NRLA urges government to widen student let possession grounds in Renters’ Rights Bill

NRLA urges government to widen student let possession grounds in Renters’ Rights Bill

Plans to restrict a student housing possession exemption to larger HMOs “risk undermining supply and disrupting the annual student rental cycle”.

Flawed possession ground will reduce supply of student housing, warns NRLA

The National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA) has warned that restricting the student housing possession exemption to larger houses in multiple occupations (HMOs) could reduce supply and disrupt the student rental cycle.  The warning followed comments by Housing Minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage in the House of Lords, who said the proposed exemption under Ground 4A for HMOs with three or more bedrooms “captures the bulk of typical stu…