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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Do you? Majority of estate agents support mandatory qualifications
Two-thirds of agents back mandatory qualifications, despite most beginning their careers without them, says GetAgent boss Colby Short.
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BLOG: ‘Leasehold not perfect but to treat it as beyond saving is misguided’
Senior leasehold practitioner calls out those say leasehold is 'fleecehold' and who claim commonhold is the only way forward for the sector.
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Big northern city reveals go-ahead for selective licensing expansion
Councillor says agents must face more red tape and landlords considerable extra cost as scheme is expanded to cover 12,500 rented properties in Leeds.
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Latest figures reveal shocking fall-through rate – and need for reform
Shock report reveals that 312,691 house sales have collapsed over the last twelve months, costing the industry billions.
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Restaurant owning landlord fined after cramming 13 into unlicensed HMO
A rogue Ashford landlord has been ordered to pay £12,500 after the Upper Tribunal has found 'wilful blindness' to risks facing tenants housed above his Indian restaurant.
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Government’s ‘disgraceful’ insulation scheme failures revealed
Property industry warns ECO scheme defects are tip of the iceberg as data reveals 98% of external wall installations are defective.
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REFORMS: Minister refuses to compromise on pet damage protection for landlords
Lords' housing minister says Government does not accept that landlords and agents need more protection from pet damage other the current five-weeks' deposit.
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Controversial TA6 form finally published after months of delay
Mark Evans of the Law Society says the new TA6 property information form, which replaces both the fourth and fifth editions, will become mandatory in March next year.
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Letting agencies fined £14,000 each in London on average
Hounslow has revealed the figure, promising to carry on its crackdown against rogue and errant landlords and letting agencies operating within the PRS.
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Shocking lack of compliance with deposit protection rules revealed
Website used by tenants to rate their landlords or letting agent shows compliance rates as low as 42% in some areas of the UK.
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