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Regulation & Law
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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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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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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New guidance for letting agents on rent ‘bidding wars’ ban published
Officials reveal how the ban will work in practice including how tenants who try to start bidding 'wars' won't covered by rules, but landlords will.
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: ‘Speaking as a landlord, I’m out!’
Under the Renters' Rights Act, councils will be given "powers in many cases greater than the police and frankly with little or no accountability," says Phil Turtle.
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Regulation & Law
Property industry missing from Renters’ Rights Act timetable announcement
Unexpectedly there were no comments from landlord or agent leaders within the announcement heralding 'a roadmap' for the Act.
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