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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Three firms expelled by TPO after failing to pay penalty awards
Rebecca Marsh, The Property Ombudsman, has thrown out an auction house and two agents after they refused to pay compensation awards to customers.
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Leasehold reform ‘years, not months away’ says expert
The Freehold and Leasehold Reform Act has no timetable in place and is likely to be some time before it becomes law says co-CEO of LEASE.
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Rogue letting agencies in court after ‘scamming UK newcomers’
Two Tower Hamlets lettings agencies and their owners have been prosecuted for 15 offences including "bait and switch” adverts.
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Lambeth selective licensing scheme goes borough-wide
Council has given the ‘green light’ to extend its selective licensing scheme to 23 of the borough’s 25 wards from four.
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Furious agent says Chancellor incompetent over Stamp Duty change
Sophie Arnold has written to her local MP over the Chancellor’s immediate introduction of a higher Stamp Duty rate for additional dwellings.
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Wales to treat HMOs as single dwellings for council tax
Propertymark’s Tim Thomas has welcomed the Welsh Government’s proposal to treat Houses of Multiple Occupation as single dwellings with a single Council Tax bill.
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Mandatory use of controversial TA6 form delayed AGAIN
The Law Society says it needs more time to consider responses to a consultation on an updated TA6, which some conveyancers believe exposes them to legal liability.
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‘Criminal’ landlord trio hit with huge £450k HMO fine
A group of three West Northants landlords have together been fined a total of £452,796 for a series of unlicensed and unsafe HMOs.
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First letting agents join official scheme to tackle damp and mould
Property firms in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire have committed to helping improve conditions within homes in the region.
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Minister confirms plan to make landlords fill empty shops
Housing minister Alex Norris says Labour will enact the Tory policy, which was first revealed in May this year.
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