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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Minister threatens tower owners with jail over cladding remediation
Minister has announced tough new measures to speed up the process of removing unsafe cladding from high rise buildings.
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Managing agents to face new leasehold insurance rules
The Government is consulting on a new 'permitted insurance fee' that will prevent agents, landlords and freeholders from sharing commission with brokers.
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Winkworth branch to pay former neg £10,600 after unfair dismissal
The Winkworth franchise in Worthing was found to have dismissed former employee Jamie Peacock without paying redundancy and owed wages.
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‘I am against more regulation of estate agents’, says Hollinrake
Shadow minister makes the comments during appearance at Friday's The Negotiator Conference, claiming Kemi Badenoch holds the same view.
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Government to fix ‘broken’ eVisa system used by tenants
Home Office minister Seema Malhotra has told Parliament that the significant glitches encountered when using the e-visa system are being fixed.
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Estate agencies will be ‘scared to recruit’ under new employment law
Leading lawyer Anita Rai told The Neg conference estate agents will face more unfair dismissal claims when the new Employment Rights Bill becomes law.
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Renting reforms a ‘massive opportunity’ for letting agents
Panel of some of the property world’s most respected figures says Renters’ Rights Bill should be considered an opportunity not a threat.
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Private rented database ‘won’t work unless done properly’
Landlords warn rented housing database can't just be a 'bureaucratic list' if it is to be of any use.
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Minister denies renting reforms will stop landlords investing
Renters’ Rights Bill will not deter investment but will instead ensure landlords have the ‘confidence and support they need to continue to invest’ claims Housing Under-Secretary.
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More than 100 councils have not prosecuted rogue landlords
A freedom of information request reveals that 115 local authorities didn't take any property owners to court in the last five years.
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