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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Selective licensing ‘rush’ expected as rules relaxed for councils
New guidance from the Government reveals that councils will no longer have to seek Whitehall approval for selective licensing schemes of any size.
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‘Why do landlords need so much money’, ask protestors
The London Renters Union (LRU) staged a rally in central London this weekend to demand an end to ever-rising rents.
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Leading estate agency wins important tenant fees tribunal case
Tribunal has found in favour of Hunters branch which charged a £250 fee for a mid-tenancy change.
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Tenant Fees Act ‘a success’ by saving renters £400 per tenancy
The 2019 legislation has reduced the average cost of a new tenancy significantly, new research claims.
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Major national park to ban second homes and holiday lets
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is considering banning all new builds that will not be permanently occupied.
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Activists urge renters to back more radical PRS reforms
Generation Rent wants people to lobby their local MP and urge them to back amendments to Renters Rights' Bill that would go further than current proposals.
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REVEALED: Most common anti-money-laundering ‘red flags’
New data from Thirdfort reveals the most common reasons for red flags to appear during AML Source of Fund checks.
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Estate agency overturns ‘excessive’ fine from London council
Home London appealed against the penalty from Barnet Council for failing to pay back the whole of a £500 holding deposit.
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Landlords: ‘Get behind us to stop more homelessness’
Ben Beadle, boss of the NRLA, makes the comments as new figures who more tenants being made homeless after their landlord sells up.
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Estate agent slams council’s HMO licensing ‘double standards’
Scott Brown of Littlejohns has slammed Edinburgh city council for housing homeless people in HMOs, which have not been licensed.
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