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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Lettings agencies fined £225,000 as council clamps down on illegal practices
Lettings agents have paid collectively some £225,000 in fines over the past three years in Tower Hamlets.
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Largest ARPM creditors join committee to oversee firm’s liquidation
Three agents and its deposit protection and client money protection scheme providers are named in document.
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Legal claims over Japanese Knotweed up by a quarter on previous year
Experts warn against trying to hide the presence of Japanese knotweed – and warn that thorough checks should be carried out.
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Government should pay for removal of Grenfell-style cladding, say conveyancers
SLC says thousands of owners are trapped, unable to move, facing bankruptcy and contemplating suicide over the issue.
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Property Redress Scheme expels agent who failed to pay landlord £150,000 in rent
Agent took on eight properties on rent-to-rent basis but struggled to fill them due to the Covid pandemic.
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Collapse of property management firm ARPM highlights CMP ‘grey area’
Loophole in the CMP legislation has played its part in the situation some agents find themselves in, says Jenny Markham of The Letting Partnership.
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Five more agents excluded by TPO after failing to pay compensation
The Property Ombudsman names and shames five firms who failed to comply with scheme.
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Hamptons loses tribunal hearing over disputed Tenant Fees Act deposit
Judge says agency didn't take the 'reasonable steps' required by law and must pay money back to tenant, highlighting dangers of legislation's complicated rules.
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Closed Ewemove franchise expelled by TPO following dual fee dispute
Estate agency's boss says the case is complicated by the franchise having ceased trading after TPO adjudicated in favour of the first agent.
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Stamp duty holiday cost government £2.8 billion, latest figures reveal
While some agents have thanks the chancellor for his SDLT-prompted property boom this year, others wonder if it was all worth it.
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