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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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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Agent sentenced for threatening to kill fellow directors hauled back before court
A judge summoned Gareth Wills to reappear after breaching a restraining order within minutes of leaving the court.
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Propertymark warns renters reforms would force landlords out of PRS
The Government's white paper proposals would mean fewer homes to rent as landlords leave the market, the association says.
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Estate agency founder threatened to kill fellow directors, court hears
Gareth Wills created videos warning his colleagues they must pay him money he said they owed him.
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LEGAL: Landlord ordered to repay rent after letting agent’s error
The agent failed to tell the landlord their property should be licensed, and the Property Tribunal made an order against the landlord.
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‘Government’s renting reform plans will damage the HMO sector’
Emma Cullen, MD of Platinum Property Partners , says 'no fault' evictions ban, pet rights and periodic tenancies are all 'bad ideas'.
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High profile letting agent in court over stalking allegation
David Love has appeared on Judge Rinder and in the Scottish press for his dealings with tenants.
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Worrying consequences of proposals to abolish S21 evictions revealed
Landlords reveals that many have, or are considering, evicting tenants ahead of any changes to evictions law.
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Industry leaders to put renters reforms under microscope
Landlords and lettings agents are invited to join a series of webinars looking at different aspects of the white paper.
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