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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Renters Reform Bill – is it hiding rent controls?
The Renters' Reform Bill announced last week in the Queen's Speech, may contain a Trojan Horse measure for rent control, if two Ministers are taken at their word...
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TM Group’s sale to Canadian data giant blocked by competition watchdog
The purchase of property data specialist company, TM Group by the Canadian software giant Dye & Durham has been declared to be anti-competitive.
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Property managers face new wave of fire safety rules, White Paper reveals
In addition to last year's Fire Safety Act, the government is to introduce more regulations to make high-rise blocks safer to live in.
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Judge awards employees £25,000 against property investment consultancy
Daniel Clover and Marzena Ozimek are awarded the cash after their employer Mayfair Estates Planning Ltd made unauthorised deductions from their wages.
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Original RoPA now ‘very unlikely’ to make it into law, claims industry leader
Eddie Hooker of Hamilton Fraser, believes that because RoPA regulation was left out of Queen's Speech again, it's clearly in the long grass.
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More details emerge of how agents will be involved in new PRS ‘portal’
Government plans to force every private rental property to be registered including detail of any managing agent involved.
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Beware tenants making dodgy property repair claims, warns legal expert
Property solicitor Carly Jermyn says new legislation has led to surge in claims by tenants, often supported by 'no-win, no-fee' legal firms.
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HMRC charged estate agents £6 million in 2021 for AML supervision
Latest data pulled together by AML firm Credas Technologies reveals that money extracted from the industry is escalating.
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UPDATED: Ministers reveal more details about looming Renters Reform Bill
Full details are due in the much-anticipated White Paper due out next month, but the Queen's Speech has provided some updates.
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‘Price on Application’ warning gets mixed response from industry
Joint statement by NTSELAT and the CMA is welcomed by most but Propertymark makes the point that's a 'tried and tested' marketing approach.
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