Regulation & Law
Longer-read articles looking at national legislation and local regulation and the application of law to the residential property industry.
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Case study: when a sole agency agreement stood despite customer complaint
COMPLAINT A case that The Property Ombudsman was asked to review came from a seller concerning the agent’s estate agency…
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What the recent property fraud cases in the Court of Appeal mean for the industry
Steven Porter, Partner and Commercial Practice Group Leader at JPC Law, reports on the appeal hearing in the cases of…
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How long should it take to fix a window?
"Was a damaged window frame the result of poor maintenance or was the window cleaning contractor being framed?" asks Katrine…
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Conflict of interest
"Agreements, valuations and a conflict of interest – be careful where you stand when you are caught in the middle",…
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Restrictive covenants
We need and want more new homes, but, says Kate Turnham, restrictive covenants can delay or even block development –…
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Will deposits reform achieve its intended goals?
Debate rages, frustration grows, but, says Andrea Kirkby, is the proposed legislation really a force for good?
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GDPR: Just shred it?
2018’s big concern is a data breach, but, says Mark Harper, having a policy for shredding both paper and digital…
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Fraudulent deposits
"If a tenant pays by credit card, it should put the agent ‘on notice’ that the tenant could, potentially have…
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How fast can you evict a tenant now?
The so-called ‘7-day eviction’ is no more, but, says Paul Shamplina at Landlord Action, the system is still far from…
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