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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Historic ‘new deal’ for renters ushers in huge changes for agents
Proposals will include controversial plan to give tenants 'legal right' to live with their pet in rented accommodation.
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Government proposes mandated disabled access for rented accommodation
Minister Kemi Badenoch has begun consultation over controversial proposals to force landlords and agents over disabled rules.
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BLOG: Rental deposits have come a long way in FIFTEEN years
MD of the DPS Matt Trevett recounts how his organisations has played a leading role in developing one of the major reforms of the private rental sector.
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Minister pushes back date for publication of Renters’ Reform Bill proposals
Eddie Hughes drops references to 'this Spring' in Parliament and says announcement is now due during 'this session' of Parliament.
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Government approves first digital Right to Rent identity providers
The Post Office and Yoti have been given the green light to certify digital identities for Right to Rent and Right to Work schemes.
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Campaigner rebuts Propertymark’s big ‘rental shortage’ claims
Dan Wilson Craw of campaign group Generation Rent disagrees with several of the key points claimed by agents in the report.
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Trading Standards ‘right’ to warn industry over POA ads, says leading agent
Jan Hytch of Arnold Keys also says she supports NTSELAT's plans to tackle practice of putting 'OIEO' or 'guide price' in property ads.
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Letting agents operating in Wales get more time to prepare for new law
Renting Homes Act will require agents to retool their systems and processes as sweeping changes to PRS are introduced now on December 1st.
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Knight Frank firm ordered to pay dismissed property manager £24,000
Residential block manager wins cash after taking agency to Tribunal and winning case against agency's Promise subsidiary.
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Axing Section 21 will have unplanned consequences, warn industry duo
Paul Shamplina and Neil Cobbold united to explain why they believe getting rid of Section 21 evictions may impact industry harder than many think.
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