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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Protests erupt over TPO decision to hold annual conference on Rightmove
Agents who have left the portal are unhappy that they were initially excluded from the virtual gathering, and that's its hosted on the portal at all.
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Fake Zoopla invoice payment phishing email circulating, agents are warned
Credible-looking emails asking agents to pay outstanding invoices to an HSBC account are designed to dupe agents into revealing their Zoopla Pro account logins.
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Meet the new face of the The Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh
Marsh is a career industry redress expert including 17 years spent overseeing nuclear, police, health and legal sectors before landing the property job.
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Exchange and complete on same day, recommends leading conveyancer
Increased risk of property sales falling through during Coronavirus leads legal expert to recommend adopting extreme measures during pandemic.
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As tenant fees ban goes live in full today, agents warned over advance fees
Act now covers existing as well as new and renewed rental tenancies and therefore all once legal but now prohibited fees must be returned to tenants.
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‘Some agents are not aware of the property viewings guidance’
Phil Spencer joins the debate over industry and consumer ignorance of the government's lockdown property viewings rules.
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Public confusion and anger rises over property viewings restrictions
Government guidance that agents should only allow viewings to those who are serious and 'likely to make an offer' is riling many people on social media – including Kirstie Allsop.
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Ombudsman warns agents to be ‘upfront’ about new-build reservation agreements
Warning comes after elderly couple put down £2,000 to reserve a house within a retirement development but lost their 'ideal home' after struggling to sell their old home within the 21-day deadline.
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Estate agent fees comparison website agrees to change its advertising after complaint
NetAnAgent has dropped claims that it gives users access to 'exclusive offers' after an estate agency challenged the wording of its online ads.
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Industry big hitters launch ‘Coronavirus bible’ for property sales and lettings
Unsure of how to run your business now that the property market has been re-opened? Then a new comprehensive guide for everyone involved in the property selling and letting process has been published.
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