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Landlords outline positive vision for the rental market

Landlords have unveiled a positive vision for the private rented sector ahead of the General Election. Too much attention is given to the idea that the sector is a problem which requires management. Instead the Residential Landlords Association argues that what is needed is a positive, ambitious programme for the sector which supports tenants and good landlords whilst rooting out the crooks who have no place in the sector.

The RLA’s manifesto for the private rented sector encourages political parties to build on the positive developments in the market. This includes 84% of private tenants being satisfied with their accommodation (a higher proportion than the social sector), that private tenants have been living in their current properties for an average of over 4 years and that 88% of private tenancies are ended by the tenant.

Over recent years the private rented sector has become an important source of housing for growing numbers of families with children, older people, the homeless and students and young people who need to swiftly access new work and educational opportunities.

The RLA’s key proposals include: Improving access to justice for tenants and landlords when things go wrong by developing a housing court, supporting vulnerable tenants by ending the Local Housing Allowance cap and ensuring councils have the resources to find and root out criminal landlords, using the wide range of powers they already have.

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