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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Nearly half of properties in seaside town are second or holiday homes
Council demands change after finding a shocking 45% of homes in Whitby are likely to be 'non-primary' residencies and has persuaded local MP to raise matter with housing minister.
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Leading HMO landlord to pay £43,000 after serious planning breaches
A professional HMO landlord and his company have been fined by Wandsworth Council for serious planning regulation breaches.
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Solicitor fined £8,400 for not complying with CMP legislation
Solicitors must comply with Client Money Protection (CMP) legislation if they are carrying out letting agency and property management work, warns Safeagent chief, Isobel Thomson.
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MPs demand ‘Airbnb Law’ to tackle holiday lets
Four MPs in Cornwall want the Government to give local councils in England the power to require planning approval for second homes and holiday lets.
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Govt backs council to take over vacant homes after just six months
Housing Ministry says it will strengthen the London councils’ powers to take over the management of vacant residential premises.
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Estate agents disappointed by Labour – survey findings
Survey shows just 7% of estate agents believe the Government’s approach to the property industry is ‘positive’.
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Welsh agents vent frustration over second homes council tax hike
Welsh experience of huge council tax rises for second homes should ‘serve as a warning to England’.
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Housing minister rules out cap on leasehold service charge rises
Matthew Pennycook said the Government could not impose a limit on leasehold service charge increases because landlords sometimes need to raise cash for legitimate reasons.
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Completions hit record highs as Stamp Duty deadline passes
Big conveyancer says the sector has worked ‘exceptionally hard’ to beat the Stamp Duty deadline, carrying out a month of completions in just 5 days.
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Billionaire landlord hit with one of the biggest-ever rent repayment orders
The landlord of two unlicensed East London HMOs has been fined a combined total of £263,555.68 for rule breaches.
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