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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Chancellor considers looking at reviving Help to Buy – claim
Hamptons believes that the Government could use Help to Buy scheme to give the stalled market a boost.
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Wealthy property owners ‘rush to avoid’ Budget Mansion Tax
One in four high end homeowners have moved their property into a trust to dodge a Mansion Tax, strongly rumoured to be included in today's Budget.
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AGENT: Renters’ Rights Act has ‘hidden upside’ no-one is talking about
ARLA Propertymark Past President and Advisory Panel Member sets out why she believes the Act will squeeze out rogue landlords and how good landlords and agents will benefit.
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BUDGET: Prime estate agents brace for tax ‘double whammy’
Changes to the distribution of Government funding will see Council Tax bills soar in more affluent areas and that's on top of any Mansion Tax.
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Time to scrap Stamp Duty, says big estate agent CEO
Yopa’s Verona Frankish wants permanent reform of property tax, not yet more short-term sticking plasters.
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Stamp Duty windfall ‘to make it a tempting target for Chancellor’
21% surge in the Government’s tax take comes despite a pre-budget pause in the housing market.
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AGENT: Will tomorrow be a taxing day for us, Rachel?
Leading London agent looks at the three most likely taxes for tomorrow's Budget - reform of Council Tax, a mansion tax and even scrapping Stamp Duty.
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‘Deal sourcing’ property fraudster jailed for £100,000 scams
Jason Cunningham, of Cardigan, Wales, was given a four-and-a-half-year sentence for conning victims out of non-refundable 'property sourcing' fees.
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BUDGET: Which property taxes most likely to be revealed?
A clearer picture is emerging over which housing-related taxes are most likely to make it into Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget.
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Renters’ rights what? Tenant ignorance means reforms will ‘fail’
Charity demands Government delivers education programme after it reveals 70% of renters lack clarity on Renters' Rights.
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