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 will still leave PRS even if EPC deadline changes’
An extension to 2028 of the deadline for landlords to achieve a C rating for rented properties, will make little difference, say agents.
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New money laundering plan to crack down on illicit finance
The government launches three-year plan setting out what agents and other businesses should do to crack down on dodgy money, kleptocrats, sanctions evasion and fraud.
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Criminal gang fined £434,000 after duping letting agents
Eight named men and firms have been fined £434,000 collectively for offences after they duped letting agents out of homes that they then turned into illegal HMOs.
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Rogue Landlord fined £115,000 for squalid illegal conversion
Shashibhushan Vyas was fined over £115,500 at Isleworth Crown Court for illegally converting a side extension into a separate unit at his property.
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Landlords ‘given longer’ to meet deadline for EPC changes
A new target date of 2028 for landlords to achieve an EPC C rating has been set by the Government, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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Estate agency branches to face new business rates rules
Agents with high street offices will see more frequent valuations and tax breaks for building improvements.
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Cash-starved councils targeting tenants in HMO tax raid, warns big landlord
A government consultation into the way Homes in Multiple Occupation are valued for council tax in England has been slammed by landlords.
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Outraged agency boss to fight ‘litter’ fines for fallen signboards
Lee Pendleton says estate agents are being targeted, and wants to know if McDonald's and KFC are being prosecuted for litter.
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Conveyancing firm hit with £33,000 fine
Basildon-based conveyancing firm PCS Legal has been fined £33,000 by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers for breaches of its accounts and complaints procedures.
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London agent fined over £12k for role in illegal HMO
A London estate agent has been fined over £12,000 for the role they played in illegally running a House in Multiple Occupation and the landlord ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs.
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