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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Is tech the solution to letting agents’ damp management woes?
New smart technology is helping prevent fines and reducing repair costs for the affordable housing sector, but some believe it could help agents cut costs and prevent damp and mould too.
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Pressure group demands landlords’ confidential records be on new database
Generation Rent wants tenants to have access to landlords’ eviction history, rents and financial details, raising serious privacy concerns.
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Midlands city reveals plans to license more HMOs
Peterborough council says higher standards will make properties more attractive, raise prices and therefore should be welcomed by landlords – who will pay £1,100 per licence.
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Survey reveals serious defects in a third of homes with spray foam insulation
Industry bodies call for urgent Government action as new research highlights the scale of the insulation scandal.
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Significant rise in complaints about estate agents revealed
Over 73,000 consumers contacted The Property Ombudsman in 2024 regarding property-related issues in the sales and lettings market.
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Councils’ failure to follow their OWN rental property rules revealed
Councils that are only too quick to fine private landlords named and shamed for the appalling state of their own rental properties.
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Landlord given ‘rare’ big fine by council for EPC breaches
Tewkesbury Council fined a landlord a total of £4,500 for failing to ensure properties had a minimum E EPC rating.
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Big Issue founder demands immediate implementation of no-fault eviction ban
Lord Bird tables Lords amendment to RRB and uses Rightmove data to dismiss 'landlord exodus' concerns.
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Preston protesters form ‘human shield’ to block ‘illegal eviction’
Community union ACORN rallies supporters to tenant's aid as landlord faces accusations he refused to provide rental agreement.
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Inconsistent HMO rules a ‘major barrier to investment’
Expert calls for standardisation of HMO licensing rules in the UK if Government wants to see more investment in sector.
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