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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Supreme Court green lights Covid business interruption policy pay-outs
Five judges overrule original High Court judgement in favour of policy holder in test case brought by FCA.
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Last chance to change Rishi’s mind! Stamp Duty petition takes off
Official parliamentary e-petition calling for extension of stamp duty holiday has been picking up thousands of signatures every day.
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Conveyancing chiefs report clients ‘distraught’ over stamp duty deadline
Three key conveyancing industry bodies have called on Minister to wake up to the damage a 'hard stop' on 31st March would cause.
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‘Missing AML guidance will make it difficult to secure estate agency prosecutions’
Legal experts David Smith and Lee Adams say the industry and particularly letting agents are waiting on guidance on many aspects of AML.
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Agents waiting on business interruption claims will hear court’s decision this week
Thousands of agents who insured with Hiscox are awaiting the Supreme Court's judgement, which will be handed down on Friday 15th January at 9.45am.
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Extraordinary industry coalition urges government to adopt UPRNs
Over 50 organisations and estate agencies have written to Minister to introduce a nationwide system of identifying homes with a 12-digit number.
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Shabby estate agent’s money firm fined £23m over AML breaches
Mazhar Hussain until recently operated a sales and lettings firm but has now been fined over AML irregularities at his money transfer company.
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Leasehold reforms will take years to become reality, warns legal expert
Jonathan Frankel of The Cavendish Legal Group says many barriers remain to making leasehold ownership fairer despite the government's hoopla.
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Scotland extends evictions ban till March – will Boris follow suit?
Scottish housing minister says extended ban is designed to reduce burden on local authorities and curtail the spread of Covid.
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Industry welcomes Government’s sweeping reforms to leasehold home ownership
Government has revealed radical changes to many aspects of leaseholds including ground rents, extensions and retirement properties.
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