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The latest press releases from the National Landlords Assocation.

Date	Title
01 Dec 2008	Government Minister: "No sense over-burdening good landlords with further regulation" Speaking at the first NLA National Conference, held in Birmingham on Saturday 29 November, Iain Wright MP, minister with responsibility for the private-rented sector, said the Government was committed to not bringing forward knee-jerk legislation that would hamper the growth of the sector but, instead would target the rogue operators which give responsible landlords a bad name.
21 Nov 2008	NLA statement Barry Markham and Tony Richard It is with regret that the Chairman of the National Landlords Association (NLA) has accepted the resignations of two directors, Barry Markham and Tony Richard with immediate effect.
19 Nov 2008	Scottish government not delivering for landlords NLA Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of failing landlords on the forthcoming introduction of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) legislation.
18 Nov 2008	NLA: ‘reluctant landlords’ are major risk to rental market The National Landlords Association (NLA) has today said that the new breed of ‘reluctant landlords’ poses a major risk to the overall health of the British rental market.
04 Nov 2008	Winter repair bills for landlords set to soar The National Landlords Association (NLA) is warning landlords about the huge repair bills they face if their tenants do not know what to do in a winter property emergency.
23 Oct 2008	Review marks major watershed in attitudes to PRS: renting is not second best The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed the publication of the Review of the Private-Rented Sector (PRS) written by Dr Julie Rugg and David Rhodes.
20 Oct 2008	Landlords and letting agents unite against ‘tenant-humiliation’ practices The National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) which represent over 23,500 landlords and letting agent offices, have joined together to roundly condemn any practices which ridicule and humiliate tenants.
15 Oct 2008	NLA will continue to work for higher standards in Sale and Rent Back The National Landlords Association remains committed to further raising standards among landlords operating in the sale and rent back sector.
07 Oct 2008	Sale and rent back code of practice has teeth to punish "cowboy" operators A week ahead of the publication of the Office of Fair Trading market study into the sale and rent back market, the National Landlords Association has said its Code of Practice will include enforceable legal sanctions and financial penalties for those who fail to comply.
06 Oct 2008	Government minister and Dr Julie Rugg to address NLA National Conference The National Landlords Association has announced the programme for its first ever National Conference.
16 Sep 2008	Happy birthday NLA: supporting UK landlords for 35 years The National Landlords Association is celebrating its 35th birthday by warning landlords against relying too heavily on internet sources which may offer incorrect information.
08 Sep 2008	Tenancy deposit protection gets cheaper with the launch of mydeposits lite mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme, has launched an internet-only service, mydeposits lite.
15 Sep 2008	Landlord associations welcome local authority crackdown on rogue landlords The Cornwall Residential Landlords Association (CRLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) have been quick to welcome the successful prosecution of a Newquay landlord who failed to apply for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) licence.
31 Aug 2008	NLA mortgages takes hassle out of finding best buy-to-let mortgages NLA Mortgages, the free-to-use online sourcing and quotation system which also offers a significant cashback for landlords, is now making daily checks across the mortgage market to find the best mortgage products for UK landlords.
12 Aug 2008	How can landlords survive the credit crunch? The National Landlords Association (NLA), representing 20,000 landlords, is offering important advice to landlords which should help them not only survive the credit crunch but even benefit in these leaner times.
04 Aug 2008	Sale and Rent Back: NLA publishes draft code of practice for consultation The National Landlords Association (NLA) has asked interested parties to submit their views on their draft Code of Practice for landlords involved in the sale and rent back market.
22 Jul 2008	NLA welcomes fire safety guidance for landlords The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed new national guidance aimed at preventing the 300 deaths per year caused by residential property fires.
21 Jul 2008	Risk of rental arrears for landlords not checking out tenants The National Landlords Association (NLA) is warning landlords of the real risk of rental arrears if they fail to carry out appropriate checks on prospective tenants.
20 Jul 2008	Landlords face fines of more than half a billion pounds with the introduction of energy performance certificates on rental properties The National Landlords Association (NLA) has said that UK landlords will face considerable fines if they fail to provide tenants with an energy performance certificate from October 2008.
08 Jul 2008	NFRL merges with NLA to create UK’s largest landlord association The National Landlords Association (NLA) and the National Federation of Residential Landlords (NFRL), who together represent nearly 20,000 landlords, have announced they are to merge creating the largest representative body for landlords in the United Kingdom.
11 Jun 2008	Buy-to-let is not the UK's 'sub-prime crisis' The National Landlords Association (NLA) has said that the fundamentals of UK buy-to-let remain strong.
04 Jun 2008	Sale and rent back: NLA develops guiding principles The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private-residential landlords, has developed guiding principles for its forthcoming Code of Practice for landlords involved in the sale and rent back market.
03 Jun 2008	London landlords still getting taken to cleaners The National Landlords Association (NLA) has published research indicating that 73 per cent of landlords consider the renewal fee charged by their letting agent on a 'let only' basis as not reflective of the work actually undertaken.