Posts Tagged ‘judicial review’
High Court agrees to allow a judicial review of the Government’s Right to Rent policy
Following the decision of the High Court yesterday 6th June 2018 to allow a judicial review of the Government’s Right to Rent policy, David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association, commented: “Landlords will welcome the High Court decision to allow a judicial review of the Right to Rent policy which has put them…
Read MoreRLA supports legal review of Right to Rent scheme
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) announces in a press release their support for judicial reveiw of the Right to Rent scheme. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property…
Read MoreRLA supports judicial review of Right to Rent scheme
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is supporting a judicial review of government immigration policy. The RLA is supporting a Judicial Review of the policy being sought by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI). The JCWI argues that the policy discriminates against foreign nationals. The RLA is also supporting a similar case brought…
Read MoreOpposition to tax relief changes for landlords.
It was announced this year by George Osborne that from 2017 the tax relief at 40% or 45% presently enjoyed by landlords on their mortgages on buy-to-let property will be cut to a flat rate of 20%. This has been seen as unfair by some in the industry, a recent report in The Guardian reports…
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