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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Failed property firm to pay £21,000 in unfair dismissal case
Sandstone UK Property Investment Ltd was told to pay compensation to a former employee, who was dismissed unfairly before the company went into liquidation.
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Landlords in ‘lucky escape’ avoid £12K rent repayment order
A tribunal ruled that an rent repayment order was made a day too late, after two landlords of a flat in Southwark had failed to secure a HMO licence.
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Latest data shows ‘government meddling’ has forced up rents
Statistics show the Housing Scotland Bill will make the housing emergency worse and is pushing up rents says one of the country’s largest estate agencies.
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London borough slammed as landlord complaints sky rocket
Freedom of information request reveals Ealing Council has had 7,764 complaints about landlords in four years.
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Government reveals plans for radical new EPC rules
The Government is consulting on a number of big changes to EPC rules in its drive for net zero that will affect sales and lettings agents.
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Minister threatens tower owners with jail over cladding remediation
Minister has announced tough new measures to speed up the process of removing unsafe cladding from high rise buildings.
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Managing agents to face new leasehold insurance rules
The Government is consulting on a new 'permitted insurance fee' that will prevent agents, landlords and freeholders from sharing commission with brokers.
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Winkworth branch to pay former neg £10,600 after unfair dismissal
The Winkworth franchise in Worthing was found to have dismissed former employee Jamie Peacock without paying redundancy and owed wages.
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‘I am against more regulation of estate agents’, says Hollinrake
Shadow minister makes the comments during appearance at Friday's The Negotiator Conference, claiming Kemi Badenoch holds the same view.
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Government to fix ‘broken’ eVisa system used by tenants
Home Office minister Seema Malhotra has told Parliament that the significant glitches encountered when using the e-visa system are being fixed.
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