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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Bristol landlord hit with £25k Rent Repayment Order
Tribunal says fire safety and property condition failings made Bristol HMO one of its more serious cases.
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Govt warns landlords and agents against Right to Rent discrimination
Updated Right to Rent guidance aims to protect vulnerable tenants from “unscrupulous landlords and letting agents.”
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Think tank proposes ‘damage-free’ rent controls
The right rent controls can tackle affordability while avoiding unintended consequences, argues Institute for Public Policy Research's Tazu Walden
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Leaseholder service charges rise “unexpectedly”
Service charges were the cost most frequently identified by leaseholders as having increased unexpectedly, a new report suggests.
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Fraudsters target property sales
Pete Gatenby of Novus Strategy says there were 55 cases of fraud by criminals impersonating homeowners in a year.
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Agents urged to help landlords with tax changes
Propertymark says early preparation will help agents and landlords avoid a last-minute panic as digital reporting requirements expand.
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Punish landlords and agents for keeping deposits, demands Gen Rent
“Greedy landlords and agents” are pocketing tenants' money using unfair deposit claims, says Dan Wilson Craw.
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Major housebuilders face £4.5bn class action
More than 700,000 new-build buyers could be eligible for compensation under a class action alleging anti-competitive behaviour.
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Burnham explores major overhaul of property taxes
Replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty would put fairness back into property taxation, claims tax reform group.
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Midlands council carries out citywide HMO raids
Council officers, police and immigration officials are all working together to locate Coventry’s unlicensed HMOs.
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