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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Half of UK homes need an EPC upgrade to reach ‘C’, says Rightmove
The portal has used its own website EPC data to highlight the huge and expensive challenge the next Government faces upgrading the nation's housing stock after years of Tory inaction.
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Estate agencies pour cold water on Labour’s house building promises
Both Knight Frank and Yopa say Keir Starmer stands little chance of delivering 1.5 millon homes in five years, despite promising a 'war on planners' to 'un-gum' the system.
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BLOG: ‘EPCs need overhaul if buyers and tenants are to find them useful’
SCIS Group boss Nic Gillanders says having an effective and trusted EPC rating system is vital for property professionals as inaccurate ratings can affect home values and the ability to attract grants.
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COURTS: Latest Tenant Fees Act ruling is warning to letting agents
Tribunal judge rules that charging early-exiting tenants for lost rent and agency fees constitutes a prohibited payment under the Act.
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Buyer successfully appeals £168,000 HMRC bill for ‘uninhabitable’ property
David Hannah says his client's case fuels debate about the ‘uninhabitable’ definition and has slammed HMRC, The Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Taxation for deterring tax claims.
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Money laundering and AML compliance failures ‘plague the UK’
SmartSearch looked at 16,150 AML events across the globe between 2013 and 2023 to determine which are most prominent.
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Letting agents blamed for rise in ‘bidding wars’ as ban proposed
Campaigner Tom Darling has blamed letting agents for prompting competitive bidding for properties, which he says is a 'disgraceful practice'.
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Letting agent warns Minister rent controls risk reducing investment
David Alexander has told Scots minister Paul McLennan that unless his Government's rent control plans are changed, investment cash will go elsewhere.
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Labour launches stinging attack on letting agents and landlords
Deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will be 'the champion' of renters, and will ban Section 21 'no fault' evictions immediately as well as 'up front charges' such as holding deposits.
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London lettings agency tries to dodge £25,000 fine ‘by going bust’
Haringey Council worked with Companies House to prevent a letting firms declaring insolvency to avoid an HMO-related penalty.
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