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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Landlord and managing agent fined £22,000 for unlicensed HMO
A landlord and his managing agent in Tufnell Park, North London have been fined a total of £22,000 over an unlicensed HMO.
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60% of tenants welcome three-year tenancies, poll suggests
A poll of 1000 tenants by rent recognition platform CreditLadder has found that nearly two thirds of them would support three-year-tenancies.
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Tenant Fees Bill: Lords hail OpenRent as future of industry
Two peers in the Lords yesterday recommended online-only letting agency OpenRent as the future of the industry during Tenant Fees Bill debate.
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Tenant Fees Bill is too loosely framed, claims Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice is urging peers to support a tightening of the 'default fees' clause within the Tenant Fees Bill going through the Lords today.
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CBRE told ads for off-plan property investment units with ‘estimated ROI’ must be proven
The advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint against property consultancy CBRE over an ad for one of its property investements.
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Second estate agent cartel investigation gets green light from CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority says it has enough information to proceed with a full investigation into a second estate agent cartel.
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Governnment to consider carrot-and-stick approach to longer tenancies
The Residential Landlords Association claims the government is warming to the idea of longer tenancies created by tax breaks, not law.
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Ombudsman expels ANOTHER five rogue estate agents
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has excluded or expelled five more estate agents from its redress scheme after kicking out six last month.
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Two Purplebricks radio ads referred to advertising watchdog
Two Purplebricks radio ads broadcast recently have been referred to the Advertising Standards Authority by a member of the public.
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Emoov changes ‘save thousands’ claim after complaint to advertising watchdog
Hybrid estate agent Emoov has changed the text on one of its online Google ads after a complaint to the UK's advertising watchdog.
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