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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ESTATE AGENT: Budget was ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
The endless tax rumours did far more damage to the housing market than the budget itself, according to leading agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.
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Labour’s planning reforms edge closer to Royal Assent
Government hopes new powers will finally unblock system as housebuilding and planning applications fall to record lows.
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Famous seaside town to check landlord properties every SIX months
Great Yarmouth Borough Council plans six-monthly checks across 5,000 rented homes as landlord crackdown expands to more wards.
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Starmer defiant over Angela Rayner’s unpaid Stamp Duty bill
The Prime Minister refused to be drawn on when Angela Rayner would pay the outstanding tax on a flat she purchased that forced her to resign.
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Council reveals HMO crackdown as city reaches ‘saturation point’
Gloucester is the latest council to target unregulated smaller HMOs, while also revealing new planning restrictions for new HMOs in many areas.
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Chancellor considers looking at reviving Help to Buy – claim
Hamptons believes that the Government could use Help to Buy scheme to give the stalled market a boost.
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Wealthy property owners ‘rush to avoid’ Budget Mansion Tax
One in four high end homeowners have moved their property into a trust to dodge a Mansion Tax, strongly rumoured to be included in today's Budget.
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AGENT: Renters’ Rights Act has ‘hidden upside’ no-one is talking about
ARLA Propertymark Past President and Advisory Panel Member sets out why she believes the Act will squeeze out rogue landlords and how good landlords and agents will benefit.
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BUDGET: Prime estate agents brace for tax ‘double whammy’
Changes to the distribution of Government funding will see Council Tax bills soar in more affluent areas and that's on top of any Mansion Tax.
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Time to scrap Stamp Duty, says big estate agent CEO
Yopa’s Verona Frankish wants permanent reform of property tax, not yet more short-term sticking plasters.
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