Regulation & Law
News articles looking at national legislation and local regulation and the application of law to the residential property industry.
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Landlord hit with £35,800 rent repayment order for unlicensed HMO
First Tier Tribunal rules that it is the landlord named on the tenancy agreement of an unlicensed Westminster property who must pay the fine, not his letting agent.
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Retrofit plan offers hope for landlords facing EPC upgrade costs
London Councils’ £400m proposal could ease the financial cost of improving rental homes ahead of stricter energy-efficiency rules.
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RENT CONTROLS: As Scotland and New York go for it, focus turns on London
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected on a pledge to 'freeze the rent', and Scotland is introducing rent control areas, will London follow suit?
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Estate agency backs plan to attract more foreign investors
Knight Frank says a revived investor visa could bring in £225bn over ten years and restore confidence in prime property markets.
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More landlords remortgage amid ‘cautious’ BTL market
New research shows regulatory and tax pressures on landlords are making many keen to lock-down best mortgage rates rather than buy more properties.
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Compliance platforms to help MPs avoid landlording gaffes
Yuno says it is to help any of the 85 MPs, Peers and ministers who are landlords to stay compliant following a string of scandals that has cost several their reputations and jobs.
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TaxPayers back Badenoch’s plan to scrap Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty is the ‘worst tax’ because it blocks mobility, suppresses transactions and punishes aspiration, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s Joanna Marchong.
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Agents selling leasehold units ‘face huge challenge when reforms go live’
Expert Mike Somekh warns that sales agents face provision of much more detailed information much earlier under Housing Secretary's proposed changes.
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Councils using proceeds-of-crime powers to enforce planning laws
Housing Secretary orders review after MPs question whether confiscation rules meant for serious crime are being applied to planning cases.
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Tomorrow’s home buyers to be given classroom mortgage know-how
All schoolchildren in England to learn about borrowing and property finance from age four under the Government’s Education reforms.
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