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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Court orders property duo to pay £600K over terrible flats
Joel Salem and Judith Robinson-Dadoun face a fine of £350,000 and costs of almost £250,000 for failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
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Campaign group urges even more regulation of holiday lets
Generation Rent says higher taxes, more planning rules and a national register are still not enough to stop holiday lets causing 'misery'.
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REACTION: Chancellor drops bombshell budget on agents and landlords
Jeremy Hunt announces in Budget he is scrapping the short-term lets tax regime, and abolishing stamp duty relief on multiple dwellings.
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Regulator ‘must have teeth’ to suspend estate agencies, Lords told
Timothy Douglas from Propertymark says a new regulation body needs to have powers to stop rogue agencies operating.
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Scrapping Non-Dom status would be disastrous for UK foreign investment
Glentree International boss Trevor Abrahmsohn warns Chancellor Jeremy Hunt that he risks destroying the £10 million plus residential property market.
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Legal & General slams city’s selective licensing plans
Mandatory HMO licensing covers all Houses in Multiple Occupation that accommodate five people or more over two households or more.
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‘Property industry must be more inclusive’ says Yopa boss
Verona Frankish has made the comments after being one of just two female participants at 19-strong DLUHC meet on buying and selling.
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Mayor slams Government over Section 21 ban ‘dithering’
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan accuses ministers of broken promises over 'watered down' reform of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
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Propertymark issues new ‘material information’ guidance
CEO Nathan Emerson says the association's Property Information Questionnaire documents now include Parts B and C on Material Information.
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‘Labour’s readiness to change tack on Green Belt is GOOD’
The Prime and London property market is not scared of Sir Keir Starmer and Sirius boss William Lloyd-Hayward wants more green homes.
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