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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MPs say scrap Stamp Duty except for second and holiday homes
More than 50 MPs are calling for the hated home tax to be scrapped and only applied to second or foreign homes as cost-of-living crisis continues to hurt.
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Purplebricks still set for High Court ‘test case’ showdown
Aidan Loy of campaign group C4J says they are determined to continue the fight for an £8.5 million pay out from Purplebricks.
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Campaigners hit back after Purplebricks claims High Court action a ‘publicity stunt’
Campaign group C4J, which is fighting for an £8.5 million settlement from Purplebricks, has given CEO Helena Marston a deadline to respond.
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Scrapping mortgage tax relief hike would ease rental supply crisis
NRLA’s Ben Beadle says the Government needs to put economic reality before political pride and reverse tax cuts to help stem the tide of lost rental properties.
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New partnership to offer agents digital Right to Rent checks
Goodlord will offer its certified right-to-rent service through the Vouch platform as an add-on to its current referencing checks for users of its platforms.
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Labour promises to ‘go further’ on short lets clampdown
Labour says more needs to be done to stop communities being hit by the boom in holiday homes booked through Airbnb.
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Agents struggling with high rise properties after conveyancers pull plug
The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new duties for the management of fire and building safety in high-rise residential buildings from 1st April 2023.
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Landlord jailed for letting hazardous and rat-infested properties
Martin Ambler, 58, who owned properties in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover is behind bars after Judge takes no nonsense approach to rogue landlord.
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Council comes down hard on PRS landlord
A private sector landlord has been fined £8000 by Chesterfield Borough Council for a litany of failures.
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New landlord database will be a ‘gold mine’ for tax investigators
BDO's Dawn Register says the Renters’ Reform Bill proposes a private rented sector database with details of landlords and their properties let under residential tenancies.
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