Regulation & Law

Longer-read articles looking at national legislation and local regulation and the application of law to the residential property industry.

Features
31st Jan 2017
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10-minute refresher: leasehold extensions
Agents selling flats need to understand the complexities of leasehold extensions, says Michael Zucker BA FRICS, Head of the Professional…
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Regulation & Law
27th Jan 2017
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In The Red
When a tenant doesn’t pay the rent, is it really the letting agent’s fault? Not necessarily, says Katrine Sporle, The…
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Features
22nd Jan 2017
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Legal advice: How to recover rent arrears
Sheila Manchester spoke to Danielle Hughes, Solicitor in The Dispute Resolution Team at Kirwans law firm to find the best…
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Features
12th Jan 2017
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Time to wage war on fair pay?
Property businesses have found themselves in very hot water with HMRC for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage,…
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Features
6th Jan 2017
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Lettings fees: cap or outright ban?
The push to ban lettings fees to tenants is gathering momentum, but Isobel Thomson, Chief Executive, National Approved Letting Scheme…
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Features
23rd Dec 2016
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Don’t get washed up by money laundering rules
After Channel 4’s exposé, From Russia with Cash, RICS expelled a member for his role in money laundering, so, says…
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Regulation & Law
20th Dec 2016
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Liability for search results
What if a search fails to mention land earmarked for a new town, asks Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman?
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Features
20th Dec 2016
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Compulsory purchases in London are ‘social cleansing’
The threat of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) hangs over ex-local authority leaseholders in London, says Louie Burns, MD at Leasehold…
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Regulation & Law
8th Dec 2016
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‘Auctions must be accurate on the internet’ says Ombudsman
Telephone bidding at auction may seem easier, but it brings extra responsibilities to both the buyer and the agent, says…
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Features
19th Oct 2016
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The curious story of the dog and the licence…
In the curious story of the dog and the licence, the agent was the one in the doghouse, says Katrine…
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‘Investor confidence in BTR falling’ says new lobbying group

Interesting, as people clamouring for more anti-landlord legislation and licensing claim that their aim is to "professionalise" the sector; they point...

NEG OPINION: ‘Should all estate agents be ‘tarred with the same Panoroma brush’?

The main stream media and the BBC in particular are some of the most untrusted organisations in the country. Take the plank of wood out of your own ey...

Google Reviews are a great way to assess estate agents service. It would really help to encourage people who have had experience of conditional sellin...

Property lawyers say BBC probe into conditional selling ‘long overdue’

I had a very similar experience as John - an immense amount of pressure was put on from the Management to get people to agree to use the inhouse mortg...