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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Welsh tenant fees ban law given Royal Assent and will go live on September 1st
Wales is the latest country within the UK to enact a ban, leaving just Northern Ireland without plans for similar legislation.
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Scottish agents using ‘holiday let’ loophole to dodge tenancy legislation
Scottish landlords and letting agents have been targeted by campaigners who claim many are advertising traditional rental properties as 'sham' holiday lets.
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Competition regulator to launch investigation into leasehold mis-selling
CMA says it may take enforcement action against developers or managing agents found to have contravened consumer protection laws.
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Bristol letting agent caught up in sub-let HMO scam
Property rented out to one tenant had been subsequently sub-let illegally to eight tenants but has only now come to light following attempted evictions.
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Minister reassures that eviction process ‘will be improved’
Hurried comments to reassure follow widespread alarm that abolishing Section 21 notices would be 'devastating' for landlords and agents.
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Leading estate agents voice serious concerns over anti-money laundering
Leading property firms including Chestertons and Winkworth says implementation of AML in the UK is too patchwork and poorly policed.
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The Landlord’s Friend – the ‘help to rent’ book
As the buy-to-let market becomes ever more complex, help is at hand in a handbook written by experts Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner.
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MP gains second reading for bill to unlock 200,000 mortgage ‘prisoners’
Conservative Charlie Elphicke says it is 'absurd' that some people are trapped in their homes by tighter lending regulations.
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Watch out! Final details of tenant fees ban yet to be confirmed, warns TDS
Deposit scheme says agents need to be vigilant over next 24 days during the run up to June 1st when the tenant fees ban legislation become law.
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Huge increase in workload for TPO may lead to rising fees
Extra workload created by surge in enquiries from members of public may lead to higher fees, the ombudsman has warned.
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