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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London mayor seeks even higher taxes for second home owners
To fix the market, Sadiq Khan is demanding even more punitive tax powers, despite his own housing delivery failures.
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Campaign group calls up ‘tenant army’ to police landlords
Generation Rent demands tougher enforcement of new RRB rules, claiming cash-strapped councils can't cope.
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New rules come into force today amid warnings of huge fines
Landlords and letting agents must now comply with AML sanctions regulations on every tenancy regardless of cost.
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Minister rejects latest bid to bring in letting agent regulation
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage tells Lord Best his amendments to the Renters' Rights Bill were to be rejected and that regulation would come 'in due course', a position successive Governments have taken.
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‘Labour ramming Renters’ Rights Bill through Parliament’
Furious Conservatives are criticising Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for using "bullying tactics" to ensure the Bill becomes law quickly.
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EXPERT: ‘No need to panic over scrapping of material information rules’
Leading property lawyer welcomes the changes to Material Information guidance and calls previous guidance 'poor' and 'confusing'.
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Landlords ‘facing crippling fines for simple licensing oversights’
Accidental breaches of selective licensing rules are being unfairly punished by over-officious local authorities, according to Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing and Defence.
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Sibling landlords hit with £20k fine for ‘horrific overcrowding’ in unlicensed HMO
Councillor declares, 'Every Brent resident has the right to live in a safe and secure home' – slamming HMO where students slept on floor mattresses with smoke alarms covered in foil.
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City council inundated with HMO applications after new Article 4 rules kick in
A change in the licensing rules by Derby City Council is on course to generate over £22,000 in just the first week.
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Landlords urged to ‘fast-track’ evictions through High Court
A coalition of property sector leaders and bailiffs is advising landlords to go straight to the High Court for possession orders, and miss out overloaded county courts.
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