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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Legal expert on the hunt for growing number of PRS laws
List being compiled by Tessa Shepperson shows agents and landlords must contend with nearly 100 laws, and counting.
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Big mould fine shows councils getting serious about property quality
Olaseni George has paid a heavy price for ignoring both council and court efforts to make him upgrade his rented property in Peterborough.
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Landlord fined £10,000 over lack of electrical safety certificate
Hastings landlord fined £10,000 for failing to provide Electrical Safety Certificate.
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Clive Betts seeks re-election to housing select committee
Veteran Labour MP Clive Betts puts his name forward in bid to remain Chairman of the Housing Committee.
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Reeves refuses to rule out increase in Capital Gains Tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Labour Government has to "strike the right balance" on tax policy.
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Superprime Knightsbridge mansion seized by crime agency
Walton Street property confiscated by NCA after the owner had "no reasonable explanation" for how it was paid for.
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Councils raking in £20 million a year from selective licensing fees
Landlords face rising costs and fines as a result of selective landlord licensing schemes.
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Labour confirms minimum EPC requirement for landlords
Government confirms landlords will need Energy Performance Certificate standard C by 2030.
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Minister considering harsher eviction rules for landlords and agents
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook is reportedly looking into French-style “hardship tests” before tenants can be evicted.
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Countrywide urges Ministers to make pre-sale surveys mandatory
Surveyors, lenders and mortgage brokers in favour of legislation for pre-sale surveys.
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