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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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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Councils ‘unprepared’ for HMO regulation change next week
The National Landlords Association says too many councils are unprepared for or ignorant of their wider HMO policing role.
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The Property Ombudsman expels six rogue estate agents including one for 10 years
Redress scheme The Property Ombudsman has expelled six of its rogue estate agent members including one that owes 100 landlords £419,000.
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‘Suspend Right to Rent’ say landlords as Home Office reconvenes panel
Ongoing complaints from landlords about Right to Rent has persuaded the Home Office to revisit its controversial flagship immigration policy.
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Three letting agents fined £90,000 over unsafe and dangerous HMOs
Three letting agents in London have been fined a total of £90,000 this week for breaches of local HMO regulations.
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