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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Majority of landlords ‘not ready’ for EPC rules challenge
A survey of landlords by mortgage firm MFS shows that only 38% know what is required under the regulations.
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Landmark case signals new wave of Japanese Knotweed litigation
Court of Appeal has backed a homeowners' bid for compensation after the weed spread from a neighbour's property into his garden.
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MPs’ reform plan for rental market gets mixed reaction from agents
A report on renters reform from MPs on a House of Commons committee calls for housing courts and a single ombudsman.
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Killer gates on estates ‘to become a thing of the past’
Charity Gate Safe and Propertymark have joined forces to raise awareness surrounding the consequences of unsafe gates after several fatal accidents in the last decade.
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MPs support Government’s plans to scrap Section 21 evictions
A House of Commons committee has supported repeal of 'no fault' evictions and an end to fixed term tenancies.
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Trial of high profile letting agent charged with stalking cancelled
David Love, who has appeared on the ITV show Judge Rinder over an eviction dispute, has had his trial postponed due to a strike by civil servants.
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Flat owners win key court ruling over ‘nuisance’ gawpers
Owners of apartments overlooked by Tate Modern's viewing gallery have won key case in Supreme Court that will affect property developers.
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The PRS needs a combination of landlord types to meet demand
As the Renters Reform Bill looms, is BTR best placed to ‘professionalise’ the sector and where does this leave the amateur landlord, asks LRG’s Andy Jones
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Gove says leasehold ownership ‘must be abolished’ as part of Grenfell reforms
Secretary of State tells newspaper over the weekend that he also intends to ban developers who don't replace cladding on at-risk towers.
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LAW: Landlord rapped after flouting Tenant Fees Act rules
Constantin Boca of Kilburn Property Investors Ltd could not ask for more than a week's rent as deposit, tribunal rules.
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