Legal

New anti-money laundering rules have come into force, affecting estate agents, high-end letting agents, solicitor, banks and lenders.

Important new report suggests three schemes to make leasehold enfranchisement cheaper, easier and more fair.

Resident claimed he was a 'Freeman of the land' and thus immune from planning laws

Pets are welcome in rental properties, decrees Housing Minister Robert Jenrick

Developer thought he was renting his property out to a family of four, but ended up hosting a 500-person bash...

Legal cases are being brought against mortgage brokers who allegedly "mis-sold" interest-only products; potential compensation payouts could run to "billions"...

According to the the Law Commission, commonhold offers a once in a generation opportunity to rethink how property is owned in England and Wales and should be reinvigorated.

Four estate agencies broke competition law for nearly seven years by fixing minimum commission rates, says the CMA; three have been fined.

Surveyors, builders and lenders agree a new industry-wide process for the valuation of homes in 18+ metre buildings.

New EU anti-money-laundering rules are due to be implemented exactly one month from today, but lenders, brokers, estate agents and introducers are still waiting on the final details...

Deutsche Wohnen, which has a portfolio of 165,500 homes, has been handed a huge fine by Berlin's GDPR regulator

The government is planning some major changes to a long-standing tax break next year, which could deter (even more) people from moving - and have big implications for certain landlords.