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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New powers to enter letting agents’ offices set to come into force
Under the new Renters' Rights Act 2025, local council officers in England will be able to gain entry to agency premises to investigate wrongdoing.
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Get your skates on, letting agents warned as reforms go live
Property lawyer David Smith says there is a brief period before the law takes effect, and urges agents to use the time to prepare.
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Exclusive: Labour’s conveyancing overhaul ‘doomed’ to failure
Chaotic approach to digital IDs will be repeated when Government tries to overhaul home buying and selling, warns Credas boss Tim Barnett.
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UK’s largest landlord welcomes Renters’ Rights Act
Grainger chief says reforms strike the right balance between improving security for renters and protecting communities.
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Five years on, Awaab’s law finally becomes law
Property industry broadly welcomes new damp and mould rules but warns tight timescales could set landlords up to fail.
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Big central London council massively expands selective licensing
Islington says expanding scheme to ten wards is necessary to regulated rogue landlords, but also hikes scheme fee from £800 to £850 per property.
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INDUSTRY REACTION: Seismic Renters’ Rights Act becomes law
The new Act was given Royal Assent yesterday afternoon, and the industry is largely hopeful it is opportunity to get more landlords on board.
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Council boasts about ‘showcase’ landlord enforcement once reforms go live
'Pioneering’ Plymouth Council is embracing forthcoming powers in Renters' Rights Bill, which it says will help it crack down on 'criminal landlords'.
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Major freeholders fail in bid to overturn leasehold reforms
A duke, an earl and the many other major freeholders who had claimed Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 infringed their human rights have arguments rejected by High Court.
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Stamp Duty windfall provides ‘food for thought’ for Reeves
£1.2bn boost in SDLT receipts could ease pressure on Budget property tax changes - or highlight Stamp Duty's potential as revenue raiser.
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