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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Sceptical landlord leaders set Renters’ Rights Act ‘three tests’
Ben Beadle, of the NRLA, says the “jury is very firmly out” on whether the Act will be successful.
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Reform calls for regulation of landlords and HMO agents
HMOs are filled with ‘wrong ’uns’ but it’s their management that is the real problem, says Reform MP Lee Anderson.
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Generation Rent urges wavering Government to press ahead with rent freeze
Generation Rent’s Ben Twomey has told the Government that a rent freeze is needed to give renters space to breathe.
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Agents unaware of new rent in advance rules as May deadline looms
The Letting Partnership’s Chris Mason says 41% of agents don’t know payments can’t be taken before agreements are signed.
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Chelsea mansion owner ordered to tidy garden hit by Japanese Knotweed
Neighbours complained about the state of the property to Kensington and Chelsea Council, which has taken action.
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Council’s HMO crackdown goes ahead after consultation
Medway Council fast-tracks rule changes despite locals showing no appetite for the introduction of Article 4 Direction.
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Major property owner says Act will “weed out bad landlords”
Rick Gannon tells the BBC he supports the Renters' Rights Act as it will make renting fairer for tenants.
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Letting agents risk £7k fines for Renters’ Rights rule breaches
Firms are underestimating how exposed they are going to be under the new rental rules, says Alto’s Nick Shaw.
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Letting agents face Renters’ Rights Act ‘storm’ as tenant uncertainty peaks
Research from Rightmove points to huge uncertainty among renters ahead of the Act coming in this week.
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Rent insurance rules lock out zero-hours tenants from market
Tribunal case highlights how landlords’ choice of tenants is increasingly being dictated by rent guarantee criteria.
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