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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Government launches ‘risky’ plan to link EPCs to mortgage lending
NAEA boss Mark Hayward says proposals to make lenders put EPCs at heart of their lending would endanger housing market.
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Rightmove’s ‘downtrodden dad’ TV ad isn’t sexist, says regulator
Advertising Standards Authority says portrayal of daughters, mum and chore-avoiding dad draws on stereotypes but was 'not harmful'.
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Ministers warned of impending Right to Rent ‘disaster’ when Covid ends
ARLA Propertymark has written to the Home Office to highlight how Right to Rent checks could fall apart once Covid ends.
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Finally! Government releases details of rules when evictions can proceed
Landlords facing huge losses and non-paying tenants can now evict under a limited number of circumstances including nine months' rent arrears.
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Boris executes U-turn over controversial house building algorithm
Government says it has listened to the many MPs whose rural constituencies would have seen 'rapid urbanisation' if the algorithm had been used.
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Watch out, there’s a locked-door inspector about!
Warning comes from Guild after member was threatened with a fine after operating their branch with an unlocked front door.
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Cladding latest: Homes England insists on Help to Buy apartment mortgage rules
Properties trapped by the cladding scandal cannot be sold for less than their 'unaffected' value, says Homes England.
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Historic estate agency asked to change property ads after complaint
Complaint to Advertising Standards Authority shows how careful estate agency listers have to be even when posting listings on own website.
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‘Further blow’: Government tightens evictions rules until 11th January
Ministers now tell High Court bailiffs to down tools, leaving agents and landlords with very few options unless a tenant is more than a year behind in rent.
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Insolvency figures ‘prove high street agency is in long-term decline’
Claim is made by online lettings platform Apropos which says Covid pandemic will only accelerate the trend.
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