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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Next steps for Renters’ Rights Bill on 22nd April
Lords are due to scrutinise the Government's legislation during at least two full-day sessions in April as the Bill makes its way to Royal Assent this summer.
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Controversial new TA6 forms revealed as consultation ends
The latest version of the TA6 (Seller's Property Information Form) has been released by the Law Society but won’t become compulsory until it has been tested.
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Landlords and agents face HMO crackdown in TWO more areas
Councils in two different parts of the country are planning clampdowns on HMOs in their locations.
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Unusual rental ad sparks outrage among tenant campaigners
Acorn launches broadside against advert for unwaged live-in ‘Airbnb manager’ who must pay £750pcm to sleep in living room.
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Labour to add ‘broadband permission’ rights to renting reforms
Comments by official spokesperson following OpenReach campaign suggest ministers are keen to force landlords to accept fibre broadband installation requests.
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Another big council clampdown on ‘anti-social’ HMOs
Middlesbrough's officials are to vote in favour of introducing an Article 4 Direction to stop ‘uncontrolled spread’ of HMOs in city.
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Badenoch backs gas boilers during ‘anti-Net Zero’ speech
Kemi Badenoch is not the first Tory leader to U-turn on greener homes, but has made a strong attack on 'Net Zero' and said replacing gas boilers with heat pumps is not realistic.
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Labour MP launches broadside against bad landlords
Labour MP Tom Hayes says the rental market is ‘broken’ and Renters’ Rights Bill will fix it by rooting out 'rogue landlords' despite industry claims to the contrary.
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WARNING: Labour’s renting reforms will force landlords to ‘gazunder’
Goodlord CEO explains how major unintended effect of the Renters' Rights Bill will be to distort the market for rent as landlords and tenants grapple with new rules.
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Conveyancers ‘must not take shortcuts to beat Stamp Duty cut-off’
A leading compliance consultant says solicitors risk falling prey to financial criminals if they cut corners in the race to get property deals over the line.
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