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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Landlords ‘face huge bill’ to meet EPC target claim agency
Research by Knight Frank estimates it will cost landlords in England nearly £18 billion to ensure their properties reach a C rating.
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Propertymark renews industry call for battle against rent cap
Trade body's policy chief wants letting agents and landlords to join the fight against a rent cap and eviction ban north of the border.
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Housing minister admits ‘no new plan’ to tackle agency conditional selling
The Government appears to have brushed aside concerns over conditional selling to house buyers by estate agents’ in-house mortgage advisers.
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TPO expels eight agents, including one for ‘severe breaches’
The Property Ombudsman has removed eight agencies for a range of failures, including one where the police were involved.
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London estate agency hit with massive property licensing fine
Green House Estate Agents in North London have been prosecuted and whacked with a massive fine and for falling foul of property licensing rules.
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Estate agency sector backs HMO council tax reform
Propertymark is backing calls for council tax reform that will ensure Houses in Multiple Occupation only pay the hated levy per property not per room as can be the case now.
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£10k fight to stop rent cap and eviction moratorium in Scotland
Landlords and agents are urged to back a crowdfunding effort to fund a judicial review against the country's damaging rental sector policies.
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Pensioner admits firearm charge after estate agent videographer threatened
Michael Edwards shot his airgun at an estate agency drone filming near his house before confronting the cameraman.
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Fines for letting agents and rogue landlords increase by £500,000
Fines for agents and rogue landlords have increased by half a million pounds in the last three months, with the total now surpassing £8.6 million in London alone.
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Business rates for agents ‘still not right’, says trade body
Propertymark welcomes changes to business rates, but urges the Government to go further and introduce yearly valuations.
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