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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Labour’s ‘game changer’ digitalisation of property transactions begins
Housing ministers says digitising key data and documents will significantly reduce fall-throughs and cut transaction times from 'unacceptable' five month average wait.
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Industry slams Labour’s plan to mandate Band C EPCs by 2030
The property industry is mostly behind the idea of energy efficiency but there are still big question marks over the cost of improvements and the accuracy of EPCs.
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Letting agents to face Awaab’s Law before social housing providers
Shelter has criticised minister after he said new damp and mould rules for social housing providers would now go live in October.
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Leading property management firm suspended by trade body
The suspension follows FirstPort's recent meeting with MPs in Parliament who presented complaints by constituents over the quality of its services.
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Slough landlord fined £15k for unlicensed HMO ‘fire trap’
Landlord Hajra Mehmood has been given a hefty fine after she was found guilty of breaching HMO rules on eight separate counts.
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End of temporary rent controls welcomed by industry
One of Scotland’s biggest estate agents has hailed the ‘positive development for landlords, investors, and tenants.
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Activists protest outside letting agency after legal eviction
Acorn has held a protest outside Brighton firm's branch whose representative tells The Neg it has done nothing wrong.
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Tory housing minister savages ‘rushed’ Renters’ Rights Bill
Baroness Scott is one of the few voices in Lords pointing out problems with Labour's reforms during penultimate debate in Parliament.
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GUEST BLOG: ‘The folly of Labour’s non-dom clampdown is becoming clear’
Trevor Abrahmsohn looks at how the Chancellor's decision to abolish non-dom status for foreign UK residents is panning out.
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Jeremy Corbyn slams landlords and demands rent controls
Radical London MP Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that he wants rent controls to be added to RRB.
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