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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Leasehold remains a ‘life sentence’ despite Government’s reforms
National Leasehold Campaign's Katie Kendrick describes leasehold as a "life sentence" just hours after the Government announces new leaseholder protections.
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Landlords in Scotland warned about year-long wait for repossessions
Court delays, increasing regulation and rising costs are driving many landlords to sell their properties, warns law firm.
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Warnings about first Making Tax Digital quarterly deadline
Eriona Bajrakurtaj, of Major's Accounts & Co, says: "The biggest problems we're seeing come from misconceptions about what's required."
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Landlord and his letting agencies lose appeal against £105k fine
Waltham Forest landlord Asad Chaudery and two property firms had sought to challenge the selective licensing non-compliance fines on legal grounds.
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Property manager and landlord to pay £63K for unsafe HMO
Rental homes in one of London's poshest postcodes were found to be in a hazardous condition.
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County court repossession costs rise AGAIN despite ‘poor delivery’
Despite recent warnings of 'poor service delivery' at many courts, the MoJ has once again hiked legal costs for landlords and leasehold managers.
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Letting agent and landlord uncover large cannabis farm operations
Two unrelated properties in Coventry contained hundreds of cannabis plants as criminals focus production in privately rented properties.
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Taxes hit property market harder than Middle East war
North London estate agent Jeremy Leaf says concerns about property taxes rises have replaced the Iran war as an excuse not to buy or sell.
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One mortgage fraud case recorded in a year
Olly Thornton-Berry, of Thirdfort, says the FCA only carried out one investigation into mortgage fraud last year.
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New cladding funding risks “years of delays”
Campaigners have dismissed extra cladding funding as “incremental measures” that risk locking leaseholders into long waits for a resolution.
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