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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Conveyancing regulation body publishes findings on conditional selling
The CLC says almost half of solicitor firms it scrutinised were unable to provide written agreements with estate agents.
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CLAIM: Tenants doubt landlords’ RRA compliance
Managing agents risk falling short of their legal obligations if they do not adapt to new rules, warns Rushbrook & Rathbone's Roma Sharma.
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Auctions generate four times more complaints
Consumers are being caught out by unclear auction processes and unexpected fees, warns Chief Property Ombudsman, Lesley Horton.
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Tool to challenge rent rises launched by activists
London Renters Union launches campaign to help tenants challenge rises and strengthen the case for rent controls.
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Labour urged to make landlords pay NI
Exempting landlords' rental income from National Insurance is clearly unfair, says NEF's George Bangham.
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Freeholder campaign group refuses to reveal backers’ identities
Justice for Property Rights, which supports some reform of leasehold law, will not say who its 250 supporters are.
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CLAIM: Renters’ Rights Act means half of tenants will need rent guarantor
Tenants will fail standard rental affordability checks in 47.6% of local authority districts, says Zero Deposit’s Sam Reynolds.
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Landlord crackdown must be funded by fines, warns council
Funding enforcement through prosecutions risks sending out the wrong message, warns Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Andy Wait.
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New rental rules lock landlords into lettings market
Once landlords “pull the trigger” to sell, they are unable to re-let for 12 months if buyers fail to materialise, says NRLA's Chris Norris.
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Kent residents “Say No to HMOs”
Council will use Article 4 Direction to take action against landlords who are failing in their duties, says Gravesham councillor Shane Mochrie-Cox.
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