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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BREAKING: Government to give tenants more help to avoid eviction
Ministry of Justice is running an eight-week consultation on its proposals, which will see struggling renters and home owners get more legal aid.
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Rent controls are ‘misguided’ idea, says leading Scots estate agent
Jim Parker makes comment to The Neg after sharing stage with minister Patrick Harvie who outlined plans to tackle rental affordability in Scotland.
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TDS wins ‘tough competition’ to operate New Homes Ombudsman redress scheme
New code that it will enforce among both developers and agents who sell newbuilds is set to be published next month.
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Big changes to the Scots rental sector ‘soon’, minister tells letting agents
But Patrick Harvie told meeting yesterday that he would consult on changes first - which include controversial rent rise cap proposals.
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Rent controls in Wales loom as political alliance is unveiled
Expected Labour and Plaid Cymru agreement will see joint approach to getting new legislation through Senedd including rent caps and regulation of second homes.
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Letting agents warn NI ministers over new renting restrictions
Propertymark says measures must be fair to landlords and letting agents as ministers discuss changes to tenancies, rent rises and deposits.
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80% of you support property industry licensing, agent’s poll suggests
David Kutas of estate agency Danelaw says many of his international clients are gobsmacked that UK agents aren't directly regulated.
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Mixed-race job applicant calls out ‘troubling’ comments about his hair by estate agent
Jaiden Gaston says he was frustrated that his interview at a London agency didn't consider his academic and sporting achievements or life experience.
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Landlords confused over how and when to replace gas boilers, says expert
Gareth Knell of GK Plumbing says agents need to play role in helping landlords make the right gas boiler alternative choice as they come up for replacement.
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Agents urged to help register more homes with fraud alert service
Call by Thirdfort follows FOI request that shows just 1% of homes are registered with HM Land Registry service designed to stop property fraud.
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