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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Labour Minister savaged over Section 21 eviction amendments
Conservative peer accuses Minister of having 'lack of respect for the House’ over her dismissive attitude in spat over amendments to Renters' Rights Bill.
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Industry concerns rise over scrapping of Valuation Office Agency
The VOA, which has a key role in both setting business rates, fair rents and the Local Housing Allowance has been dubbed a 'quango' and is now to go.
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Landlord fined £11,000 for housing developer’s employees in illegal HMO
Pellumb Mazreku has lost his appeal against East London council for unlicensed, unsafe and overcrowded HMO.
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Foxtons’ branch blockaded during Global Day of Housing Action
London Renters Union (LRU) has held a protest outside the Shoreditch branch of Foxtons, forcing staff to use the fire exit.
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Landlord group warns of threat to student housing
'Ill thought-out' possession grounds in Renters’ Rights Bill will reduce the supply of student accommodation and push up rents.
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Claimed ‘new’ private landlord scheme to house asylum seekers begun by Tories
Claims in the media over the weekend that private landlords are being offered 'guaranteed rent' deals to house aslyum seekers are wide of the mark, The Neg can reveal.
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Agents beg conveyancers to stop ‘time-wasting’ with EPC requests
An online post has generated a huge volume of complaints from estate agents about unnecessary EPC requests from conveyancers.
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Economic Crime Levy costing property sector MILLIONS
A Freedom of Information request submitted by Credas to HMRC has provided detailed insights into the levy’s property sector revenue since its implementation.
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Landlords have had enough and tenants will pay the price says Shamplina
TV and industry personality says the tsunami of new taxes, rules and Labour's 'hostile environment' for landlords are taking their toll on sector confidence.
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Landlord leader slams council over fly-tipping fine threat
Ben Beadle has called out Sefton Council, which says it will fine landlords up to £400 if their tenants don't put out their rubbish responsibly.
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