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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Leicester council consults on huge new HMO control scheme
City is seeking property industry views on vast increase of its powers to control HMO developments within the East Midlands city.
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National ‘trusted’ digital identity scheme pilot for property industry begins
Stuart Young, who has built the platform that enables the scheme, is urging estate agents and all the players within the property industry to get on board.
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Renting reform White Paper is delayed until next year, DLUHC confirms
Trade organisations suggest delay is to give Ministers time to consider the National Audit Office's soon-to-be published investigation into renting regulation.
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Lettings agency fined £10,000 for illegally evicting tenant
Birmingham firm Principal Homes has been found guilty of the illegal eviction, which proceeded despite the tenant only being a month behind in the rent.
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Haart promises to delete data after complaint about touting letter
Advertising watchdog says the matter has been resolved informally after homeowner complained about letter sent to them even though their property was not on the market.
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BTR is a ‘magnet for fraudulent tenants’ warns referencing platform
Firm Homeppl says BTR's habit of offering no-deposit and bundled utility bills makes their developments attractive to fraudsters to make money from sub-letting or deliberately getting into rent arrears.
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Estate agents warned to look out for ‘ambulance chaser’ stamp duty refund firms
Conveyancing platform MD Kate Bould says new industry has sprung up since the stamp duty holiday offering 'no-win, no-fee' refund chasing services.
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Minister stalls once more on bringing in RoPA recommendations as Lords fume
Frustration was clear in Lords as minister was grilled on both his failure to implement RoPA, or ability to reveal next steps.
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Law Society criticises AML regulation for being ‘tick box exercise’
Comments by solicitors' trade body follow the end of HM Treasury's consultation on reforming anti-money laundering rules in UK.
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Call for self-employed hybrid agency ‘staff’ to join class action group
If successful, it is estimated that former self-employed agents from firms such as Purplebricks and YOPA could be owed approximately £20 million collectively.
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