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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‘People tell me they’re ashamed to be landlords – but why?’
Paul Shamplina is deeply worried that the constant criticism, extra taxation and additional rules are persuading too many landlords to quit.
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Open-ended tenancies to change deposits significantly, says expert
Eddie Hooker of Mydeposits makes comments as Renters' Rights Bill enters its final stage this week.
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Angela Rayner to leave Government following independent investigation
It's been announced that the Housing Secretary will go following Sir Laurie Magnus's probe into her decision to pay the lower Stamp Duty rate on her Hove flat.
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‘Half of DIY landlords will sell up or give up after renting reforms’
So says estate agency group Dwelly's CEO, who says challenges of meeting Renters' Rigths Bill regulations will be too much for many landlords.
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Government admits new ‘cladding’ scandal about to break
Government admits half of scheme’s external wall installations are defective, as yet another insulation crisis unfolds.
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New Shelter campaign targets Britain’s ‘broken rental market’
Hard-hitting video from housing pressure group reveals the grim fate of families forced into temporary accommodation by soaring rents.
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MARKET: Late Autumn budget date to prolong tax speculation damage
Budget date has now been set, but its late timing has led to warnings that the extended uncertainty will drive up rents and accelerate landlord exodus.
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Angela Rayner’s conveyancers deny giving tax advice – report
In a revelation that could well sink the Housing Secretary over the Stamp Duty row, the conveyancing firm has contradicted Angela Rayner's claims that they gave her tax advice.
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Estate agents urge Scottish Government to rethink landlord taxes
Propertymark has told Holyrood that it must revisit any ‘taxes that dissuade potential landlord investors but favour BTR operators'
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Renters’ Right Bill final stages due to be completed next week
Three years after the Tories' first introduced their reform act, and a year since Labour launched its version, the Bill is now only days away from becoming law.
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