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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Council wins £285,000 court fine against property firm
Ibrahim Has, owner and director of Has & Co. Properties, exploited Hackney’s housing shortage by squeezing 13 tiny flats above a pub.
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Major SW city launches plans to clamp down on rented properties
Bristol says it wants to bring in a city-wide HMO scheme and a larger set of selective licensing zones as part of plans to regulate landlords and letting agents.
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Council reveals total fines over £200K during four-year HMO clampdown
Haringey Council in London says landlords faced more than 40 fines for failing to hold an HMO licence.
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Letting agents warned after firm caught taking fees from tenant’s deposit
Mediation expert Julie Ford says case highlighted on social media would be treated harshly in the courts as fraud.
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BLOG: How to survive the nightmare of vendors who withdraw from sales
The Guild’s Paul Offley looks at what agents need to do to protect themselves when faced with vendors who withdraw from a sale.
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HMRC targets property firms in new Covid fraud crackdown
New figures reveal a 36% jump in raids by HMRC hunting cash lost in Covid support schemes.
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Agent and landlords ‘face eviction delays and bigger bills’, solicitors warn
Evictions firm says a new government service to help tenants at risk of homelessness will hinder landlords.
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Renters (Reform) Bill casts shadow over letting agents and landlords
Research from Goodlord and Vouch reveals lettings agents and landlords are mostly pessimistic about the pending rule changes announced in May.
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BLOG: Cutting corners on compliance opens pitfalls for estate agents
SmartSearch boss Martin Cheek says estate agents that overlook compliance risk both financial and reputational costs and need to get their houses in order.
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Money laundering firm inks deal with RICS to help members avoid fines
RICS's 134,000 plus members will be able to navigate anti-money laundering compliance processes across the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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