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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Landlords ‘given longer’ to meet deadline for EPC changes
A new target date of 2028 for landlords to achieve an EPC C rating has been set by the Government, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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Estate agency branches to face new business rates rules
Agents with high street offices will see more frequent valuations and tax breaks for building improvements.
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Cash-starved councils targeting tenants in HMO tax raid, warns big landlord
A government consultation into the way Homes in Multiple Occupation are valued for council tax in England has been slammed by landlords.
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Outraged agency boss to fight ‘litter’ fines for fallen signboards
Lee Pendleton says estate agents are being targeted, and wants to know if McDonald's and KFC are being prosecuted for litter.
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Conveyancing firm hit with £33,000 fine
Basildon-based conveyancing firm PCS Legal has been fined £33,000 by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers for breaches of its accounts and complaints procedures.
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London agent fined over £12k for role in illegal HMO
A London estate agent has been fined over £12,000 for the role they played in illegally running a House in Multiple Occupation and the landlord ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs.
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Estate agency leaders say new eviction powers for landlords will ‘overwhelm courts’
Propertymark welcomes the Government's plan to deal with problem tenants, but warns that existing courts will not cope with caseload.
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Rogue landlord fined more than £15,000 for planning breaches
Hayes Landlord Tarsem Dhillon admitted three charges of failing to comply with an enforcement notice when he appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court earlier this month.
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Top adviser warns Ministers they’re ‘nowhere near’ heat pump target
Sir John Armitt tells ministers there has been very little progress towards target of 600,000 heat pumps per year.
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Sunak’s landlord boost as he reveals problem tenant crackdown
Landlords and housing associations are going to be granted more powers to evict unruly tenants, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed.
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