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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‘Bring in rent controls and a third of us will sell up’ warn landlords
NRLA says rent controls in England or Wales would be final straw for many landlords and make a 'chronic' PRS housing market worse, not better for tenants.
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‘New homes quality must be policed properly’ warns ombudsman
Jodi Berg OBE, Chair of The New Homes Ombudsman is calling for more powers to protect buyers from poor quality housing and says too few SME builders have joined the optional scheme.
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New twist in letting agency’s £90,000 EPC court drama
Huge claim by firm's famous former tenant and sex therapist ‘Lady Pea’ has been thrown out by a judge.
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Legal expert on the hunt for growing number of PRS laws
List being compiled by Tessa Shepperson shows agents and landlords must contend with nearly 100 laws, and counting.
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Big mould fine shows councils getting serious about property quality
Olaseni George has paid a heavy price for ignoring both council and court efforts to make him upgrade his rented property in Peterborough.
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Landlord fined £10,000 over lack of electrical safety certificate
Hastings landlord fined £10,000 for failing to provide Electrical Safety Certificate.
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Clive Betts seeks re-election to housing select committee
Veteran Labour MP Clive Betts puts his name forward in bid to remain Chairman of the Housing Committee.
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Reeves refuses to rule out increase in Capital Gains Tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Labour Government has to "strike the right balance" on tax policy.
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Superprime Knightsbridge mansion seized by crime agency
Walton Street property confiscated by NCA after the owner had "no reasonable explanation" for how it was paid for.
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Councils raking in £20 million a year from selective licensing fees
Landlords face rising costs and fines as a result of selective landlord licensing schemes.
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