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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Government ‘looking to destroy’ private rented sector, says association leader
Comments come during episode of The Home Stretch podcast from The Guild in which CEO Iain McKenzie chats to Ben Beadle about rented sector.
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‘Why reservation fees ARE the way forward for property sales’
Expert Tim Main from PiP Vault responds to Nigel Lewis's article on the industry's conveyancing problems within the latest Negotiator magazine.
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Gove gathers industry leaders to prepare way for renting reforms
Housing secretary has invited ten representatives from property sector including letting agencies, landlords and property managers for an audience.
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‘Six out of 10 landlords to sell due to EPC upgrade’
UK's largest mortgage broker says many BTL landlords fear upgrade costs will be too much to bear financially despite rumoured deadline extension.
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Landlord wins £900 compensation from agent in rent guarantee dispute
Essex-based agent Anistenhomes is ordered to pay a landlord over failings in its service under a rent guarantee deal.
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90% of estate agents say cladding guidance helping sales
Nine out of 10 property professionals believe that the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors guidance on cladding has had a positive impact.
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Landlords ‘face huge bill’ to meet EPC target claim agency
Research by Knight Frank estimates it will cost landlords in England nearly £18 billion to ensure their properties reach a C rating.
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Propertymark renews industry call for battle against rent cap
Trade body's policy chief wants letting agents and landlords to join the fight against a rent cap and eviction ban north of the border.
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Housing minister admits ‘no new plan’ to tackle agency conditional selling
The Government appears to have brushed aside concerns over conditional selling to house buyers by estate agents’ in-house mortgage advisers.
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TPO expels eight agents, including one for ‘severe breaches’
The Property Ombudsman has removed eight agencies for a range of failures, including one where the police were involved.
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