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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CLAIM: Vendors need ‘bigger data role’ in conveyancing process
Seller-controlled data is key to cutting delays in Government reforms of the buying process, according to the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA).
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Getting to exchange taking longer, new data shows
Figures from TwentyEA reveal the time it takes UK home movers to reach exchange is over four months.
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Sign of the times? Another council to ban sales and lettings boards
Epping Forest is the latest council to consider banning estate agents’ boards in a long-running battle with estate agents.
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Petition forces big council fast-track HMO clampdown
Local anger over parking, waste and anti-social behaviour around HMOs forces Medway Council to speed up plans for tougher controls.
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Tenant activists invade letting agency’s branch and quiz staff
Renter accuses estate agency of letting her pay communal electricity bill for nearly two years.
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London landlord family hit with almost £1m in fines for planning breaches
Judge orders Patel family to pay a total of £929,621 after ignoring multiple enforcement notices concerning rental property.
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Council cuts ties with tenant activists as licensing row erupts
Norwich Council leaders accuse Acorn of "deplorable tactics" and say harassment will not shape its housing policy.
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HMRC Stamp Duty receipts jump by 21% over past 12 months
Agents wondering why Rachel Reeves left Stamp Duty alone during her recent Budget should look to latest 'bumper' official figures.
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Lambo-driving councillor under pressure over undeclared property firm interests
Labour’s former Licensing Chair comes under pressure over past directorships in property-related companies, with Conservatives demanding a full investigation.
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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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