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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Labour to ‘end all leasehold ownership’ if Corbyn makes it into power
Party's housing team say historic overhaul of home ownership in England is overdue and has promised to radically reduce cost of buying a freehold for leaseholders.
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‘Scandalous’ and ‘absurd’ changes to Welsh eviction laws will make ejecting bad tenants ‘a huge problem’
Changes to legislation proposed by Welsh housing minister will see tenants given minimum contract term of 12 months.
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Few local authorities are prosecuting rogue letting agents, research shows
Freedom of Information requests to 20 councils reveals weak or non-existent policing of industry's worst operators.
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How long should tenant deposits take to return? Minister asks for your views
James Brokenshire wants to know what letting agents think of deposit passporting services and deposit alternative schemes, and how deposits could be returned to tenants more quickly.
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Use of fake ID documents surges after fees banned for tenant referencing
London agency says its has seen a significant increase in criminals hoping to run brothels and drug dens or defraud Airbnb by hiding their true identity when applying for tenancies.
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Complaint against ‘Marie Celeste’ listings platform upheld by advertising watchdog
Houser.co.uk has not responded to ASA for a second time after complaints over significantly out-of-date property featured in its search results.
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Brokenshire reveals plans to speed up leasehold sales
Announcement is part of wide-ranging speech by minister yesterday including setting ground rents to zero and confirming sales ban for leasehold houses.
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Government to introduce mandatory tenant deposit ‘passporting’
Housing secretary James Brokenshire says proposed system will enable tenants to move around properties more easily and affordably..
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Fake properties on the portals are ‘common place’, claims agent
An anonymous but well-established property business in West London has told The Negotiator that fake properties on portals within its area are no longer a joke.
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Another house raffle firm taken to task by advertising watchdog
Company selling luxury apartments via property raffles has complaints about its ad upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.
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