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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Former ‘agent’ jailed for three years over £1m building cons
Richard Nicholls, who said he was an estate agent previously, left a trail of unfinished home improvements.
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London letting agent hit with 11-year ban
Agency boss Laszlo Szabo repeatedly abused Government Bounce Back Loan scheme for amounts totalling £100,000.
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Landlords say plans for open-ended student tenancies must be scrapped
The National Residential Landlords Association has called for all student accommodation to be exempt from plans to make every tenancy open ended.
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Landlords and agents given extra two years to get ready for tax changes
The Government says Making Tax Digital rules will not now apply until April 2026.
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Leaders in trouble with watchdog after complaint over touting letter
Leaders Sales has been given a slap on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority for sending an unsolicited letter to a member of the public.
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‘Letting agents must back petition to reinstate landlord tax breaks’
Maxine Fothergill says industry must back petition, whose creator says landlord tax break reduction is damaging rental sector.
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Minister warns letting agents over ‘zero deposit’ selling tactics
Felicity Buchan says her department is keeping a watch to ensure agents do not use deposit alternative products as carrots to secure rentals.
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More details of turmoil at conveyancing giant Metamorph revealed
News of frozen client accounts, unpaid staff, shuttered businesses and closed offices continue from within conveyancing group.
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Agents facing tougher enforcement by councils this year as fines hit record
Total fines for London’s letting agents and landlords have increased by an average of £90,000 per month in 2022 latest analysis from Kamma has revealed.
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NTSELAT steps up consumer campaign on Material Information
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has released a video for would-be home buyers and sellers explaining ‘how property listings are changing’.
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