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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Ministers under pressure to ban ‘conditional selling’ by estate agents
New campaign by FT Advisor backed by HomeOwners Alliance wants mortgage brokers to lobby their MPs and ask questions at PMQs in Parliament.
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Highly-experienced solicitor struck off for £650,000 deposit breach
Charles Stevens has been found 'guilty' of misleading seller's solicitor over the whereabouts of deposit for £6.5m property transaction.
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Minister promises mandatory training for managing agents to deal with “abuse and poor service”
Matthew Pennycook says property managers must be qualified in line with Lord Best's RoPA recommendations to deal with a "wild west" situation.
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NW of England council boasts of £500,000 fines for HMO landlords
Salford has issued a huge number of fines since it introduced its selective licensing scheme in 2021, it has revealed.
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Petition signed by 57,000 calling for rent controls delivered to PM
The petition, organised by Generation Rent and fronted by a single mum who landlord imposed a 20% rent increase, is now in the hands of No.10.
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Landlords ‘must be allowed to break letting agency contracts’ says proptech
Hello Neighbour is calling, controversially, for landlords to be given the right to exit agency agreements, which ‘stifle competition and discourage property investment.’
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Selective licensing launches with 40% discount for ‘gold standard’ agents
Big London Council offers major fee reduction to managing agents and landlords who exceed the basic requirements.
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Landlords must not ‘trouser’ higher rents following EPC upgrades
Rent activist group warns that publicly funded improvements to private rental properties could end up pushing up rents and 'enriching' landlords.
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Government begins consultation on new Decent Homes Standard
The updated standard, which staggeringly will not be implemented until 2037, will cover the private rented sector and ensure all tenants have a safe, warm and decent home.
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Landlord who ignored selective licensing warning fined £10,000
Unnamed landlord receives huge fine for failing to license property but also its poor state of repair and harassment of tenant.
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