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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Estate agency leaders say new eviction powers for landlords will ‘overwhelm courts’
Propertymark welcomes the Government's plan to deal with problem tenants, but warns that existing courts will not cope with caseload.
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Rogue landlord fined more than £15,000 for planning breaches
Hayes Landlord Tarsem Dhillon admitted three charges of failing to comply with an enforcement notice when he appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court earlier this month.
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Top adviser warns Ministers they’re ‘nowhere near’ heat pump target
Sir John Armitt tells ministers there has been very little progress towards target of 600,000 heat pumps per year.
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Sunak’s landlord boost as he reveals problem tenant crackdown
Landlords and housing associations are going to be granted more powers to evict unruly tenants, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed.
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Landmark case finds ‘no children’ policies breach letting agent Code of Practice
TPO has determined that blanket bans on renting to families are in breach of its Code of Practice after a mum of four won her landmark case.
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Trade association launches ‘conveyancing first’ register of logbooks
The register is a list of ‘verified’ logbooks whose core data structure conforms to RLBA specification and the identity of the user and their ownership has been confirmed.
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Just 27 law firms become approved to verify property ‘overseas entities’
Thirdfort says less than 0.5% of firms have joined the Register of Overseas Entities after it went live in August last year suggesting that firms have taken heed of Law Society warnings.
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Agents and landlords face big HMO approval changes in London
The new rules are designed to improve living conditions for tenants in homes which they share with people who are not related to them.
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Big developers to complete fire safety works on Welsh high rises
Building safety programme will make residents feel ‘safe and secure in their homes’ and is part of Welsh Government’s cooperation agreement with Plaid Cymru.
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TRIBUNAL: Estate agency to pay £62,000 to long-standing employee
Berkshire firm Kings Lettings is to pay the money following a constructive dismissal case brought by Wendy Luckwell.
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