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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Agents fail to use new electronic AML checks
More than two thirds of agents have not updated their anti-money laundering measures after sanctions were imposed on Russia.
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Tenants still need more protection despite government reforms, campaign group warns
The London Renters Union says tenants will be vulnerable to eviction even though the government has promised to tighten the rules in its renters reform paper.
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Leaseholder protections come into force today
Relief at last for leaseholders with unsafe homes, as protections from safety remediation costs come into force today.
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Scottish lawmakers ignore industry advice on evictions legislation
Propertymark warns of legal logjams and chaos, as law banning mandatory grounds for possession in Scotland passes this week.
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OPINION: England’s renting reforms are not ‘Armageddon’ – and we should know!
Senior Scot agent says similar seismic changes to his country's rental sector were not the disaster for landlords many predicted.
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OPINION: Leading property lawyer slams renting reform proposals
Questions are raised over the government's ability to fund reforms and whether eviction law changes will chase too many landlords out of sector.
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Generation Rent presses Ministers to increase notice period to four months
Generation Rent's Baroness Kennedy tells Radio 4 listeners that tenants need more time to move home, particularly if they have children in a local school.
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Renting reform White Paper lands and it’s more radical than expected
The bombshell document's 12-point plan includes significant changes for letting agents including how they deal with ASTs, pets, rent rises, and benefits tenants.
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EXCLUSIVE: Agents worried by ‘under-hand’ compliance email from Trading Standards
Agents in Home Counties being targeted by Trading Standards email suggesting they are non-compliant and should complete £150 course.
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AML checks attributed to foreign buyers hits all-time low
Data from the anti-money laundering checks provider had previously revealed that these checks had hit a record high during the first quarter of this year.
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