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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Reed defends ban on landlords ‘throwing out tenants for no good reason’
Steve Reed, the Housing Secretary, told MPs the ban on Section 21 'no fault' evictions would stop landlords and agents evicting 'without notice'.
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BREAKING: Renters’ Rights Act to be implemented on May 1 next year
Housing ministry reveals date for implementation of the Act the measures of which are to be brought in during three phases.
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‘Thatcher’s favourite council’ launches rogue landlords crackdown
Wandsworth council has carried out more than a hundred inspections and has issued over 40 enforcement notices in just four months.
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Reform or abolish? What to do with Stamp Duty asks Rightmove
Portal is calling on estate agents to share their thoughts on how changes to SDLT could work best ahead of the Autumn Budget, prior to lobbying ministers.
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Landlord hit with £35,800 rent repayment order for unlicensed HMO
First Tier Tribunal rules that it is the landlord named on the tenancy agreement of an unlicensed Westminster property who must pay the fine, not his letting agent.
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Retrofit plan offers hope for landlords facing EPC upgrade costs
London Councils’ £400m proposal could ease the financial cost of improving rental homes ahead of stricter energy-efficiency rules.
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RENT CONTROLS: As Scotland and New York go for it, focus turns on London
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected on a pledge to 'freeze the rent', and Scotland is introducing rent control areas, will London follow suit?
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Estate agency backs plan to attract more foreign investors
Knight Frank says a revived investor visa could bring in £225bn over ten years and restore confidence in prime property markets.
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More landlords remortgage amid ‘cautious’ BTL market
New research shows regulatory and tax pressures on landlords are making many keen to lock-down best mortgage rates rather than buy more properties.
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Compliance platforms to help MPs avoid landlording gaffes
Yuno says it is to help any of the 85 MPs, Peers and ministers who are landlords to stay compliant following a string of scandals that has cost several their reputations and jobs.
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