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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OFFICIAL: Renters (Reform) Bill to cost letting agents £279 million
Housing Minister Rachel Maclean's 'Impact Assessment' study has put a figure on the cost to letting agents of the Renters (Reform) Bill – but is it the full story?
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Landlords ‘left up in air by government dithering’ on EPCs
The trade body for energy professionals accused the Government of being unclear about when minimum EPC rating rules will apply.
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BLOG: Identifying sources of wealth is critical when it comes to AML
Thirdfort’s Harriet Holmes says identifying someone’s source of wealth is a critical when agents and lawyers are helping clients buy or sell a property.
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Six out of 10 landlords would rather sell properties than make them energy efficient
EPC targets could lead to shortage of rental properties as landlords would rather sell up than make costly changes to existing properties despite energy savings.
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Government should delay EPC rule deadline, Gove says
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says landlords must be given more time to achieve the minimum EPC rating.
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Airbnb short-lets rules must be set locally not nationally, say agents
The trade body is pressing the Government to allow local authorities to decide if they need a short-term lets licensing scheme in their area.
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Tenant ‘fair rent’ tribunal cases backfire with big rises
Renters often end up with even larger rent increases after a tribunal hearing than the landlord wanted, the i newspaper discovers.
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Landlord with charity OBE fined £300,000 over ‘terrible’ properties
The respected businessman was given an OBE in 2011 for services to charity but that charity seems far from the homes that he rented out.
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Five estate agencies expelled by Property Redress Scheme
The PRS has published its latest 'expulsion list' of agents who failed to comply with its rulings.
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Letting agents urged by police chiefs to report cannabis farms
Police commissioners in the South West are urging landlords and letting agents to help them stop home cannabis cultivation.
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