In this episode of Listen Up Landlords, presenters NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and landlord Richard Blanco welcome a panel of guests to look back over the last 12 months and ahead to 2025.

It has been a year of change, with a new Government bringing forward new legislation in the form of the Renters’ Rights Bill with new minimum EPC ratings also on the cards for landlords going forward.

The supply crisis blighting the private rented sector continues, with 21 households competing for every home advertised to let, and rents rising as a result.

To unpack all this, and more, Ben and Richard are joined by Jeni Browne, Business Development Director at Mortgage Finance Brokers, Sarah Davidson, consumer champion and financial journalist, Kristjan Byfield, letting agent and founder of proptech firm The Depositary and landlord, Sarah Watt.

Covering everything from the change in Government and mortgages and finance to the regulation change up ahead, the panel takes stock of where we are now before some horizon scanning as to what we can expect to see over the next 12 months.

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In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_) take a look at the Autumn budget and its impact on landlords and their businesses.

Ben and Richard are joined by Sheena Parker, of St James’s Place who will discuss the impact of announcements including the increase of the stamp duty surcharge on additional homes from 3% to 5%, and what we can expect to see happen in the sector as a result.

With temperatures plummeting this month, NRLA compliance specialist Catherine Behdad looks at the calls we have been receiving to the Landlord Support Team.

And later in the show we are joined by Cara Pacitti from the Resolution Foundation, along with landlord Vikki Baptie, who specialises in housing low income households.

They will be talking about the Government’s decision to once more freeze Local Housing Allowance rates, and the impact this will have on those in receipt of benefits - and the landlords who house them.

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

For all podcast enquiries email press@nrla.org.uk

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.

To read a full transcript of the show click here.

In this episode of NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle and Richard Blanco look at the renewed popularity of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and address the issue of mental health in the private rented sector.

Ben and Richard are joined by Russell Anderson, Commercial Director at Paragon Bank and HMO landlord Andy Graham to talk about the increase in the number of landlords investing in this type of property.

A recent report from Paragon showed increasing numbers of aspiring portfolio landlords are targeting HMOs, with NRLA research revealing the number of landlords with HMOs in their portfolios has risen from 17% to 22% in the last decade alone. We look at the reasons for this, the changing face of HMOs and the challenges facing the sector over coming years, particularly in the student sector.

Landlord support team leader Danny McKeown Henshall fills us in on the hot topics on the NRLA phone lines this month, and, to mark the launch of two new courses from the NRLA Training Academy, we shine a spotlight on mental health.

The award-winning academy’s new mental health in housing course will help private sector landlords identify common mental health disorders and develop strategies for prevention, intervention, and support.

The Listen Up Landlords team is joined by expert trainer Mike O’Hara to talk about the issue of mental health in the PRS, what landlords can do to support tenants and, where they can turn for support, if they find themselves struggling.

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In addition to the PRS Mental Health in Housing course, the NRLA Training Academy is also launching a course for those working in social housing, with more information available here.

If you are a landlord struggling with your mental health, you can find more information here.

For all podcast enquiries email press@nrla.org.uk  

To access 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.