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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Agents warned over upfront information for flats facing remediation
Propertymark warns estate agents dealing with property where remediation work is current or planned ensure the particulars are recorded.
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Housing minister Michael Gove to be offered new Cabinet post, it is claimed
Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, may move from DLUHC in a ministerial reshuffle.
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Complaints about property firms rise by 15% TPO figures show
Rebecca Marsh of the redress scheme says it nevertheless reduced the number making it to formal complaint stage via early resolution and intervention.
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Tory senior shares concerns over Renters (Reform) Bill with estate agent
Former Chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, promises to take landlords’ concerns to the top after meeting with Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight.
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Too many broken promises ‘could break conveyancing system’
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers is receiving so many complaints about undertakings being breached that there is a risk of the system falling apart, warns CEO.
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Northern council latest to consider property licensing for agents and landlords
North Lincolnshire Council is consulting on a scheme that will reign in crooked landlords who are currently getting away with providing unsafe homes.
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Letting agents told to prepare properties or face £30k licensing fines
The City Council’s Selective Licensing starts on December 1 2023 and covers an estimated 30,000 privately rented homes across most areas of the city.
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HMO firm fined £68,000 after ‘shocking’ behaviour at property
The huge fine is for a firm and its director after they put students at risk by ignoring vital repairs for years at the Cardiff HMO.
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Government EPC upgrade plans need to go much further, warns Rightmove
If green improvements carry on at the same rate it would take 43 years for 100% of the houses that are currently for sale to reach EPC rating of A-C.
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Government to relax timing of boiler ban, Gove reveals
Housing secretary Michael Gove warns there may be a "backlash" if the Government doesn't "ease off" on its gas boiler policies.
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