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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Landlords reject new rent control laws in Scotland
John Blackwood of the Scottish Association of Landlords warns that a new housing bill will force investors out of the sector.
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Conveyancers slam Law Society over updated property forms
It includes the information that the National Trading Estate and Letting Agency Team says should be disclosed by estate agents on property listings.
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Four out of five tenants don’t know about renting reforms
The Renters (Reform) Bill contains measures such as ending ‘no fault’ section 21 evictions and developing a new decent homes standard.
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Ombudsman expels letting agency after it fails to pay compensation
Key Lettings and Property Management showed a 'systematic disregard for professional standards' according to The Property Ombudsman.
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Lettings boss and his firm fined thousands over licensing
Mansur Duzgan and his lettings firm Guaranteed Rent GD Ltd have been prosecuted by Enfield Council for failing to secure property licences.
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Big agent training organisation faces £200,000 fine from regulator
Ofqual is to fine City & Guilds, which styles itself as a 'leading' provider of property industry training, for failing to resolve problems with its governance and incident management systems.
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Reappointed housing minister ‘must kill off rent controls’
Propertymark says Welsh Housing Minister Julie James, who gets the job for a third time, must end any talk of limits on rent increases in Wales.
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Builders claim councils blocking 70,000 new builds every year
The Government is already missing its housebuilding target, and now local authorities are reversing plans previously approved.
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New property standards ‘to help letting agents be compliant’
Converting all data sources to a digital format and making them shareable is essential if the lettings process is to speed up.
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‘Frustrated’ Lord Best says RoPA ‘not a priority’ for Gove
Lord Best told The Neg he is worried that ministers are still not treating RoPA as an urgent issue, five years after his report.
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