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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Property managers warned over looming high-rise safety rules
Government wants those who run at-risk residential towers to get ready to register their properties under Building Safety Act regulations.
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WARNING: ‘Half of agents don’t take AML compliance seriously’
Writing for The Neg, Simon Luke says a culture of following the rules can guarantee that agents have the necessary systems to conform to AML.
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Property industry backs government plans for digital identity
Majority of property professionals support government plans giving buyers and sellers a digital identity in the homebuying process.
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GUEST BLOG: Don’t get caught out by Client Money Protection rules
Some traditional Client Money Protection schemes have turned away from the benefits and security Electronic Money Institution’s bring. Garrett Foxon, CEO of LettsPay, outlines the current state of play.
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Estate agent and ex-Apprentice contestant facing £200k bill
Estate agent Alex Britez, who appeared on the seventh series of hit BBC show The Apprentice in 2011 has been left facing a £200,000 court bill.
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Net Zero target out of reach without financial help, say industry leaders
A deadline of 2050 to achieve a carbon-free property sector will not be met unless there are policy changes, the Government is warned.
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Crooks looting up to £100 billion due to AML rules failure
Shortcomings in anti-money laundering rules and loopholes in sanctions are allowing crooks to steal up to £100 billion from the UK every year.
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Propertymark hits back at claim it let agents down over EPC rules
The trade body says it has done everything it can to persuade the Government that new regulations must be realistic and workable.
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Russian London landlords fined £6k rent repayment order
Two Russian landlords unable to travel to the UK have been fined over £6,000 plus costs for renting out a property without the correct paperwork within a selective licensing area in the London Borough of Brent.
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Estate agents ‘let down’ by trade bodies over EPC changes
Jeremy Clarke, a Belvoir agent in Dorset, has attacked the representative bodies saying they have done little to help agents and landlords.
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