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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Surveyors call for urgent regulation of spray foam industry
Propertymark: We don’t need another EWS1 situation to develop as homes with foam prove impossible to sell.
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Lettings firm fined £10,000 for failing to address essential work
Judge says breach was “deliberate and flagrant breach of the notice” to improve the property.
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Spicerhaart branch in Norwich ticked off by advertising watchdog
Advertising Standards Authority told firm to remove advert after complaint from member of public
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Do agents face being ‘named and shamed’ by Ministers?
DLUHC says it wants to highlight the really poor performers within social housing sectors. So is the PRS the next to face such measures?
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Agent warns Selective Licensing will ‘fan the flames of cost-of-living crisis’
North East property entrepreneur and agency owner questions viability of scheme in current climate
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Fines for London letting agents rise as councils ‘clamp down’
Camden Council leads the way as fines for London letting agents totalled more than £8m in the last year – an increase of £1.5m, says new report..
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ARPM fall-out continues as former employee wins cash claim
Ash Residential Property Management went bust last year owing creditors £1.48m but it must now pay a former employee several thousand pounds.
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Want to buy a home in Wales? You must speak Welsh
New plans unveiled at the National Eisteddfod in Tregaron last week, could see Welsh speaking locals get first dibs on property.
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Spicerhaart faces more allegations of ‘pressure selling’
The multi-brand agency admits in an email to staff that tenants complained of being forced to take a deposit policy.
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Exclusive: rental transaction volumes continue to drop – claim
Mounting legislation and rising taxation is forcing landlords to reduce their portfolios or exit the market entirely, despite demand for rental property continuing to rise.
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