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Regulation & Law
Rogue letting agent database has been a flop, new research shows
A Government list of dodgy landords and property firms contains only 49 names, with most local councils adding no entries despite officials heralding it as a major regulation tool.
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Latest property news
Reshuffle latest: Lee Rowley appointed as Housing Minister
Rowley becomes the sixth housing minister in 17 months in what has become a revolving door at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
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Latest mandatory How to Rent guide published this morning
A new version of the renting checklist is issued by the Government, six months after the last one was printed.
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Client account banking tool for agents launched
Boss Garrett Foxon of LettsPay says he has been working with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to ensure new system is compliant.
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Columns
Help for households
Kate Faulkner asks, how can we help buyers and sellers through these tough times with consistent information?
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Housing minister Michael Gove to be offered new Cabinet post, it is claimed
Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, may move from DLUHC in a ministerial reshuffle.
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Government should delay EPC rule deadline, Gove says
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says landlords must be given more time to achieve the minimum EPC rating.
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Planning system hold-ups delaying new builds for TWO YEARS
Government statistics show that large housing schemes are being stalled by staff shortages in planning departments.
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Government blamed as new build approvals slump 10%
Official statistics from DLUHC reveal 269,000 homes were granted permission in the last year.
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Agents to be blocked from commission cash for leasehold insurance
The Financial Conduct Authority is warning brokers not to pay commission to managing agents and property owners.
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