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Rightmove launches month of legislation webinars for agents
Staying compliant continues to rank high on the list of concerns from agents and remains one of the most popular topics covered in Rightmove webinars.
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Industry leaders to put renters reforms under microscope
Landlords and lettings agents are invited to join a series of webinars looking at different aspects of the white paper.
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Marketing properties ‘for sale’ when they are ‘under offer’ is a criminal act – claim
David Smith says at least three sections of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations outlaw the practice.
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Landlord and letting agent wins key legal eviction ruling in Court of Appeal
The industry will be relieved that tenants seeking to challenge their eviction on technical grounds have lost in UK's highest court.
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Court hearing on potentially ‘nuclear’ evictions and deposits test case due next week
Lawyers will do battle in the Court of Appeal on the 18th January over the Northwood Solihull vs Fearns and Orrs evictions case.
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Udderly silly or a brilliant new way for estate agents to gain instructions?
New app with national ambitions offers agents and other local service providers an opportunity to connect with locals in their area looking to sell or rent out a property.
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UPDATE: Court case that could ‘wipe out’ many letting agents allowed appeal
Lawyers handling a High Court case we reported on in January involving Northwood's Solihull branch have now been given leave to appeal.
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‘Missing AML guidance will make it difficult to secure estate agency prosecutions’
Legal experts David Smith and Lee Adams say the industry and particularly letting agents are waiting on guidance on many aspects of AML.
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Chancellor will extend stamp duty holiday, predicts leading economics expert
David Smith of The Sunday Times tells conference that stamp duty cliff-face runs risk of causing an adverse reaction in housing market before economy has recovered.
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Movers & Shakers
NRLA names new Legal Counsel
Leading housing lawyer and former RLA policy director David Smith has been announced as legal counsel for the National Residential Landlords Association.
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