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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Renters’ Rights Act ‘will shut students out of rental market’ warn landlords
Student sector faces major disruption as new possession timetable means landlords cannot guarantee empty homes for ‘next year’s cohort’ says NRLA.
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Merry Xmas? First raft of Renters’ Rights Act to go live on 27th December
Substantial new investigative powers for local councils to help them regulated rogue landlords are to go live between Christmas and New Year.
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Landlord to repay £21,770 in rent despite blaming missing licence on agent
Judge rules in favour of tenants, in spite of what he calls their "inappropriate" and "highly unsociable" behaviour.
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Almost all property-sourcing agents ‘breach AML rules’ reveals report
A hard-hitting report from trade body NAPSA claims 90% of sourcing businesses are operating illegally with poor training a major cause.
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Letting agents say Welsh reforms ‘a dud’ as supply dwindles
Three years after the Renting Homes (Wales) Act became law, new NRLA research reveals it has had a mixed impact on the rental market.
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New bin laws to hit landlords and letting agents with £5,000 fines
The Government’s Simpler Recycling rules come in next year and experts are warning agents and landlords that they need to be ready for changes or risk big fines.
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Another northern council plots to stop HMO ‘surge’
Bury Council wants to introduce supplementary planning to stop the ‘sandwiching of properties’ by HMOs.
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Chancellor’s rental property ‘to be illegal in three years’
Under her Government's own proposals Rachel Reeve's rental home in Dulwich, London will not have the correct EPC to be rented out.
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Prime property owners in ‘unusual position’ following Mansion Tax
Research shows top-end homeowners would need to reduce their mansions by almost half in size to escape the Mansion Tax, according to Enness Global.
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Urgent action required as nearly half of PRS blighted by damp and mould
Shock figures from Citizens Advice reveal that although Awaab’s law has transformed the social sector, private rental homes still have major mould issues.
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