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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EXCLUSIVE: Propertymark warns agents on perils of Tenant Fees Act
Agents and landlords should revisit the list of permitted payments to ensure they are compliant and do not fall foul of the Act
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Anti-money laundering failure could cost agents dear, warns Propertymark
Failure to keep up to date with anti-money laundering rules could hit agents in the pocket as Government looks at second economic crime Bill
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Unexpected bank holiday could cause buying and selling chaos
Agents and conveyancers throughout the UK were desperately trying to move completion dates yesterday to avoid bank holiday clash.
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London Renters Union accuses letting agents of ‘pushing up rents’
Union blames "shameful" agents for using the cost-of-living crisis to heap more misery on the private rented sector.
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Nearly half of landlords denied access for safety checks
Agents and landlords have a legal requirement to make sure that their tenants are safe but compliance can be difficult if access is denied.
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Government property portal to crack down on rogue landlords
Data on the portal will be publicly available for all to see and help drive rogue landlords out of the sector.
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Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Minister and renters reform White Paper architect resigns
The Minister for Housing who has been steering the draft of the White Paper on reform of the PRS, has resigned.
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Landlords reject Government plan for decent homes in PRS
The NRLA says new laws are unnecessary as the existing regulations should be enforced first.
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Countrywide in the dock again for ‘conditional selling’ of in-house services
Subsidiary of estate agency giant admits some agents can be ‘over-exuberant’ and ‘push too hard on in house sales’.
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Countrywide agency overturns order to pay landlord lost rent in visa row
Slater Hogg and Howison appealed against a tribunal decision that it breached the letting agent code.
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