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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Conveyancing problems lengthen transactions by 29%
Stacked conveyancers and local councils struggling to deal with a huge pipeline of house sales are to be blame, says Movewise.
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Stamp duty deadline must be extended or risk economy, says leading estate agency
Carter Jonas joins growing chorus to extend stamp duty holiday March deadline ahead of parliamentary debate.
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TDS partners with new legal compliance information service
ComplyLex, which is headed-up by senior industry figure Michael Stoop, will now be offered to TDS agents.
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Treasury is regretting Stamp Duty holiday now, claims leading expert
Professor Michael Ball says policy is causing more problems than it solves as thousands scramble to complete by 31st March.
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Suspend electrical and licensing inspections during lockdown, say industry groups
Risks for electrical safety and property licensing inspectors are too great to justify further enforcement action, it is claimed.
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Plans to force property portals to carry EPC certificates under fire
Trade association applauds official plans to make portals increase compliance in market, but questions mandatory EPC display.
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Petition latest: Stamp Duty debate in parliament quashed by Jacob Rees-Mogg
Leader of the House prevents MPs from debating issues raised by petition signed by 113,000 people calling for Stamp Duty holiday extension.
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Advertising watchdog warns ‘Marie Celeste’ portals over old property listings
The ASA has told two online portals to stop advertising homes for sale listed years ago, often by FSBO vendors.
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Apartment sales halve as cladding scandal forces lenders to withdraw mortgages
Latest monthly data from Land Registry shows flat sales nearly halved during September compared to last year.
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Stamp Duty e-petition hits 100,000, triggering debate decision
MPs will get their day in Parliament to quiz the Government on why it's refusing to extend or amend the Stamp Duty holiday deadline.
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