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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Government restates opposition to rent controls in clear split with Greens
Greens and Labour clash over rent policy, with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook claiming caps would make life more difficult for renters.
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Midlands council crackdown on HMOs sparks migrant row
Planning consultation process opens up rift between those for and against limiting shared home numbers.
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Rental rules can’t be enforced with £60m, claims leading lawyer
David Smith, Property Litigation Partner at Spector Constant & Williams, warns funding will not fix chronic shortages of experienced enforcement officers.
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Investors seek share of ‘£30bn’ leasehold reform losses
The coalition of investors, retirees and freeholders, is calling on the Government not go ahead with the existing leasehold reforms.
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Letting agency to repay £31,000 in rent over non-compliant HMO
Tribunal finds firm was liable for Rent Repayment Order for unlicensed HMO despite claims it was acting on owner’s behalf.
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Rightmove used by burglars to target high-value homes
Criminal gang first used Google searches to identify the most affluent postcodes in nationwide burglary spree.
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Councils handed £41m ahead of new landlord enforcement powers
Funding boost will help councils use new powers to crack down on landlords who “rip off” tenants, says Housing Secretary Steve Reed.
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Steve Reed slams ‘disgraceful’ last-minute evictions
Housing Secretary Steve Reed says issuing no-fault evictions in the final weeks before the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force is “disgraceful behaviour”.
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Rule changes for reviews could expose agents to huge fines
Estate agents risk breaching new rules for fake or misleading reviews, including historic ones, warns TruthEngine’s Daniel Mohacek.
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Rent in advance agreements can continue after May, but not all
Existing rent in advance agreements can continue beyond May’s rule changes, but only under certain conditions, according to property lawyer David Smith.
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