Durham County Council has secured a two-year banning order against rogue landlord Kamran Adil, along with a £63,000 fine, and will take over the management of his occupied homes. The council said it is one of the first in the region to successfully ban a landlord from renting out residential properties. The order was granted…
Rightmove has invited estate agents across England to share their views on how to reform Stamp Duty, as speculation grows that the Government is preparing to make changes in its forthcoming Autumn Budget. Reports suggest one option under consideration is replacing the current Stamp Duty framework with an annual property tax for sellers of homes…
A Dudley-based estate agent has lost his tribunal appeal and has been hit with fines totalling £15,500. Andrew Cole, trading as Andrew Cole Estates, was fined £14,000 for breaching client money protection regulations between January and August 2023, and a further £1,500 for failing to publish required fee information on his website in January 2023….
Following a 16-year career at firms including Savills and Marsh and Parsons, Charles McCosh has joined Harding Green as Partner and will be working under Jack Graham-Lindsey’s team. Charles has extensive experience dealing with a significant number of prestigious family homes, townhouses and apartments across London and Edinburgh. Having started his career in London, he gained…
The Government has published its Warm Homes Plan, setting out its long-awaited plans for improving energy efficiency across the UK’s housing stock, including the PRS. It confirms that privately rented homes will be expected to meet EPC Band C by October 2030, unless a valid exemption applies. Compliance criteria It also sets out the new…
Brent Council is warning landlords that, with almost every privately rented home now covered by a licensing scheme, its officers are using data-matching investigations to track down anyone breaking the rules. The blanket coverage of the borough’s schemes was completed with the addition of its latest HMO licensing scheme on 2 February, which extends regulation…
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