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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Shock report reveals landlord exploitation amid ‘broken rental system’
Rental market report by legal firm uncovers shocking practices by landlords including sexual demands, requiring unpaid work and dangerous conditions.
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UK’s biggest property fraudster faces jail for £8.5m scam
Anopkumar Maudhoo should have been deported 15 years ago, but instead ran one of Britain's biggest property frauds.
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Treasury tells estate agents ‘be ready for more AML duties’
The Government says estate agents have a crucial role to play as criminals target property transactions.
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NRLA says latest licensing scheme a ‘tax on good landlords’
Comments are made after latest claim that selective licensing is the answer to low standards and high crime in deprived areas, this time in Grimsby.
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REACTION: Landlords to be hit with National Insurance on rental income
Rachel Reeves is considering taxing landlords’ ‘unearned income’ as part of her drive to fill her £40bn budget black hole.
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I’d sack you for that!’ estate agent told by radio host
An agent working for a large firm admitted on live radio that he faked a doctor's letter to try and get a company car.
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MP backs priced out London tenants as they demand rent controls
Calls for action made over ‘Wild West’ market after data reveals rents are unaffordable in all 32 of London’s boroughs.
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Property leaders not amused by new play ‘How to Kill Your Landlord’
Edinburgh Fringe Festival play may have comedic ambitions, but its treatment of landlords is serious, says both NRLA and Propertymark.
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Council makes shock move to seize control of landlord’s rental properties
In an unprecedented move, Merton Council has forcibly taken over the long-term running of landlord’s rental properties after he repeatedly failed to license them
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Housing minister makes unusual attack on Reform over immigration
In a rare detour from his housing brief Matthew Pennycook has accused Reform of writing policies "on the back of a fag packet".
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