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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Landlord fined for unlicensed HMO despite legal agreement with letting agency
A Portsmouth landlord has been fined £7,500 for an overcrowded HMO even though it was being run by a lettings agency under a guaranteed rent scheme.
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Letting agents warned over surprising lack of CO alarms in homes
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, which is running at the moment, has been backed by one firm which has published new research into compliance.
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Warning as letting agents face ‘financial sanctions’ rules next year
The move will be confusing for agents some of whom will be covered by AML rules but all must comply with new financial sanction rules, says Nathan Emerson.
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Slum landlord fined £60,000 for dangerously overcrowded HMO
East London landlord Ilyas Patel has been fined more than £60,000 for failing to licence a dangerously overcrowded rental property.
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Letting agent wins £12,000 payout for discrimination and unpaid wages
Kerry Anderson, who worked for Tyche Estates in the North East, has been awarded the cash by an Employment Tribunal.
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Rogue landlady tagged and given suspended sentenced
Landlady Dawn Holliday has been given a suspended prison sentence after she refused to do gas safety checks.
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New EVEN longer eviction court delays ‘unacceptable’ says Shamplina
As national average reaches nearly two years, Paul Shamplina says situation in London in particular is now becoming untenable for agents and landlords.
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£36m – UK’s biggest ever material information case?
A Georgian oligarch’s daughter is suing vendor for £36m for moth ‘plague’ in home that was not disclosed.
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ASA warns property industry over advertising T&Cs
Well-known developer Pegasus has been given a slap on the wrist for misleading fine print in property ads.
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WARNING: Overstretched councils will be broken by renting reforms
In written evidence to the House of Commons the CIEH has expressed concern that in order to enforce the new Renters’ Rights Bill local authorities will need more money.
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