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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Clarification over student tenancy rules welcomed by NRLA
Temporary two-month notice period aims to help landlords recover student HMOs in time for autumn’s fresh intake.
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Landlords ahead of pack in preparing for Making Tax Digital
Buy-to-let owners are not only better prepared for new tax rules, but nearly half see it as a benefit, according to MD of global tax and accounting software provider.
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Tenants using bank fraud reports to challenge rent and deposit payments – claim
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud system is being misused by tenants instead of redress schemes, says Garrett Foxon of LettsPay.
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Big council asks tenants to help set landlord fines
Consultation asks how landlord penalties should be calculated and whether proposed increases and reductions are too high or too low.
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High-profile Green Party figure branded “property-hoarding hypocrite”
By-election controversy puts property ownership and housing policy under the spotlight as parties trade accusations just days before polling.
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Expected surge in evictions yet to be seen
Landlord possession claims fell in 2025, but there could still be a burst of activity before the Renters’ Rights Act rules take effect, according to Siân Hemming-Metcalfe of Inventory Base.
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Landlord group loses legal challenge to selective licensing scheme
Essex council resumes rollout of licensing scheme after High Court refusal, but landlords say they will fight on.
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Lettings agency boss spared jail for fraudulent transfer from failing company
Creditors left unpaid after letting business Dylan Lettings Worldwide Ltd went into liquidation, with just £3.48 left in the bank.
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Courts with longest wait times for eviction cases named and shamed
Landlords have to wait up to 16 weeks in some cases, especially in London and Birmingham, and it's likely to get worse under the Renters' Rights Act.
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Poor council licensing practice risks double prosecutions, landlords warned
Landlord defence lawyer says councils are copying national housing laws directly into property licence rules, exposing landlords to 'double jeopardy'.
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