National Landlords Association – the big merger
The National Landlords Association announced back in 2019 a large merger with the Residential Landlords Association. The merger is set to unite landlords across the country behind one consistent voice in government. As a result, they will deliver previously impossible levels of service for their members. Through the merger they will offer unparalleled benefits and experiences and work relentlessly to update the perception of landlords. As a result of the new organisation will go by the name of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). It would have a membership of more than80,000 landlords and manage around half a million properties.
When will the merger take place?
The planned merger was due to commence in January 2020, but this has been postponed to later in the year. The two chairs, Alan Ward of the RLA and Adrian Jeakings of the NLA, have said in a joint statement
“After more than 20 years of friendly competition the time is right to create a single organisation to represent and campaign for landlords. With so much of our work done in parallel there are major benefits to be gained for our landlord members. We will be stronger together when presenting a unified voice to government both nationally and locally about the importance of supporting the majority of landlords who do a good job providing the homes to rent the country needs.”
What services will the NRLA offer?
All NRLA members will have access to a wide range of relevant services and specifically selected products such as:
- Unlimited use of the landlord advice team
- Deposit protection options
- Insurance
- Tenant referencing and credit checking
- Specialist mortgages
- industry publication will be available quarterly in both hard and digital formats
- NRLA online forum will provide an opportunity to put your questions, comments and experiences to fellow members and build a network of like-minded landlords
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