NLA: Be careful with landlord legislation changes

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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has advised politicians to "carefully" consider any proposed private rented sector legislation.

Commenting after the government responded to the Rugg Review, chairman of the group David Salusbury said there are still a number of new legal changes in the sector that have not quite settled down.

He explained that landlords are already heavily regulated as it is, and the remarks come one week after the Association of Residential Letting Agents revealed it is bringing in a new licensing scheme for its members.

The Rugg Review was brought out over six months ago and the NLA indicated that today's reaction to the document was a "long-awaited" response.

One proposal made by the government was to create a register for landlords, which includes information about their names, addresses and rental properties they own.

"It is possible to see some benefit to a 'no hurdle', low-cost, easy-to-use register for landlords as part of a concerted drive to root out rogue operators," said Mr Salusbury. "However, the NLA would be opposed to the collection of rental property addresses."

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