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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AML expert slams banks for betraying agents who ‘follow money laundering rules’
John Dobson says he is appalled that banks such as HSBC and Barclays have been accused of 'turning a blind eye' to dirty money.
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Evictions firm to offer landlords and agents £100 mediation service to avoid court
Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme have joined forces to stop disputes over unpaid rent ending up in court, where they could wait 18 months to be resolved it is claimed.
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Landlords welcome ‘balanced’ re-start of evictions as tenants talk of betrayal
The NRLA says both sides need more financial help, but Generation Rent claims 55,000 face losing their homes as possession hearings restart, albeit in a limited way.
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Evictions moratorium “very unlikely” to be extended
All indicators from inside government and the court system suggest the government is not going to execute another u-turn.
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Housing ministry rebuts Phil Spencer’s cladding criticism
This rebuttal follows an article published yesterday by The Negotiator reporting on the Channel 4 presenter's comments about the lack of progress on cladding removal.
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‘Don’t U-turn on possession hearings again’, letting agents tell government
Trade association has written to the housing minister to make the case for possession hearing re-starting on Monday.
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EVICTIONS: Letting agents must now give six months’ notice of evictions until 30th March 2021 in Wales
Housing minister says tenants can be given shorter notice periods but only if they are involved in anti-social behaviour or domestic violence.
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TV star calls on government to fix the growing leaseholder cladding scandal
Phil Spencer says hundreds of thousands of apartment owners face a bleak future including not being able to sell or remortgage their homes.
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Propertymark slams new evictions rules as ‘moving the goal posts’
Trade associations says new 'Christmas truce' and ban on evictions within local lock-downs will be difficult to implement for many letting agents.
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All lettings agents to face mandatory PRS registration, former ombudsman says
Report by Lewis Shand Smith and a major housing policy think tank proposes several radical changes for agents and landlords within the private rented sector.
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