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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Half the story
Rebecca Marsh, The Property Ombudsman, examines a case where an agent failed to disclose full details of a property, regarding…
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PRS under stress
With Michael Gove, architect of the Renters’ Reform Bill back in charge, what does it mean for the private rented…
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Terms and conditions of a deposit
Rebecca Marsh of The Property Ombudsman Scheme settles the case of a pre-contract deposit with rather loose strings attached.
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Rent controls and the voice of reason
The fearsome prospect of rent controls is being raised. Nigel Lewis says the Government should stop now and listen to…
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Hidden roads a search didn’t find
Should the fact that a road was part of a front garden been more clearly highlighted in a sellers’ search?…
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The new-look DLUHC
Timothy Douglas asks how the new appointments at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, will affect the outlook…
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Delivering contradictions and confusion
Nigel Lewis compares words with policies of the Truss government and wonders if they know whose side they’re on.
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Levelling up the PRS
Nigel Lewis ploughs through 80 pages of the ‘Renters’ Reform Bill’ White Paper and asks the industry what they make…
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Look out landlords
A register for landlords has been announced by the Government – did you miss it? Nigel Lewis looks at the…
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Under scrutiny
The need to ensure that anti-money laundering checks are carried out to the letter has never been greater. Richard Reed…
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