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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Scrapping Section 21 evictions ‘biggest worry’ among landlords
Research by Zero Deposit shows that PRS landlords fear the loss of 'no fault' evictions the most.
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Spring Budget date revealed as agents call for more support
Jeremy Hunt has prepared the way for his final chance to woo voters with tax breaks including, Propertymark has said, hopefully support for the sales market and landlords.
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Government crackdown on property sector corruption revealed
Information on owns 'land trusts' is to be made more transparent to help prevent corruption, especially involving foreign investors.
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BLOG: Will the Renters (Reform) Bill go live next year?
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says that the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector remains in limbo.
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Three major mortgage firms to offer loans for cladded flats
Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton join six others in agreeing to release mortgages on flats with building safety issues.
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BLOG: Student money mules are on the rise and agents should be scared
SmartSearch Chief Guy Harrison says money mule recruiters may try to befriend students, who often think they’re doing a favour for a friend.
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Fraudster couple sentenced over Covid loan for property firm
The men from Liverpool secured a £30K bounce back loan before immediately dissolving their business.
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Letting agents ‘to face more regulation in the Spring’
Announcement is made by CMA, which says new guidance and also enforcement are in the pipeline as the regulatory looks into the PRS.
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Letting agents warned over looming electrical checks ‘bottleneck’
Fixflo says millions of rented properties will be coming up for EICR renewal in 2025 and 2026 and that agents should complete checks now instead.
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New material info rules mean conveyancers ‘must be on board earlier’
Comment is made by industry figure Robert May, who is keen to help the property industry more collaborative when meeting the challenge of Trading Standards' new rules.
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