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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Notorious landlord faces £60k repair bill after discovering cannabis factories
Landlord convicted of assaulting estate agent discovers criminal operations at three of his Kent rental properties during routine checks.
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Rogue landlord and her property agency hit with big fine for ‘unsafe house’
A South Coast landlord and her property agency were fined a total of over £16,000 after failing to comply with an Improvement Notice.
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‘Black market’ HMO scandal exposed by BBC documentary
A BBC investigation, aired just weeks after a Panorama programme on conditional selling, highlights how thousands of HMOs in London are going unlicensed.
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Land Registry urges conveyancers to use electronic signatures
Officials say adopting the tech will speed up property transactions and remove the need for signatures witnesses.
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AGENCY BOSS: Relaxing mortgage lending criteria risks ‘boom and bust’
Looser mortgage lending must be approached with caution to avoid the same mistakes that led to the 2008 housing crash says David Alexander.
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HMRC warns home buyers over ‘bogus’ Stamp Duty refund claims
A test case has clarified that those seeking to win Stamp Duty refunds by claiming properties are 'uninhabitable' are spurious.
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BBC to broadcast another property industry probe on Friday
Hot on the heels of its probe into conditional selling, the 'black market' in unlicensed HMOs is now to be investigated by the broadcaster.
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BLOG: Conveyancing industry needs a post-Panorama reset
The BBC's conditional selling exposé has damaged public trust, but Adam Bainbridge of conveyancing specialist firm RG Law believes referral relationships can still be 'a force for good’ when handled ethically.
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Conveyancer banned after forging signatures and misleading Land Registry
Tara Khan barred from working at regulated firms after falsifying documents and misusing HM Land Registry portal
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INDUSTRY FIRST: Agent agrees to voluntary ban after illegal eviction
Aunberin Kawal Saddique is the first agent to face the sanction under the new Digital Marketing, Competition and Consumer Act 2024.
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