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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Landlords bolster tenant vetting ahead of Act
Paragon Bank's Lisa Steele says 70% of landlords will introduce stricter rules for selecting renters when the Renters' Rights Act comes into force next month.
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Agents could win £1.5bn payout from legal action against Rightmove
The action is brought by Jeremy Newman, and it alleges that Rightmove charged estate agents “excessive” and “unfair subscription fees”.
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Landlords and lettings agents have ‘one month to go’ before new rules apply
The trade body says "some of the biggest changes to the private rented sector in a generation" take effect when the Renters' Rights Act comes into force next month.
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New EPC rental benchmarks “unlikely to succeed”, says NRLA
If the Government doesn’t address the retrofitting skills gap, its changes to energy efficiency benchmarks are unlikely to succeed, says Ben Beadle, CEO of the NRLA.
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New periodic tenancy agreement issued by Propertymark
The trade body has produced a fully compliant Assured Periodic Tenancy (APT) for letting agents ahead of the Renters' Rights Act coming into force.
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Government warned not to repeat mistakes on leasehold reform
ALEP's Mark Chick says ministers must be transparent about their plans, and ensure changes to leasehold and commonhold law will work.
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BLOG: Some landlords are really worried about Making Tax Digital
Many let-only landlords think they can cope with Making Tax Digital's red tape and tech but others are scared, and agents need to help says leading figure.
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Mayor reveals £400K to help tenants “hold letting agents to account”
Initiative is timed to help renters defend their rights once the Renters Rights' Bill goes live on May 1 and comes with a poll suggesting 75% of tenants in London support rent controls.
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BLOG: Here’s why valuing homes for the ‘mansion tax’ will get messy
Leading residential lawyer highlights the problems that Labour's High Value Council Tax Surcharge will encounter for valuations of leasehold and country properties.
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More landlords demanding guarantors as renting reforms bite
There is just over a month to go until the Renters' Rights Act goes live and predictably landlords are getting nervous about more risky tenants.
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