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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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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Purplebricks acts to prevent more compliance gaffes
The struggling agency has appointed a director to ensure it doesn't breach regulations or anti-money laundering rules.
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Zoopla signs three-year deal with housing charity Crisis
Property portal supports charity’s mission to end homelessness
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Thousands more apartment and house leaseholders to get money back
Over 20,000 leaseholders helped by CMA’s investigation to date into, among other things, says CEO Sarah Cardell, ground rents.
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Government plan to abolish leaseholds will be a nightmare
RFA says move is unnecessary, impractical and unpopular and will not deliver benefits as claimed by Government.
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Council given green light for unusual EPC-linked licensing scheme
Hackney says it wants to use Selective Licensing to upgrade the fuel efficiency of its PRS stock as fuel prices soar.
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Government reveals new plans to sort out building safety problems
DLUHC calls for more evidence from leaseholders as it launches new consultation on cladding and high rises.
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‘£17m fine for gambling giant is warning for estate agents who ignore AML rules’
Claim is made by AML expert and Smartssearch boss Martin Cheek after Entain told to pay huge fine by Gambling Commission.
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