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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ARPM latest: ‘Property management firms need greater independent oversight’
Robert May, who has many decades' experience in rent payment procedures and technology, says companies like ARPM have been allowed to carry on for too long largely unsupervised.
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Homes under the Hammer property developer banned for nine years
Norman Thornton appeared in famous TV series but now cannot be company director until 2030 after hiding cash from creditors.
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Government rejects calls for changes to Tenant Fees Act on pet deposits
But Propertymark has warned ministers that the legislation needs revisiting because it makes renting to tenants with pets more difficult.
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ARPM LATEST: Insolvency practitioner confirms firm has ‘ceased trading’
Troubled property management firm faces being put into liquidation, says Umang Patel.
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Estate agent awarded £185,000 following high-profile sex discrimination case
Alice Thompson said Manors' inability to offer her flexible hours when returned from maternity was discriminatory, although other claims were dismissed.
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Political and industry figures back campaign to help landlords accept pets
New report highlights how a simple change to the Tenant Fees Act could enable thousands more landlords accept pets in their properties.
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Letting agents warn new Scots minister over his rent controls plan
Propertymark says Patrick Harvie's desire to add more regulation and restrictions to the PRS will be damaging.
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EPCs play ‘minimal role’ in purchase decisions reveals Nationwide poll
Research by mortgage lender reveals that green issues are yet to permeate into the property sales market.
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Estate agent loses disability discrimination claim after being let go by Chancellors.
Caleb Ellis told an Employment Tribunal that he was unable to work after a serious road traffic accident, but this has now been dismissed by a judge.
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Estate agent who brazenly carried on working despite ban is given six-week sentence
The long arm of the law finally caught up with Amerjit or ‘Bobby’ Singh Dhuga after he pleaded guilty to working as an agent despite being banned.
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