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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Fair shares
It’s wonderful to have someone believe in your business enough to invest in it, but as legal expert Michael Budd…
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Public policy and the Private Rented Sector
Nigel Lewis wonders if the Government’s exciting initiatives in building and regulation are actually a veiled attack on the private…
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Up in Smoke?
Karl McCardle wonders if the Government’s climate change ambitions are about to signal the end of London’s ‘period property premium’
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Learning the RoPA
When it eventually comes, RoPA will demand training, but it’s not just about box-ticking, it’s about doing the job better…
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The Grenfell leasehold legacy
Over two years on, the shockwaves of the Grenfell Tower disaster are being felt throughout the residential property industry, as…
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A new perspective
Meet Rebecca Marsh, the industry’s new Property Ombudsman. Fresh into her new role, The Negotiator presses her on the key…
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When is an HMO not an HMO?
...when it hasn’t got a licence. The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, adjudicates on a case of inaccurate property description.
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Where’s my deposit?
Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman, adjudicates on a case of the non-return of an ‘unprotected’ deposit.
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Looking back and moving forward
Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle looks back at how the property redress sector has changed during her five-year term and what…
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No to ‘No DSS’
If you view potential tenants who are on benefits as unwelcome or unwanted, think again says Frances Burkinshaw.
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