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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Labour promises to ‘go further’ on short lets clampdown
Labour says more needs to be done to stop communities being hit by the boom in holiday homes booked through Airbnb.
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Agents struggling with high rise properties after conveyancers pull plug
The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new duties for the management of fire and building safety in high-rise residential buildings from 1st April 2023.
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Landlord jailed for letting hazardous and rat-infested properties
Martin Ambler, 58, who owned properties in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover is behind bars after Judge takes no nonsense approach to rogue landlord.
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Council comes down hard on PRS landlord
A private sector landlord has been fined £8000 by Chesterfield Borough Council for a litany of failures.
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New landlord database will be a ‘gold mine’ for tax investigators
BDO's Dawn Register says the Renters’ Reform Bill proposes a private rented sector database with details of landlords and their properties let under residential tenancies.
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Estate and letting agents urged to keep a lookout for cannabis farms
Cannabis farms pose a serious threat to the neighbourhoods where they occur as there is a high risk of fatal fires as electricity meters are often bypassed and overloaded.
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Landlords will struggle to hit looming EPC regulations in race against time
Ben Thompson of Mortgage Advice Bureau says proposed changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard regulation, mean rental properties will need an EPC rating of at least C by 2028.
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Renters’ Reform Bill: Industry reaction
No-fault evictions will be abolished and tenants will allowed to have pets with a new landlords ombudsman appointed to provide quick resolutions to disputes.
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Douglas & Gordon facing questions over compliance record
The company's sales arm, which was bought from administration by CEO James Evans, may not be following AML and GDPR rules, it is suggested.
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Foxtons ramps up property licensing compliance with tech deal
The London estate agency is to work with licensing experts Kamma to help individual branches avoid fines.
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