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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SmartSearch strikes AML customer verification deal with Zoopla
The Leeds-based tech platform is is now providing its customer aml verification system to Zoopla's could-based software Alto.
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RoPA-style regulation of estate agents in Jersey backed by trade body
Propertymark says current situation on the island leaves consumers vulnerable to bad practice and questionable standards.
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LATEST: Purplebricks admits ‘deposits glitch’ fines could total £9m
Purplebricks is investigating the matter and talking to tenants but says bill will be much less than the £30m quoted by a national newspaper.
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Government criticised for ‘piecemeal’ regulation of the private rented sector
Official report by National Audit Office says local and national policing of letting agents, landlords and properties remains inconsistent and patchy.
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Court orders letting agents to pay landlord £54,000 following eviction battle
Landlord Max Christian is to be paid the cash which is made up of rent arrears, damages and costs in relation to a NW London flat.
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MP calls for official investigation into IT chaos at Simplify conveyancing group
After months of pain for many home movers and estate agents, MP Bob Blackman says probe is now due and that company should consider compensation for stranded customers.
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London Assembly blames landlords and agents for ‘evictions crisis’
Capital councillors publish figures that they claim shows seven-fold increase in possession claims following end of evictions ban.
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Leading council urges local tenants to report misbehaving letting agents
Exeter has set a bad precedent by urging tenants to report agents for a wide range of issues including discrimination, harassment and evictions.
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Rogue agent fined £3,000 for trading without redress scheme membership
David Walters, who was heavily criticised by hundreds of landlords earlier this year for poor service and withholding rents, is in trouble again.
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Industry warns government that many landlords cannot afford EPC upgrades
Propertymark comments follow report by lender TMW that discovered half of landlords it polled are set to sell up rather than pay EPC costs.
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