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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EXCLUSIVE: Big portals say ‘no’ to material information ‘enforcement’
All three portals tell The Neg they want to take a more supportive role and will not 'punish' agents for non-compliance – including Rightmove which has previously said it would remove agents who didn't.
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Property firm to repay £19,000 in rent over unlicensed HMO
Company prosecuted for failing to register house as an HMO with Camden Council.
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Landlords face huge struggle to reach new EPC target
At the current rate it will take landlords until 2042 to bring all privately rented homes up to an EPC rating of A-C.
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Agents face crackdown from new mega council in North
New local authority warns it will fine agents and landlords if rentals are not safe and habitable as it takes up punitive new powers.
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Letting agency breaks law after charging tenants £1,000 holding deposit
Tribunal uncovers the unlawful deposit under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 after agency failed to return all the deposit when the tenancy agreement did not go through.
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Law Society begins talking to conveyancers about controversial TA6 form
Worries over changes prompted by material information guidance included within the latest TA6 form nearly led to a member revolt earlier this year.
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Influential lobby group dismisses landlords’ concerns over Renters’ Rights Bill
Generation Rent tells the BBC that landlords make so much money they can afford to absorb any extra costs from Renters' Rights Bill.
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Rent controls don’t work, global study reveals
Report for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) shows the impact on the private rented sector would be severe.
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Potential buyer reports vendor for running unlicensed HMO… after viewing!
Landlord Daria Smith must pay £4,322 for failing to supply documents for the six-bedroom property, which had not been licensed via Mandatory HMO licensing.
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Big proptech says new EPC target will prompt landlord exodus
Reapit and Payprop's joint report based on their own data claims some 17% of all landlords with badly insulated homes will quit rather than spend thousands on upgrades.
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