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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LATEST: Housing secretary admits Stamp Duty ‘wrongdoing’ but will she resign?
Deputy Prime Minister refers herself to ethics adviser after allegations in the national newspapers that she had dodged a £40,000 tax bill on a property in Hove, East Sussex.
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Generation Rent makes latest controversial attack on landlords
This time group says cash incentives given to private landlords to rent out homes to vulnerable people is a 'rigging of the system'.
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Letting agency dissolved days after Tenant Fees Act ruling
Fresh New Homes Limited has been wound up after property tribunal ordered it to repay holding deposit.
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POLL: Landlords ‘not prepared’ for Renters’ Rights Bill
Only one in six property investors say they are fully prepared for the Bill, according to a survey released by David Adams at Cavendish.
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Big London council fines 16 letting agencies £100k
Haringey has issued penalty notices to 16 letting agencies, with half of them receiving multiple fines.
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Shock report reveals landlord exploitation amid ‘broken rental system’
Rental market report by legal firm uncovers shocking practices by landlords including sexual demands, requiring unpaid work and dangerous conditions.
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UK’s biggest property fraudster faces jail for £8.5m scam
Anopkumar Maudhoo should have been deported 15 years ago, but instead ran one of Britain's biggest property frauds.
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Treasury tells estate agents ‘be ready for more AML duties’
The Government says estate agents have a crucial role to play as criminals target property transactions.
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NRLA says latest licensing scheme a ‘tax on good landlords’
Comments are made after latest claim that selective licensing is the answer to low standards and high crime in deprived areas, this time in Grimsby.
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REACTION: Landlords to be hit with National Insurance on rental income
Rachel Reeves is considering taxing landlords’ ‘unearned income’ as part of her drive to fill her £40bn budget black hole.
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