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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Letting agency pays heavy price for HMO failures
iHomes near Telford pleads guilty to seven offences under HHSRS and HMO legislation and is to pay £17,000 fine.
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RE/MAX takes GetAgent to task over misleading advertising and wins
ASA upholds complaint and tells GetAgent not to claim they offered impartial recommendations or that agents did not pay to appear.
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Why the property industry shouldn’t be fine with fines
First AML’s Simon Luke argues a a truly robust anti-money laundering regime requires all parties pulling their weight and adhering to regulations.
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North/South divide emerges between landlords who want to quit
Data from Cornerstone Tax reveals that one-in-five landlords are considering selling up due to rising costs associated with their property.
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Full list of ‘material information’ for agents published by Trading Standards
Exhaustive new guidance for industry revealed to enable agents to comply with Consumer Protection Regulations.
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Conveyancer barred from practising for taking kickbacks
Stuart Farrar, who was working as a conveyancing assistant, asked clients for cash despite knowing it wasn't allowed.
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Estate agency to pay former negotiator £46,000 over discrimination
Statons of North London and Hertfordshire "sidelined" Paige Rose because of a serious illness, a tribunal found.
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Belvoir Group and Kamma strike tech compliance deal
Kamma boss Orla Shields says the group will be offering support to Belvoir and brands Northwood, Newton Fallowell, Nicholas Humphreys and Lovelle.
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Estate agents slacking when it comes to AML sanctions screening
SmartSearch's Collette Allen says new sanctions could swiftly convert low-risk, longstanding UK clients into high-risk entities overnight.
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REACTION: Hunt extends business rate freeze for estate agencies
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has frozen business rates for small firms for another year in his Autumn Statement.
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