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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87,000 properties with anonymous owners
Global Witness continues its campaign for a register of real owners of UK property
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Referral fees come under scrutiny by Government
Referral fees fall under Government scrutiny but maybe offering the opportunity to improve the practice of charging referral fees by increasing transparency.
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Housing Committee calls for wide-ranging reforms to leasehold law
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report into Leasehold Reform which calls for wide ranging reforms to tackle abuse of the leasehold system.
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The tenant fees ban may cost pet owners more, says JLL’s Lucy Morton
Tenant fees ban and increasing pet ownership in rented accommodation is driving up rents, says estate agent JLL.
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Zoopla to ban all ‘No DSS’ adverts on its portal by end of April
MD Charlie Bryant says announcement follows consultations the UK's leading letting agents.
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Indefinite tenancies show Labour’s ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of PRS, say landlords
NLA has savaged Shadow Housing Minister John Healey's German-style proposals to give tenants greater security.
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MPs turn up heat on letting agents over ‘No DSS’ adverts
Parliamentary investigation is to hear from senior executives at LSL and Hunters next week.
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Banning ‘No DSS’ in adverts is a waste of time, says leading solicitor
Joanne Young of Ashfords LLP says UK's millions of risk-averse small-portfolio landlords will sell up rather than face the hassle and risk of renting to tenants on benefits.
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Number of dual-fee disputes rising as too many estate agents ‘take a punt’
The Property Ombudsman has clarified it guidance to stop agents carrying on with sales despite knowing they did not initiate introduction.
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Human habitation act may drive ‘vexatious’ court action, landlords claim
Legislation due to become law on 20th March may have unintended consequences, says Residential Landlords Association.
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