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It had been suggested on the back of the refusal of the MHCLG to approve the blanket selective licensing scheme being sought by Liverpool City Council that this meant that large selective licensing sc...
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It is clear that civil servants have been busy behind the scenes during the period of purdah caused by the general election. On top of a range of other announcements the MHCLG has laid draft regulatio...
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The Renting Homes (Wales) Act has had a long gestation. It has shown little signs of progress since it was passed back in 2016. However, a commitment has been made to bring it into force within the li...
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Today (10 January 2020) is the deadline for the UK to implement the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD). Despite holding a consultation and promising to have this done in good time the governme...
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As had been widely trailed the Queen's Speech included reference to a bill to abolish section 21 possession actions. While the speech itself was notably light on detail merely making reference to c...
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The phrase “subject to contract” is commonly used in the property world. Indeed, it can be found on everything from heads of terms documents through to being embedded in email signatures. The c...
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The government has laid further regulations under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in order to start the process of bringing into force the requirement for all landlords to carry out electrical safet...
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The MHCLG has updated its guidance for local authorities in England on the changes to HMO mandatory licensing. This is a little odd as the mandatory licensing changes came into force in October 2018 a...
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