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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LATEST: Home Office issues discrimination rules on how to do Right to Rent checks
Agents and landlords are issued lengthy consultation document on how not to discriminate against tenants during checks.
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Lettings leader urges industry to get stuck into leasehold consultation
TLIC co-founder Theresa Wallace wants agents and landlords to give their opinions on the government's proposals to reform leasehold.
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Leasehold reforms will be good and bad news for the industry
Auctions chief says leasehold reform will free up the housing market but many vendors may wait until they go live to sell their homes.
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Hunters wins key ‘prohibited payments’ judgement over contested referencing deposit
Judge says agent involved correctly declined to return the deposit after the tenant refused to approve an Open Banking probe of his account for additional referencing checks.
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COMMENT: Levelling Up – the industry reacts to White Paper
Property industry leaders including, agents, insurers, property managers, lenders and trade bodies react to Michael Gove's proposals.
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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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