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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TPO expels three agents for non-payment of awards to landlords
Agents in Slough, Leicester and Wales are kicked off the scheme and are no longer able to trade without redress, although two appear to have 'phoenixed' under new names.
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Hunters offers all its landlords property licensing compliance guarantee
All the agency's 200 branches will now be able to offer Kamma's compliance service for any local selective or HMO licensing schemes.
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Estate agency loses appeal against removal from RICS membership
Acorn Estates faced removal after disciplinary committee found he had moved money from a client account in contravention of RICS rules.
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Chesterman’s back with more cash to disrupt property sales
Former Zoopla chief has spearheaded latest investment round for Thirdfort, which hopes to make AML and KYC onboarding easier.
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Property agency and its boss fined £90,000 over dangerous house
Faraz Bucha and his company Captain Solutions have been found guilty of 27 charges relating to safety issues at a Hertfordshire address.
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LATEST: Solicitors report vendor fraud as ‘key money laundering’ activity during 2020
Report to Solicitors Regulation Authority board says suspicious activity worth £200m was reported to NCA last year, much of it involving vendor fraud.
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Minimum energy rating increase for rental sector ‘will lead to housing shortage’
Government move has not been thought through, says The Lettings Industry Council, as industry body calls for phased approach.
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Get ready for an evictions ‘avalanche’ after May 31st, warns expert
Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action says courts will struggle to clear backlog of 20,000 old cases and new ones when ban ends.
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‘Unfair’ redress system for dual fee disputes must be reformed, says agent
London agency Brian Cox is unhappy after being told to return an £8,000 fee even though competitor could not prove it had passed on offer.
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Letting agents warned to brace for upheaval when eviction bans ends
NRLA says many of the 840,000 tenants behind with their rent have little hope of catching up unless government intervenes with financial help.
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