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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London landlord family hit with almost £1m in fines for planning breaches
Judge orders Patel family to pay a total of £929,621 after ignoring multiple enforcement notices concerning rental property.
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Council cuts ties with tenant activists as licensing row erupts
Norwich Council leaders accuse Acorn of "deplorable tactics" and say harassment will not shape its housing policy.
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HMRC Stamp Duty receipts jump by 21% over past 12 months
Agents wondering why Rachel Reeves left Stamp Duty alone during her recent Budget should look to latest 'bumper' official figures.
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Lambo-driving councillor under pressure over undeclared property firm interests
Labour’s former Licensing Chair comes under pressure over past directorships in property-related companies, with Conservatives demanding a full investigation.
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Renters’ Rights Act ‘will shut students out of rental market’ warn landlords
Student sector faces major disruption as new possession timetable means landlords cannot guarantee empty homes for ‘next year’s cohort’ says NRLA.
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Merry Xmas? First raft of Renters’ Rights Act to go live on 27th December
Substantial new investigative powers for local councils to help them regulated rogue landlords are to go live between Christmas and New Year.
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Landlord to repay £21,770 in rent despite blaming missing licence on agent
Judge rules in favour of tenants, in spite of what he calls their "inappropriate" and "highly unsociable" behaviour.
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Almost all property-sourcing agents ‘breach AML rules’ reveals report
A hard-hitting report from trade body NAPSA claims 90% of sourcing businesses are operating illegally with poor training a major cause.
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Letting agents say Welsh reforms ‘a dud’ as supply dwindles
Three years after the Renting Homes (Wales) Act became law, new NRLA research reveals it has had a mixed impact on the rental market.
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New bin laws to hit landlords and letting agents with £5,000 fines
The Government’s Simpler Recycling rules come in next year and experts are warning agents and landlords that they need to be ready for changes or risk big fines.
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