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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Housing crisis? Industry senior says he’s seen it all before
Simon Agace uses podcast to tell the Government it must learn from the mistakes of the past, but says problems are all too familiar.
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Estate agency shown red card over ‘fantasy football’ competition
ROK Marsh Ltd has been given a rap over the knuckles for a Facebook competition.
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Welsh tourism chief claims hiking council tax for second homes is ‘not working’
Tourism Alliance’s Suzy Davies believes the sale of second homes is ‘not improving the supply of affordable housing’.
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Huge new fines revealed for agents within Renters’ Rights Bill
Agents and landlords who don't comply with many of the measures within the Bill face fines of up to £40,000 and criminal prosecution, new guidance has revealed.
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Labour reveals plans to overhaul EPCs ahead of 2030 upgrade deadline
Energy Efficiency and Net Zero government department says both EPCs and the MEES rules that underpin them need updating to improve system.
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94% of agents take on properties without proper planning consents
Claim is made by insurance giant Direct Line, which canvassed hundreds of agents and found just how much such compromised properties cause major headaches.
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Respected agent warns industry is ‘sleep walking’ in to EPC nightmare
Agent warns Ed Milliband’s net-zero plans are ‘a disaster’ that will create a ‘landlords' graveyard’ in Northumbria and that EPCs are not fit for purpose.
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Labour confirms plan to stop landlords renting poorly-insulated homes
Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband tells Labour Conference he is going to get tough on landlords who rent out 'cold and draughty' homes.
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Landlords and agents warned ‘Decent Homes Standard coming soon’
The government will shortly begin consulting on Decent Homes Standard for the private rented sector.
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Landlord Law Services has launched a new Dealing With Damp Kit
The kit includes all the tools a landlord will need to deal with damp including a simple checklist for its main causes.
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