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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Watch out for Labour – the bell tolls for landlords
I was listening to the news the other day with half an ear when I thought I heard a ridiculous…
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Landlords, tenants and the non-existent deposit
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) Katrine Sporle reviews a complaint from a landlord concerning an agent saying a tenant had paid…
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Order! Order! Government should put its house in order!
If Government can’t get things right how, asks Frances Burkinshaw, are landlords and agents expected to?
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Misinformation, infestation and compensation
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) Katrine Sporle, was asked by potential buyers to review a case concerning the marketing of a…
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Legal snapshot: The Tenant Fees Act 2019
The new legislation is now in place, letting agencies must immediately abide by the new regime, but there’s a great…
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Essential updates: tenancy deposits
Not so long ago, tenants paid a cash deposit and the agent looked after it until the end of the…
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Tenant Fees Ban: two months on
Most agents and landlords planned for this event by tightening up their operation. Some, also, says Frances Burkinshaw, cut some…
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Tenant Fees Act: Life after the ban
Nigel Lewis looks at how the repercussions of the Tenant Fees Act are panning out across the industry – and…
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More publicity please!
“The Tenant Fees Act is a one month old,” says Frances Burkinshaw. “I am wondering how many people, outside the…
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