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With plans to introduce a minimum EPC rating of C to the private rented sector moving forward apace, this month’s podcast looks at what this means for you.

Proposals to introduce the minimum rating – which will require landlords to spend up to £10,000 per property on upgrades – were revealed earlier this year, with the Government also launching a consultation into plans to revise the way EPCs are calculated.

For more on the NRLA's work on energy efficiency visit: https://staging.nrla.org.uk/campaigns/energy-efficiency

Meet the guests

We speak to Caroline Postles, existing dwellings technical team manager at Elmhurst Energy (www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk) about what the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) plans will mean in practice, with Lisa Steele, lending director at Paragon Bank (www.paragonbank.co.uk) looking at funding options for improvements – and the impact of the new rules when it comes to getting a buy-to-let mortgage.

We are also joined by Emma Grant, head of trade experience  and commercial partnerships at Checkatrade (www.checkatrade.com) about how to ensure you find the right person for improvement works, and the potential impact of the drastic shortfall of trained trades on the Government’s plans.

Elsewhere in the show Landlord Support Adviser, Connor Cathcart joins us to talk about the calls coming into us this month, with the Renters’ Rights Act, specifically the new tenant information sheet coming out on top.
He runs through what you need to know – with further information on this, and all things Renters’ Rights available on our exclusive member hub here: https://staging.nrla.org.uk/resources/renters-rights 

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Listen Up Landlords is brought to you by the NRLA

Hosted by:
Ben Beadle & Richard Blanco
Produced by:
Sally Walmsley
Video Production:
Alexandra Southerington

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Are you a new landlord just starting out in the business, or an experienced investor looking for the inside track on what’s going on in the private rented sector?

If so, Listen Up Landlords is the podcast for you.

Brought to you by the UK's largest landlord membership organisation, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) it will bring you the very best information, insight and analysis when it comes to renting homes, along with practical advice on how to make the best of your properties.

Presenters, NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle – a landlord himself - and landlord, property developer and broadcaster Richard Blanco will be joined each month by expert guests from across the industry to shine a light on the issues affecting you and your lettings.

This could be anything from new legislation and tax changes to boosting your kerb appeal.

By landlords, for landlords, Listen Up Landlords will feature stories and views from the buy-to-let market, to support those just starting out and to share best practice.

Meet the presenters

Ben Beadle

NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle bought his first rental home in London at the age of 20 and now has a portfolio of properties in the capital, focussing on student lets and HMOs. Starting out in property management, he was responsible for overseeing the merger of the NLA and RLA to create the NRLA in March 2020. Ben is committed to changing the narrative when it comes to private landlords and growing the association to bring about real political change and create a private rented sector that works for all.

Richard Blanco

Landlord and investor Richard Blanco started buying property in 2003 and has built a portfolio of rental homes across six London boroughs. He is a London Representative for the NRLA and organises and speaks at events across the capital. As well as presenting Listen Up Landlords Richard regularly appears on USA TV show House Hunters International and writes and comments on housing issues in the national and trade press.

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