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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Fines totalling £15,000 revealed for ‘potentially lethal’ HMO
Landlord Mark Hogg was fined £15k after Pendle Council discovered ‘appalling and unhygienic living conditions’ at his HMO.
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Landlords ARE working people, Housing Minister confirms
Scots minister Paul McLennan tells conference landlords have the right to make a ‘return’ on their investment too.
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Second home numbers plunge by 40% ahead of tax changes
The number of second homes in Leicester has seen a dramatic fall as a result of double Council Tax charges from April.
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Government has ‘missed golden opportunity’ on leasehold reform
Leasehold lawyers say Labour has blown a chance to reform the law quickly and help millions of people escape expensive and 'unfair' system of ownership.
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Pennycook fails to convince MPs he can build 1.5m new homes
Housing Minister has been grilled by Committee over how Labour is going to hit its ambitious new homes target.
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Landlords hit with jaw-dropping £400k fine for ‘dangerously unsafe’ HMOs
Three Northampton landlords have been found guilty of multiple licensing and safety breaches in 8 HMOs.
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Housing minister reveals ‘urgent’ plans to end leasehold and enact RoPA
Matthew Pennycook has made the leasehold promises within a statement within which he said commonhold will soon become 'default' tenure.
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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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