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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Landlord duo fined £14,000 after failed attempt to blame letting agent
Muhammed Abdul and Amina Khatun Hamid inaccurately blamed EA Property for naming them instead of their son Zafar on tenancy following rent repayment order attempt.
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Stamp Duty reform puts ‘bulk purchases market at risk’
The abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief for those paying Stamp Duty will shrink the market by 25,000 homes and jeopardise up to 60,000 jobs.
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Property firm boss one of 830 disqualified over dodgy Covid loans
Richard Ward helped redevelop a landmark property in Huddersfield several years ago but has now been disqualified from being a director for 12 years.
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Landlords worried about pets and eviction changes in reforms
Leaders Romans Group lettings boss Allison Thompson says landlords are adopting a ‘wait and see’ attitude as implementation of the Renters (Reform) Bill edges ever closer.
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Tribunal hands down important decision on Tenant Fees Act
It has been decided by the Tribunal that a person leaving a shared property after a fixed-term tenancy ends cannot be charged to reference new tenants if one of the existing tenants decides to stay.
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HMRC to name and shame agents fined for AML breaches
Last month HMRC issued over £1.6 million in fines to over 254 estate agents for failing to register or re-register with them for AML supervision with fines ranging from £1,500 to over £50,000.
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Last-minute changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill will make ‘little difference’
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says planned changes ‘are quite balanced’ and ‘nothing really contentious at all and certainly not a landlord’s charter, as some are claiming’.
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BLOG: Material info WILL be the digital tipping point for industry
Former agent and now proptech founder says the property industry needs to wake up as digital begins to transform sector in earnest.
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Property logbooks challenged by leading conveyancers
Following comments within the Home Buying and Selling Group by the sceptical law firms, logbook providers are to launch a new 'pilot' to reassure them.
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Letting agents and landlords in London hit with £10m+ in fines
Fines for estate agents for non-compliance with licensing have skyrocketed in London as several boroughs have launched new schemes.
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