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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Sellers to blame for delaying their own transactions
Home sellers are unaware that they are causing delays to their own sales by failing to provide the required Material Information when listing their properties.
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Housing minister signs off first steps towards leasehold overhaul
But the property industry says that, while enabling leaseholders to extend from day one of their ownership, the rest of the reforms are still too far away.
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Landlord and agent to jointly repay £10,500 in rent after shocking illegal eviction
Kieran Parker returned to his flat late one night to find the locks changed and his belongings later dumped outside the front door.
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AGENT: ‘Astounding’ number of home upgrades have no planning permission
Homes that have been altered without planning permission can cause chains to collapse and sales to fall through warns Adam Day.
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Lettings agency hit with bigger HMO fine because it ‘should know better’
Poplar-based Marble Properties has been given a £12,000 fine and a severe reprimand for running an unlicensed HMO.
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RICS bolsters rules following estate agent expulsion
The case of Emma Walker and EW Estates, which were found to have committed fraud, has prompted the RICS to strengthen its regulations.
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Established letting agency fined £14,000 for ‘house of horrors’
Roach Estates has been condemned by a judge for the “slum-like” conditions in one of its rental properties.
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44% of landlords support the introduction of rent controls – claim
A YouGov survey commissioned by radical thinktank Common Wealth reveals a surprising number of landlords in favour of rent controls.
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It’s in the post! Landlord wins key eviction case over docs delivery
Landlords and letting agents will be able to continue serving papers to tenants by post after a test case victory in the Court of Appeal.
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Half a million council tenants to lose Right to Buy their homes
The Government is to effectively end the Right to Buy scheme by substantially tightening the eligibility criteria.
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