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Regulation & Law
Merry Xmas? First raft of Renters’ Rights Act to go live on 27th December
Substantial new investigative powers for local councils to help them regulated rogue landlords are to go live between Christmas and New Year.
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‘Hard-nosed’ landlords to reject problem tenants, leading figure warns
Ben Beadle, CEO at the NRLA, told delegates at The Negotiator Conference that the Renters' Rights Act will force landlords to be more choosy over which tenants they take on.
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Rightmove gathers Government experts for renting reforms webinar
Portal wants agents to hear how new Renters' Rights Act will impact them from the horse's mouth.
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Renting reforms ‘will do nothing’ to stop rogue landlords, Cleverly claims
The Shadow Housing Secretary told The Negotiator Conference that bad landlords would ignore the new Renters' Rights Act and continue to break the rules.
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Latest property news
AGENT: Renters’ Rights Act has ‘hidden upside’ no-one is talking about
ARLA Propertymark Past President and Advisory Panel Member sets out why she believes the Act will squeeze out rogue landlords and how good landlords and agents will benefit.
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Renters’ rights what? Tenant ignorance means reforms will ‘fail’
Charity demands Government delivers education programme after it reveals 70% of renters lack clarity on Renters' Rights.
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Renters’ Rights Act: Questions that landlords are really asking
Partner at JMW Solicitors, Priya Sejpal, highlights the real implications of the Renters' Rights Act and how it demands preparation and difficult decisions.
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Bad landlords not prosecuted by most local authorities
Councils will shoulder most of the responsibility for policing the Renters’ Rights Act, but vast majority lack will or resources to do it, research suggests.
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New £40,000 fines and criminal prosecutions for errant letting agents announced
Local authorities will be handed powers to fine ‘landlords, letting agents, or anyone acting on their behalf’ when the first phase of the new tenancy rules comes in next year.
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Minister ‘to fix court eviction delays’ but provides few details
Plans to prepare the courts for Section 21 abolition have now been published, but the official ‘Roadmap’ leaves more questions than answers.
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