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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Landlords ‘must be allowed to break letting agency contracts’ says proptech
Hello Neighbour is calling, controversially, for landlords to be given the right to exit agency agreements, which ‘stifle competition and discourage property investment.’
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Selective licensing launches with 40% discount for ‘gold standard’ agents
Big London Council offers major fee reduction to managing agents and landlords who exceed the basic requirements.
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Landlords must not ‘trouser’ higher rents following EPC upgrades
Rent activist group warns that publicly funded improvements to private rental properties could end up pushing up rents and 'enriching' landlords.
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Government begins consultation on new Decent Homes Standard
The updated standard, which staggeringly will not be implemented until 2037, will cover the private rented sector and ensure all tenants have a safe, warm and decent home.
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Landlord who ignored selective licensing warning fined £10,000
Unnamed landlord receives huge fine for failing to license property but also its poor state of repair and harassment of tenant.
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IT’S OFFICIAL: TPO reveals senior team now in post
After interim spells in the roles, Lesley Horton has been appointed as The Property Ombudsman and Andy Clachers is now CEO.
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Four Landlords banned for life for serious housing offences
Rare lifetime banning orders made against four landlords who were running a West Northants rent-to-rent scheme.
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Exasperated letting agents back ‘pet deposits’ amid insurance row
Letting agents and landlords would be able to demand three weeks' rent as a pet deposit under an amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill backed by Propertymark.
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Specialist HMO lettings agency fined £66,500 for ‘unsafe’ house
AM PM Estates claimed it was keeping tabs on the property and completing repairs, but visits by council officers found a very different picture.
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PRS reforms won’t protect tenants from rent increases – claim
Leading housing organisations are demanding the Government introduce a cap on in-tenancy rent increases to prevent landlords from using them as de facto no-fault evictions.
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