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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Government issues new digital ID guidance for AML
Digital identity checks can now be used for verification, but anti-money laundering platform warns they are not a 'silver bullet'.
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What’s in today’s Spring Statement for the housing market?
After a drawn-out and damaging lead-up to the Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves is unlikely to deliver anything but a quiet fiscal event today.
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Labour donor’s company accused of “mass evictions” ahead of abolition of Section 21
London Mayor is “appalled” as “hundreds” of tenants face eviction by company founded by property tycoon and Labour donor, Asif Aziz.
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Landlords “face eviction costs of £3,000” under Renters’ Rights Act
A leading agent has warned landlords and letting agents that Section 8 evictions will cost around £3K, and that's before the loss of rent is counted.
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Bigger fines for landlords housing asylum seekers and vulnerable tenants
Bristol Council’s plan to increase fines for landlords of vulnerable tenants will restrict supply, warns Paul Shamplina.
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Generation Rent slams Reform’s “disgraceful” pledge to repeal RRA
Scrapping Renters’ Rights Act would roll back essential protections and be “a gift to unscrupulous landlords”, warns Generation Rent’s Ben Twomey.
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Clarification over student tenancy rules welcomed by NRLA
Temporary two-month notice period aims to help landlords recover student HMOs in time for autumn’s fresh intake.
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Landlords ahead of pack in preparing for Making Tax Digital
Buy-to-let owners are not only better prepared for new tax rules, but nearly half see it as a benefit, according to MD of global tax and accounting software provider.
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Tenants using bank fraud reports to challenge rent and deposit payments – claim
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud system is being misused by tenants instead of redress schemes, says Garrett Foxon of LettsPay.
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Big council asks tenants to help set landlord fines
Consultation asks how landlord penalties should be calculated and whether proposed increases and reductions are too high or too low.
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