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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Rogue landlords charter must be backed up, NRLA warns
Chris Norris, policy director at the NRLA, supports the landlords charter in Manchester, but says it must help owners of hardest-to-maintain properties.
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‘Our landlords want to sell up!’ say Scottish Propertymark members
The trade body tells Housing Minister Patrick Harvie that rent controls in Scotland are forcing landlords to sell up and leave the market.
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Lords weigh in on scrapping Stamp Duty for downsizers
Report, sponsored by Lords Mandelson and Heseltine, says older downsizers should be exempt from Stamp Duty – but second homeowners should be financially penalised.
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BLOG: ‘We’ve got the Renters (Reform) Bill – now we need a Landlords Reform Bill’
LRG's lettings boss Allison Thompson says a Bill would recognise landlords' essential role in preventing homelessness and provide necessary safeguards.
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Lax attitudes to GDPR compliance ‘putting tenants at risk’
ICO warns all operators within the housing sector including landlords, agents and housing associations, to comply or face consequences.
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Two property firms investigated over property advertising
The Advertising Standards Authority looked at complaints about ads made against BTL specialist RW Invest UK and agency giant Sequence.
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Scrapping Section 21 evictions ‘biggest worry’ among landlords
Research by Zero Deposit shows that PRS landlords fear the loss of 'no fault' evictions the most.
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Spring Budget date revealed as agents call for more support
Jeremy Hunt has prepared the way for his final chance to woo voters with tax breaks including, Propertymark has said, hopefully support for the sales market and landlords.
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Government crackdown on property sector corruption revealed
Information on owns 'land trusts' is to be made more transparent to help prevent corruption, especially involving foreign investors.
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BLOG: Will the Renters (Reform) Bill go live next year?
PayProp UK boss Neil Cobbold says that the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector remains in limbo.
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