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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Greens call for city to begin rent control scheme
Glasgow City’s councillors are being asked to get behind new rent controls in the upcoming Scottish Government’s new Housing Bill.
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HMRC crackdown sees 1,600 more agencies complete AML registration
As a result of the huge fines HMRC has been issuing for AML breaches there has been a surge in the number of agents completing AML registration, says Thirdfort's Olly Thornton-Berry.
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Rogue landlord faces big fine after council investigation
Gateshead Council has fined a local landlord a total of £7,000 for renting out three ‘dangerous flats’.
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Huge London council consults on selective licensing proposals
Westminster Council is beginning a consultation process on a new selective licensing scheme for private rented homes occupied by a family or up to two sharers.
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Housing minister promises more regulation of estate agents
Matthew Pennycook has committed to implementing the Regulation of Property Agents working group proposals that the Tories failed to implement.
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Letting agent fined £50,000 over energy bill ‘scam’
Birmingham landlord handed huge fine after threatening to evict a tenant who complained she was unwittingly paying her neighbour’s gas and electricity bills.
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Big estate agency warns against CGT rise for landlords
Holding off on Capital Gains Tax rise for landlords would offer much-needed stability for the sector says LSL MD Paul Hardy.
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Drugs gang left cash in a fridge for letting agent
Natalie Child of Margate in Kent, was paid by gang members for access to empty flats to store drugs.
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Welsh Minister admits ‘detrimental’ rent controls will ‘reduce supply’
Jane Bryant makes the comments within a new white paper which calls instead for more accurate 'live' rent information to help tenants assess affordability.
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New ‘sexual harassment at work’ changes going live on Saturday
Employment lawyers Olivia Russo and Amelia Little at JMW Solicitors wonder if many estate agents realise what's going to hit them and their businesses.
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