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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Law firm slams ‘opportunist’ estate agents who sanction ‘exclusivity agreements’
Call by Griffin Law founder follows case of couple who lost £25,000 after house purchase deal in London fell through highlighted in national press.
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Levelling up White Paper confirms big changes for the private rented sector
Measures that will involve letting agents directly include a national landlord register, a 'decent homes standard' and abolishing Section 21.
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Proptech giant launches lettings compliance service for agents
The Lettings Hub says new service will keep agents on top of the latest and numerous changes and updates thrown up by courts, ministers and departments.
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Judge’s ‘odd’ decision to halt eviction over replacement deposit fee raises concerns
Experts say eviction judge is wrong but worry that decision will create informal legal precedent about Tenant Fees Act 'prohibited payments'.
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Get ready for Right to Rent changes or risk a fine, agents are warned
Propertymark says letting agents must 'get ahead of the game' as significant changes to Right to Rent checks are now only a few months away.
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Renting reforms to be within tomorrow’s ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper, sources reveal
Government reveals both landlord register and redress for tenants to be included in its big policy push on 'rebalancing' the UK.
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Agents face ‘chaotic’ scenes when new carbon monoxide rules go live – warning
UKALA is worried that as millions of PRS and social homes will soon need a carbon monoxide alarm, agents should act now, not wait.
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‘Get on with leasehold reforms’, says frustrated property industry in open letter to Gove
Unusually strong coalition of companies and trade bodies issues open letter to Secretary of State to urge him to progress promised reforms and legislation.
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AML latest: 25% of estate agents have failed to register with HMRC
Some five years after AML rules came in, thousands of agencies are now committing a criminal offence by not being registered, it is claimed.
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Landlord and letting agent wins key legal eviction ruling in Court of Appeal
The industry will be relieved that tenants seeking to challenge their eviction on technical grounds have lost in UK's highest court.
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