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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Rent controls are ‘dead in the water’ confirms housing Secretary
Robert Jenrick reveals a change in direction for his department, which last year was considering rent controls to help 'make tenancies more secure'.
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Trade association launches for Airbnb hosts and property managers
Announcement follows Airbnb's decision to 'verify' all of the hosts and properties listed on its site following a fatal shooting at a party house in the US.
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Estate agency fined £30,000 after failing to point out Grenfell Tower-style cladding
Internal comms failures meant couple weren't told about dangerous cladding before they completed on the deal, a Trading Standards investigation found.
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Policies please! Propertymark launches its general election ‘manifesto’
Industry association Propertymark wants to see action on RoPA, Stamp Duty, property MOTs, downsizing problems and a new housing court from the next government.
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Local councils given £4 million MORE to tackle rogue landlords
The government funding is part of a major drive to kick dodgy landlords out of the private rented sector and follows £2 million initial funding earlier this year.
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Conveyancing platform questions reservation agreements
Although popular with consumers, reservation agreements could prove difficult to implement unless the reasons why people can withdraw are clearly set out, says Reallymoving.com.
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Criminal family surrender 16 properties worth £8.1 million after investigation
In one of the UK's extraordinary proceeds of crime recovery cases, the National Crime Agency has persuaded the Davies family to surrender the assets.
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Grenfell cladding debacle has left 600,000 owners struggling to sell homes
Claim is made by Labour Party which says bungling over cladding is forcing surveyors and lenders to under-value some properties within towers over 18m tall.
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Rogue agent starts seven-year prison sentence after ‘sophisticated fraud’
Employer, Martin & Co. dismisses property manager, compensates clients and says it is reassured internal system picked up the fraud.
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Landlords square up for a scrap with Boris during the General Election campaign
The RLA says the regulations that letting agents and landlords must comply with have increased by a third since 2010 and has called for licensing schemes to be scrapped.
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