined by landlord Karen Gregory who has had to wait for years for one of her licensing applications to be processed, and Russell Moffatt, whose Metastreet software was developed to help local authorities process applications.

With temperatures plummeting this month, Landlord Support Team leader Danny McKeown-Henshall talks boilers – and the importance of ensuring you have the correct documentation.

Later in the show we are joined by Charlie Pugsley, Assistant Commissioner at London Fire Brigade, who shares the latest data on ebike and e-scooter fires – the fastest growing fire risk in the capital.

Last year alone three people died and more than 50 people were  injured as a result of fires started by these vehicles, with Charlie discussing advice you can give to your tenants, to keep them – and your properties – safe.

If you enjoy the show, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords.

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected] 

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu.

More information

To read a full transcript of the show click here.

For more information on licensing in your area click here.

For information from London Fire Brigade on ebike and escooter safety click here.

In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen)  Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  welcome a panel of guests to look back over the last 12 months and forward to 2024.

This was the year to Government finally published its Renters (Reform) Bill, at the same time as – following years of low interest rates – base rate hit 5.25% and average mortgage rates rose to well over 6%.

The supply crisis in the Private Rented Sector has worsened, with latest figures from Zoopla indicating on average 25 people are looking at every available property to rent.

But its not all doom and gloom.

The NRLA has seen wins in areas such as rental reform, with the Government making a number of concessions as a result of NRLA campaigning, as well as u-turning on the introduction of unrealistic minimum EPC C energy efficiency standards.

It has also announced plans to reverse the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and end the practice of disaggregating HMOs.

Ben and Richard are joined by Kate Faulkner, Managing Director of Property Checklists, Russell Quirk, Managing Director at Proper PR, James Kent, Managing Director and founder of compliance firm Safe2 and Martin Reynolds, Chief Executive of Simply Biz Mortgages to unpick the changes we have seen over the past year, and what we can expect to see happen next.

To listen click here. If you enjoy the podcast, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords. 

More information 

To download a transcript of the podcast click here.

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu. 

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In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen)  Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  shine the spotlight on the progress of the Renters (Reform) Bill, promising the biggest shake up of the PRS in decades.

Ben and Richard are joined by Unipol chief executive Paddy Jackman, Tim Briggs, managing director of Legal Mentor and landlord Nick Duncan to discuss the very latest on the Bill’s progress through Parliament, and the potential implications for landlords. (Please note, the podcast was recorded just as the committee stage was coming to an end.)

Covering everything from the courts, issues around student lets and recent changes to LHA rates, the panel discussion also addresses concerns over the proposed timetable for change.

If you enjoy the podcast, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords. 

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected]  

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu. 

More information 

To download a transcript of the podcast click here.

If you would like further details on how to become accredited with the NRLA click here.

In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen)  Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  look at the Government’s decision to abandon its plan to introduced a minimum EPC rating of C in rental homes.

Ben and Richard talk to James Kent of NRLA compliance arm Safe2 about the decision and what it means, and to landlord Jill Lloyd who had already sold homes over fears they wouldn’t meet new standards, as well as paid for expensive improvements to others.

Danny McKeown-Henshall of the NRLA Landlord Advice Team joins us for our regular update on the hot topics on the support line, and, with the Bank of England estimating that by 2025, 40% of landlords will not have enough rent to cover their mortgage payments, we look at the affordability crisis facing the sector.

Mortgage broker Peter Vandervennin and Andy Ralph MD of Lettings at Leaders Romans Group join the team to discuss just how many people are affected and how they are coping.

If you enjoy the podcast, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords. 

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected]  

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu. 

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To download a transcript of the podcast click here.

If you would like further details on how to become accredited with the NRLA click here.

In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen)  Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_)  look at the issue of pet friendly lets, and look ahead to Party Conference season, and the work the NRLA will be doing to represent landlords.

We welcome Ben Parker, public affairs manager at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, to the show to discuss the challenges of pet friendly letting – as well as potential solutions – in light of the Government’s plans for rental reform. He is joined by Frances Boyt of ARLA Propertymark, giving the agents’ views on the issue and shining a light on what they can see happening on the ground.

Joseph Taylor of the Landlord Advice Team joins us for our regular update on the hot topics on the support line, and, as conference season looms, we ask what might we glean from the political parties’ manifestos? NRLA deputy policy director Meera Chindooroy talks about what we can expect to see, and the work the association will be doing at the Conservative and Labour Party events.

If you enjoy the podcast, please spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #listenuplandlords. 

For all podcast enquiries email [email protected]  

ACCREDITATION: You can now pick up a CPD point to be used towards NRLA accreditation by listening to the podcast. To log your point, visit the accreditation dashboard in the ‘Your Account’ section of the NRLA website. Select ‘Other’ then ‘NRLA Podcast’ from the dropdown menu. 

More information 

To download a transcript of the podcast click here.

If you would like further details on how to become accredited with the NRLA click here.