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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BREAKING: Homeless minister resigns after controversial eviction and rent hike
Rushanara Ali accused of the 'most extreme hypocrisy' over treatment of her tenants in her rental property.
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Trouble brewing over estate agents’ use of AI photography
Shock exposé in the national press reveals widespread AI manipulation of property images by estate agents.
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Government confirms ban on managing agent insurance commissions
Propertymark warns of unintended consequences as the Government presses ahead with its insurance commission reforms..
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Purplebricks backer fights huge FCA fine and ban
Neil Woodford, who was an early financier of Purplebricks' early growth, faces fines for him and his fund totalling £46 million.
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Tory veteran slams his party’s NIMBY house building hypocrisy
Respected commentator, Simon Cooke, says Conservative MPs must stop opposing developments locally while calling for more homes elsewhere.
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Council keen to fine private landlords criticised over rats at own property
Brent Council fines private landlords up to £30,000 for poor conditions but has been criticised by one of its own council tenants and taken to court.
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Landlord blames Midlands council as he sells 11 rental properties
A ‘good landlord’ who is prepared to lose £20,000 rather than evict tenants, says selective licensing is punishing those trying to do the right thing.
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Notorious landlord faces £60k repair bill after discovering cannabis factories
Landlord convicted of assaulting estate agent discovers criminal operations at three of his Kent rental properties during routine checks.
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Rogue landlord and her property agency hit with big fine for ‘unsafe house’
A South Coast landlord and her property agency were fined a total of over £16,000 after failing to comply with an Improvement Notice.
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‘Black market’ HMO scandal exposed by BBC documentary
A BBC investigation, aired just weeks after a Panorama programme on conditional selling, highlights how thousands of HMOs in London are going unlicensed.
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