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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Councils’ failure to follow their OWN rental property rules revealed
Councils that are only too quick to fine private landlords named and shamed for the appalling state of their own rental properties.
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Landlord given ‘rare’ big fine by council for EPC breaches
Tewkesbury Council fined a landlord a total of £4,500 for failing to ensure properties had a minimum E EPC rating.
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Big Issue founder demands immediate implementation of no-fault eviction ban
Lord Bird tables Lords amendment to RRB and uses Rightmove data to dismiss 'landlord exodus' concerns.
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Preston protesters form ‘human shield’ to block ‘illegal eviction’
Community union ACORN rallies supporters to tenant's aid as landlord faces accusations he refused to provide rental agreement.
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Inconsistent HMO rules a ‘major barrier to investment’
Expert calls for standardisation of HMO licensing rules in the UK if Government wants to see more investment in sector.
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London mayor seeks even higher taxes for second home owners
To fix the market, Sadiq Khan is demanding even more punitive tax powers, despite his own housing delivery failures.
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Campaign group calls up ‘tenant army’ to police landlords
Generation Rent demands tougher enforcement of new RRB rules, claiming cash-strapped councils can't cope.
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New rules come into force today amid warnings of huge fines
Landlords and letting agents must now comply with AML sanctions regulations on every tenancy regardless of cost.
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Minister rejects latest bid to bring in letting agent regulation
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage tells Lord Best his amendments to the Renters' Rights Bill were to be rejected and that regulation would come 'in due course', a position successive Governments have taken.
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‘Labour ramming Renters’ Rights Bill through Parliament’
Furious Conservatives are criticising Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for using "bullying tactics" to ensure the Bill becomes law quickly.
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