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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Business rates for estate agents are abolished for a year
Chancellor reveals government U-turn on business rates for sales and lettings agents, suggesting ministers realised it was unfair to charge rates for branches that government had insisted must close.
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Investment and lettings firm asked to change website after public complaint
Jive Properties in County Durham claimed that putting cash into property was the 'most risk averse' way to invest money, but an identified complainant challenges this.
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Estate agents ‘are not an essential service’ and must close their branches warns Ministry of Housing
View is from senior civil servant but letting agents say they need to keep their businesses open to organise emergency repairs to properties and look after elderly and vulnerable tenants.
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Estate agencies given protection from commercial landlord evictions
As Britain locks down for three weeks, government announces measures to prevent businesses being evicted from their premises should they struggle to pay the rent.
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First county court moves to ban evictions before legislation is passed
Evictions specialist Landlord Action reveals first court adjournment announcement in Blackpool ahead of government emergency legislation.
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Coronavirus latest: tenants to be given three months before evictions can start
Full details of Boris Johnson's announcement in parliament yesterday have now been published, including plans to give landlords mortgage payment holidays as well.
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Government widens business rates reliefs but leaves out estate agency branches
Despite pleas from one MP on Tuesday to include estate agents within the proposed relief programme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has decided to leave the industry in the cold.
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‘Beautiful homes’ housing strategy wins praise
Plans included in last week's Budget for more attractive homes and estates are welcomed, but Knight Frank says more needs to be done.
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Estate agents: note new tax rules for second homeowners
Property owners who are selling a residential property in the UK are being reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about important deadline changes when paying Capital Gains Tax.
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Entrepreneurs’ tax relief slashed in Budget
The controversial lifetime tax relief limit applied to the proceeds when a business founder sells up, has been cut from £10m to £1m.
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