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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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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Estate agency agrees to change misleading ads after complaint
Town & Country Estate Agents will ensure future adverts make it clear if a property has a leasehold or freehold title.
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Property giant slammed over misleading energy claims
The Advertising Standards Authority has hauled Churchill Retirement Living over the coals after it published energy saving claims fronted by Esther Rantzen.
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Landlords ‘confused’ by Scotland’s latest rent cap changes
Propertymark says landlords may not understand new measures put in place to replace the rent cap in Scotland.
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Estate agents old and new to have at least one A level under Labour
Shadow minister says his party would require minimum standards for all agents and business owners to 'drive out cowboys'.
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WARNING: Why you must include church repair costs in property ads!
Paul Offley warns agents to look out for Chancel Repair Liability as homebuyers might end up paying for repairs to their local church.
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Letting agents say Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘unfair’
Propertymark's Head of Policy Tim Douglas says the majority of ARLA members are unhappy with the Bill, currently waiting for its Third Reading in Parliament.
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Watchdog upholds ‘racial stereotyping’ complaint against industry recruitment firm
Outsourceful's mailshot used language which supported 'racial and ethnic stereotypes' the Advertising Standards Authority has said.
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