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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City to ban agents using No DSS adverts and other ‘discriminatory’ tactics
A cross-party motion put to Oxford council calls for selective licensing to be used to stop discrimination against tenants on Universal Credit.
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Agents who charge tenants £30 for viewings risk Tenant Fees Act prosecution
Warning is made by Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the PRS following the launch of a revenue generating property viewings site View Rabbit.
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Minister clears way for dreaded ESW1 cladding forms to be scrapped for lower-risk properties
Announcement will unlock thousands of homes trapped by the forms within apartment blocks to be bought, sold or remortgaged.
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TV star triggers outrage after calling for ‘civil disobedience’ over self-isolation rules
Kirstie Allsopp is criticised by many followers on Twitter for her stance, but received support from 1980s pop band Right Said Fred.
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Conveyancing firm censured over poor identity checks that led to property fraud
Yorkshire firm Schofield Sweeney has admitted it failed to carry out proper checks on a prospective vendor that led to property fraud.
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Plans for home-moving Digital Identities takes significant leap forward
Ministers want to hear your views before forging ahead with system that will remove need for paper identity documents such as passports, banks statements and drivers' licences.
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Welsh Government to fund fire safety surveys
Fire safety surveys for buildings over 11 metres will be funded by the Welsh Building Safety Fund, it has been announced today.
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Number of agents complying with redress awards drops by 12 percentage points
PRS annual report also reveals average award nearly doubling last year as its membership increased by nearly a quarter.
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New industry guidance signals end to remote working but masks to remain
Propertymark says its more relaxed Covid guidance eschews remote working but says masks remains 'advisory' because pandemic is 'not over'.
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Chancellors apologises after campaigners highlight property repair delays
Spokesperson for agency says it is sorry tenant had to raise concerns with campaigning group Acorn to get repairs moving.
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