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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Housing Ombudsman to issue landlords with guidance on tenant relations
A Good Practice guide is being developed by the Housing Ombudsman that focuses on improving the relationship between landlords and tenants.
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Bill to reform PRS faces latest Commons hurdle
The Renters' Rights Bill introduced by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is to be debated by MPs again tomorrow with a series of amendments, including a limit on rent in advance to one month.
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Too many property listings are breaking the rules – claim
HomeOwners Alliance reveals significant numbers of properties listed on the portals fail to provide the legally required info.
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Rogue landlord facing council action after illegal use of old police station
Enfield Council in North London discovered a former police HQ was being used to house people from other parts of the Capital.
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Community service and huge fine for Portsmouth letting agency for breaking HMO rules
An unnamed agent and his lettings company have been fined a total of £35,000 and ordered to do 200 hours of community service for multiple breaches of HMO rules.
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Crackdown planned on Grimsby’s ‘bad landlords’
North East Lincolnshire Council has voted in favour of a tough new selective licensing scheme for the fishing port town.
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Big council to roll out estate agency board ban
Westminster already restricts estate agent boards in conservation areas, and now wants to extend this limit across its entire area.
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Legal challenge launched against Government’s housebuilding plans
Save Greater Manchester's Green Belt has launched a legal challenge to plans to develop green belt land around Manchester.
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Surveyor kicked out by RICS after serving jail term
Trainee surveyor Alan Chapman was given a nine-month prison sentence for failing to reveal his mobile phone passcode to police investigating possible drugs offences.
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Landlord hit with £52,000 fine for ‘serious safety breaches’
Liverpool HMO landlord and his company were given a huge fine after they failed to complete repairs or appear in court.
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