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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Anger grows over Countrywide lack of action over furlough cheat employee
New photographic evidence handed to The Negotiator shows the employee working during the lockdown, despite being furloughed, it is claimed.
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Protection scheme reports dramatic drop in rental deposit disputes
Heralded as a new period of harmony between landlords, tenants and agents, the reduced number of tenancies taken up this year are a more likely explanation.
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A third of furloughed staff including some online agents asked to work
Survey of employees across several industrial sectors including online estate agents finds widespread abuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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Leading agent rails against developers who use low cost property management contractors
Kristjan Byfield says he knows of a luxury block where lift maintenance has a 28-day response rate SLA in place even though apartments 'cost millions'.
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Industry campaigner dies tragically young at just 54 years old
Louis AKA 'Louie' Burns battled for years to highlight the 'scandal of epic proportions' that is the leasehold system and was one of the campaign's key drivers.
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Housing secretary’s grip on power weakens as ‘cash for favours’ scandal intensifies
Robert Jenrick is battling for his political life after more revelations were published over the weekend about his decision to rubber-stamp a contentious housing development.
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Ministry withdraws guidance on new electrical safety regulations after ‘confusion’ in text
MHCLG says it has withdrawn the online guidance and reverted back to the original version while it sorts out 'inconsistencies' and publishes a new version soon.
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Landmark eviction ruling handed down by Court of Appeal
Judges say agents and landlords who forget to issue gas safety certificates can still evict tenants using Section 21 notices, but decision may be appealed.
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Berkshire estate agency cartel bosses disqualified as directors
Stephen Jones and Neil Mackenzie headed up two of the four estate agency firms involved in the cartel, three of which were fined £600,000 earlier this year.
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Welsh government urges agents to report competitors ignoring lockdown
Statement follows several reports of agents, particularly those near the English border, opening up branch offices and conducting face-to-face viewings.
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