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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Leading figures question mandatory qualifications for estate agents
A panel of industry heavyweights at The Negotiator Conference set out the major challenges facing the property sector including Labour's desire to see all agents reach a minimum qualification.
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Weak wage rises to hold back property market, conference warned
Lord David Willetts told The Negotiator Conference static salaries will prevent buyers entering the property market with confidence.
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‘Government alone cannot improve home moving process’ says Land Registry official
Reforming and digitising the sales process will require substantial input from both the property industry and Government agencies, says HM Land Registry's Callum Moffat.
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Renting reforms ‘will do nothing’ to stop rogue landlords, Cleverly claims
The Shadow Housing Secretary told The Negotiator Conference that bad landlords would ignore the new Renters' Rights Act and continue to break the rules.
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Two rogue Essex landlords taken to court over slum conditions
Two landlords have been fined a total of £5k after inspectors uncovered multiple health and safety breaches at their Southend rental properties.
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ESTATE AGENT: Budget was ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
The endless tax rumours did far more damage to the housing market than the budget itself, according to leading agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.
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Labour’s planning reforms edge closer to Royal Assent
Government hopes new powers will finally unblock system as housebuilding and planning applications fall to record lows.
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Famous seaside town to check landlord properties every SIX months
Great Yarmouth Borough Council plans six-monthly checks across 5,000 rented homes as landlord crackdown expands to more wards.
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Starmer defiant over Angela Rayner’s unpaid Stamp Duty bill
The Prime Minister refused to be drawn on when Angela Rayner would pay the outstanding tax on a flat she purchased that forced her to resign.
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Council reveals HMO crackdown as city reaches ‘saturation point’
Gloucester is the latest council to target unregulated smaller HMOs, while also revealing new planning restrictions for new HMOs in many areas.
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