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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Lucy Frazer most successful Housing Minister…out of a bad bunch
Some 18,846 dwellings were completed in each of the four months Frazer was in charge – the highest level of completions under any housing minister.
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Industry pleas made for homebuyer help and tax cuts before Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt says the UK is ‘on a path to a lower tax economy’ but has pledged that his Autumn Statement will not include any inflationary cuts.
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Labour vows to bring in immediate ban on ‘no fault’ evictions
Shadow Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Angela Rayner, has promised to implement a full post election win ban on Section 21 evictions.
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Section 21 evictions ban ‘delayed until after election’, MP claims
Clive Betts, who chairs the Housing Select Committee, throws doubt on whether Section 21 abolition will actually happen.
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Agents warned over failure to register for AML properly
HMRC says some agents see their AML applications rejected for not having risk assessment measures in place.
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Housing Minister sacked for social media leak claims ITV chief
Now former housing minister Rachel Maclean got into trouble and was sacked for revealing the contents of King Charles’ Speech back in October says Robert Peston.
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Property boss joins initiaitive to promote house sales revolution
OPDA has expanded its Member Executive Committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne, Chief Executive of LMS.
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Landlords and Ministers set for battle over discrimination, poll suggests
Confused.com research found that nearly half of landlords won't take pets or benefits tenants despite it being outlawed soon within Renters (Reform) Bill.
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Beleaguered ministers under fire over renting reform changes
Campaigners say it is 'outrageous' that 111 pages of changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill are tabled now.
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British Gas demands tax changes to help landlords go green
The energy supplier also wants an amendment to the Renters (Reform) Bill so landlords cannot reasonably refuse smart meter installation.
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