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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Weakening ‘no fault’ evictions would lead to exodus of landlords, says Shamplina
Leading evictions specialist says proposals to withdraw or water down Section 21 no fault evictions would persuade many landlords to throw in the towel.
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Are ‘reservation agreements’ folly or farsighted?
Leading agent Trevor Abrahamsohn picks apart housing minister Heather Wheeler's new idea to stop transactions falling through - reservation agreements.
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Compulsory electrical checks must not be introduced this year, says ARLA
The minister says she wants to raise the quality of all rented homes within the private rented sector but ARLA warns the checks must not be introduced this year.
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Couple ejected from rented property after having baby
Troubling case is exposed in Oxford that highlights why the UK's eviction laws can be used unfairly by landlords to evict tenants.
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Binding offers to be tried out, says housing minister
Field trials of a binding standard reservation form to be signed by both buyers and sellers have been announced the housing minister Heather Wheeler
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England’s 1.5 million private landlords to join compulsory redress scheme
Shock announcement is part of significant widening of redress scheme membership for landlords, student housing providers, new homes developers and park home operators.
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Mayor of London makes rent controls central plank of re-election bid
Sadiq Khan says he wants to be given greater powers to regulate the capital's private rented housing sector ahead of his 2020 re-election campaign.
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Tenant Fees Bill clears final parliamentary hurdle
A clear majority of MPs vote to push the Tenant Fees Bill through its final debate in the Commons and it will now receive Royal Assent.
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Secretary of State green lights another To Let board ban
Letting agents in five mainly students areas of Lincoln will in April onwards not be able to use signboards outside homes.
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Landlord loses case for £4 million after dramatic fire damages seven flats
Legal tussle between freeholder and apartment leaseholder ends with claims for refurbishment costs and lost rent rejected by judge.
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