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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Government publishes updated rental forms for tenant fees ban at last moment
Updated mandatory How to Rent guide for tenants and Section 21 advice were published 60 seconds before the tenant fees ban went live on Saturday.
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Tenant fees ban will spark tenant referencing crisis, say landlords
NLA claims many letting agents are planning to stop providing tenant references for former renters to landlords and other agencies in a bid to cut costs.
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Countdown to the fees ban: ‘rents already rising and more landlords selling up’
ARLA says 'predicted' effect of tenant fees ban has already been felt within the private rented sector just hours ahead of its introduction.
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Clampdown on money laundering via property ramps up in London
The owners of three more properties bought for £80m in central London must now explain where their money came from or face having them confiscated.
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Ron Dennis wins planning for mega-basement garage
McLaren founder Ron Dennis, has recently won another victory: planning permission for a 230-foot subterranean garage beneath his mansion in Surrey to house his supercar collection.
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Fees ban: why is the whole industry being punished for a few rogue agents?
Hunters CEO Glynis Frew says the tenant fees ban is unfair to the industry and is sceptical that it will achieve its intended aims.
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Tenant Fee Ban: “Don’t panic!” say the Scots!
Changes to the law in Scotland to improve tenants’ rights were welcome – but they have produced problematic unintended consequences, says a Scottish property management company Apropos by DJ Alexander.
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Time taken to evict tenants increases by seven days to over 17 weeks
Official figures from Ministry of Justice put government's plans to ban Section 21 'no fault' evictions into disarray.
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Referral fees must be revealed after June 1st, says ombudsman
Member agents of TPO have been given the deadline in new revised Codes of Practice issued by ombudsman.
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Agents who break competition rules to face huge fines
Competition watchedog the CMA says it plans to fine estate agents become involved in cartels as well as disqualify them as directors.
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