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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Another northern council plots to stop HMO ‘surge’
Bury Council wants to introduce supplementary planning to stop the ‘sandwiching of properties’ by HMOs.
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Chancellor’s rental property ‘to be illegal in three years’
Under her Government's own proposals Rachel Reeve's rental home in Dulwich, London will not have the correct EPC to be rented out.
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Prime property owners in ‘unusual position’ following Mansion Tax
Research shows top-end homeowners would need to reduce their mansions by almost half in size to escape the Mansion Tax, according to Enness Global.
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Urgent action required as nearly half of PRS blighted by damp and mould
Shock figures from Citizens Advice reveal that although Awaab’s law has transformed the social sector, private rental homes still have major mould issues.
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Northern council accused of behaving like ‘Dick Turpin’ over selective licensing
Landlords in Stockton have slammed the Council's selective licensing scheme and are threatening to sell their properties.
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Academics expose crime-ridden ‘shadow’ rental market
Rent-to-rent scams, slum lets, cannabis farms and money laundering are now ‘embedded in PRS’.
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London’s prime housing market a ‘safety deposit box for corrupt wealth’
Labour MP Marie Rimmer backs the Chancellor’s Mansion Tax, warning that empty luxury homes distort the market while ordinary families face overcrowding and soaring rents.
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Big estate agency fined £120k for unauthorised works at Grade I listed branch
Judge calls Knight Frank ‘reckless’ after agency ignored conservation officer’s advice over alterations to listed building.
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BLOG: Estate agents ‘beware’ as Source Of Funds checks become harsher
A property deal is at risk if a client is unable to prove satisfactory SOF, and the pressure on estate agents is increasing.
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Solicitor struck off after helping brother launder cash via home purchase
Paul Green is already in prison after being convicted of money laundering last year in cahoots with his drug dealer twin brother.
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