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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Latest MEES regulations will be final ‘nail in the coffin’ on buy to let
Claims is made by leading East Anglia landlords' representative who says extra costs of rented properties up to minimum standards are too high.
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There’s still a year to go until tenant fees ban REALLY comes in, guidance reminds agents
Mainstream media outlets are reporting the fees ban as if it applies to all tenancies after June 1st but it will only apply to new ones, the official guidance stresses.
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Estate agent blogger accuses competitors of using banned online marketing tricks
Allegations made by blogger first published last week were been picked up by national media over the weekend.
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Client Money Protection now compulsory for English letting agents – but how many are covered?
Legislation has now become law and letting agents not registered with one of six schemes is now trading illegally.
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Leading developers sign leasehold reform pledge, but critics claim it’s ‘cobbled together’
Housing minister James Brokenshire claims the initiative will further support existing and future leaseholders by protecting them from onerous fees.
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Breaking: Welsh Assembly votes through its own tenant fees ban
Ban in Wales will now go live in August this year and will be enforced by both Rent Smart Wales and local housing authorities.
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Deposit disputes ‘set to rise’ if agents bring inventories in-house after ban
TDS, Propertymark and AIIC are all worried that inventory quality will dip as agents try to cut costs after June 1st.
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Petition calling on Rightmove to ban ‘No DSS’ adverts signed by 40,000 people
Portal says it has already issued guidance to agents about the issue and is awaiting further advice from the government.
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Right to rent legislation “is a farce” argue landlords
One of the Government’s flagship immigration policies has been branded a "farce" after a court ruling.
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Homeless man in Ireland wins discrimination case against landlord
Following the BBC Panorama programme last Monday, a landlord is fined for banning a potential tenant on housing benefits.
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