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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EXPERT: ‘No need to panic over scrapping of material information rules’
Leading property lawyer welcomes the changes to Material Information guidance and calls previous guidance 'poor' and 'confusing'.
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Landlords ‘facing crippling fines for simple licensing oversights’
Accidental breaches of selective licensing rules are being unfairly punished by over-officious local authorities, according to Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing and Defence.
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Sibling landlords hit with £20k fine for ‘horrific overcrowding’ in unlicensed HMO
Councillor declares, 'Every Brent resident has the right to live in a safe and secure home' – slamming HMO where students slept on floor mattresses with smoke alarms covered in foil.
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City council inundated with HMO applications after new Article 4 rules kick in
A change in the licensing rules by Derby City Council is on course to generate over £22,000 in just the first week.
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Landlords urged to ‘fast-track’ evictions through High Court
A coalition of property sector leaders and bailiffs is advising landlords to go straight to the High Court for possession orders, and miss out overloaded county courts.
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Material information rules axed overnight as new consumer act takes precedence
Industry leaders warn of 'considerable confusion' as rules are withdrawn after less than two years, leaving agents in a legal limbo.
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BLOG: AML regs change next week – this is what you need to know
Nicola Gifford, General Counsel & Company Secretary at SmartSearch offers advice to letting agents on how to deal with changes to Anti-Money Laundering rules that come in on 14 May.
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Housing market to get big boost from mortgage rule changes
Scrapping affordability checks for remortgagers will provide access to better deals and increase buyers' spending power.
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Unite Group forced to change website over ombudsman advice
The student rental accommodation provider had advised anyone with a complaint to contact the Housing Ombudsman when it wasn't signed up to the service.
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Hundreds of homes unsold due to Grenfell safety check backlog
More than 70 buildings are waiting to be assessed under rules introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire.
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