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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FCA to force lenders to help tenants get on the property ladder
Millions of tenants maysoon have the Financial Conduct Authority on their side, which could soon be policing lenders to ensure they take a tenants rental payments into consideration when lending.
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Government has no idea how Right to Rent is impacting tenants, minister admits
A government minister has admitted that the Home Office does not collect any information on how the Right to Rent system is impacting tenants.
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11 months to go! Client Money Protection legislation enters parliament
The government has laid down the new legislation in parliament that will make Client Money Protection mandatory for all agents by April next year.
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Tenant fees ban will cost nearly £10,000 a year per branch, says government
The government's own assessment of the fees ban is likely to cost the industry £340m during the first year, or nearly £10,000 per branch.
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It’s begun! Tenant Fees Bill enters Parliament
The government today revealed that the Tenant Fees Bill has now begun its journey through parliament and into law.
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New Housing & Communities Secretary: James Brokenshire
Sajid Javid moves on to the Home Office, James Brokenshire picks up the brief of Housing and Communities Secretary.
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Agents “struggling” as business rates increases bear down on high street
Read how the recent business rates increases brought in by the government are affecting agents estate agents, newsagents and women's clothes shops the worst.
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Rogue Manchester landlords to have properties bought off them
Greater Manchester's Labour mayor Andy Burnham says landlords who can't achieve minimum standards of service and accommodation will be offered way out, but not at market value.
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Letting agents must ‘stop encouraging longer tenancies’
Read how a leading MP and Select Committee chair has called for lettings agents to stop encouraging longer tenancies within the PRS.
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Conveyancers advise agents about most recent scams facing industry
Conveyancing Association says fraud is a significant threat to the industry and has issued revised guidance on how to tackle it including using 'selfies' to validate documents.
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