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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Property industry applauds Chancellor’s Stamp Duty scrapping proposal
Several high profile figures have applauded the Chancellor's plans to overhaul the property tax system and target wealthier home owners.
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Treasury ‘looking at property tax to replace Stamp Duty’
Rachel Reeves, strapped for cash, has turned her attention to private housing and is modelling a tax on property sales.
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Propertymark makes unusually strong attack on council over licensing
The industry trade organisation says Hackney's new selective and HMO licensing schemes will duplicate parts of the Renters' Rights Bill and also cost too much.
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Lobbyists ‘pushing hard’ to get Labour to soften new non-dom rules
Foreign Investors for Britain steps up Westminster campaign as optimism builds over potential Government changes to non-dom tax overhaul.
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Rogue landlord loses appeal over illegal use of old police station
The Planning Inspectorate has rejected an appeal against enforcement action by Enfield Council in North London.
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Landlords press MPs to protect student lets market within renting reforms
Ben Beadle at the NRLA says unless new rules covering student HMOs in the Renters' Rights Bill are changed, many young people will miss out on higher education.
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New measures announced to ease ‘pooled client account’ problems for agents
Treasury confirms 'commonsense' measures to end the difficulties lettings and management agents have in obtaining pooled client accounts (PCAs).
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BLOG: Industry must wake up about ‘post completion’ conveyancing failures
Maria Hardy of the Property Conveyancing Consultancy says that inadequate post-completion work can lead to compensation claims, lost business, insurance problems and reputational damage.
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Landlords told ‘don’t blame the letting agent’ when facing Rent Repayment Orders
Legal expert warns landlords not to defend RROs unless they have rock solid evidence that they have licensed their property, and also not to rely on blaming others.
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Ministers told to scrap deposit scheme system by influential group
Generation Rent says multiple official providers and unclear rules on deductions and a slow dispute system are unfair to tenants.
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