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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Leading rent guarantor service changes website after public complaint
Housing Hand says website was changed in full co-operation with the Advertising Standards Authority so it's clearer what its service entails.
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Letting agent fined £11,500 over unlicensed rent-to-rent HMO
Dangers of unregulated rent-to-rent sector once again highlighted by case of property in Oxford.
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Evictions paperwork window closes as government prepares to end ban
Letting agents and landlords who have not applied for a reactivation notice to keep possession claims going will now have to start from scratch.
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Evictions paperwork must now include ‘breathing space’ scheme details
MHCLG says Section 8 notices must from Tuesday onwards include details of scheme for tenants or risk eviction being rejected by courts.
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Lawyer leading RICS governance probe asks members to help with evidence
Alison Levitt QC is looking into why RICS bosses suppressed a critical 2019 internal report and fired four non-execs who supported its findings.
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23% more landlords move to Ltd company status as tax increases bite
Official data reveals surge in applications by landlords to incorporate their businesses as mortgage interest relief tapers off.
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Government takes next step towards controversial property developer tax
Ministers are asking property industry how best to tax companies building homes to help back its cladding remediation fund.
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Redress boss: Agents must take ‘material information’ seriously or face problems
Sean Hooker of the PRS says inconsistent information uploaded to portals could increasingly expose agents to legal and regulatory action.
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Cladding consultation launched to prepare for key code of practice
Homeowners and building owners are being asked what new code should contain to help assessors give consistent advice on remedial work.
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Infamous letting agent wins appeal after being barred from industry register
David Love successfully argued at a tribunal that he and his firm should not have been barred by Ministers from the Scottish Letting Agency Register.
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