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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‘Give landlords who improve housing energy efficiency tax relief’ says chief
Blick Rothenberg’s Heather Powell says Government should allow income tax relief for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of rental stock.
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Estate agency and its director struck off by RICS for misconduct
Emma Walker and E W Estates have been punished by a disciplinary panel after it was found she had lied about her qualifications and experience when applying to join the organisation.
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Majority of agents back Trading Standards’ up-front info push
Since June 2022 Part A of Trading Standards reform has stated that estate agents must provide material information for their property listings.
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OFFICIAL: Landlord repossessions jump by a quarter
Government figures show that landlord possessions of all kinds by landlords and agents leapt 23% in the final three months of 2023.
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The Ombudsman Files – ‘conditional selling’ exposed by TPO
Rebecca Marsh of The Property Ombudsman reveals the conclusion of a case where buyers said their agent forced them to use in-house mortgage brokers.
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Gove reveals Section 21 evictions ‘will be outlawed’ by General Election
Housing Secretary makes major private rental sector policy U-turn during BBC interview over the weekend.
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Licensing boom to continue as council’s crackdown on landlords
Property research expert says six new licensing schemes have already started in 2024 with additional and selective schemes beginning in Luton this week.
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Evictions ‘in crisis’ warns industry expert and TV star
Paul Shamplina says recent high-profile case involving a celebrity landlord highlights how many landlords are waiting a year to evict problem tenants.
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Property lawyer blasts selective licensing as ‘money-making’
Des Taylor of Landlord Licensing & Defence says such licensing schemes 'achieve nothing', and that increasingly landlords risk prosecution.
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Labour to extend Awaab’s Law into private rented sector
Party's deputy leader says the extension of the law, which was triggered by a toddler's death in 2020, would be a 'no brainer'.
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