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Letting Agents and Money Laundering Regulations

Property
on January 09, 2020
by Property Team
New money laundering regulations come into effect on 10 January 2020, bringing certain letting agents (dealing with residential and/or commercial property) within the scope of money laundering legislation.The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 were passed on 20 December 2019. These regulations ... Continue reading

New Lettings Regulations for Wales – Pre-Holding-Deposit Information

Property
on December 11, 2019
by Property Team
The Welsh Government has passed new regulations on the information to be provided before a holding deposit can be taken by a landlord or a letting agent to secure a tenancy.Following on from our blog on the Welsh Government’s response to the consultation on the tenant fees ban in Wales (which can be found here), the Welsh Govern ... Continue reading

Welsh Government Responds to Tenant Fees Ban Consultation

Property
on November 20, 2019
by Property Team
Following our blog in July on the consultation on default fees and prescribed information relating to the tenant fees ban in Wales (which can be found here), the Welsh Government has now issued its response.The response confirms that, following the responses given, the Welsh Government intends to bring forward regulations in two ... Continue reading

Government Consultations on Energy Efficiency

Property
on October 31, 2019
by Property Team
The UK is the first major economy to pass laws to stop all of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In order to meet this target, the Government will need to take a number of steps. The Government has recently launched the following three consultations (with further consultations to follow) to advance the reduction of carbon emi ... Continue reading

Secretary of State Now Has Power to Make Regulations on Electrical Safety Checks

Health & Safety , Property
on October 25, 2019
by Health & Safety Team
New regulations have been passed which give the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government powers (from 25 October 2019) to impose duties on private residential landlords in England to carry out mandatory electrical safety checks when premises are occupied under a tenancy.The Housing and Planning Act 2016 s ... Continue reading

Proposed Regulation of Property Agents

Property
on October 14, 2019
by Property Team
The Government has now received its report from The Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group, which the Government had commissioned last year. The Government asked the RoPA to advise them on whether “Property Agents” in England (which includes letting agents, managing agents, estate agents, online agents, and auctionee ... Continue reading

Law Commission Report on the Electronic Execution of Documents

Business , Legal Contracts
on October 09, 2019
by Business Team
Following our blog back in September 2018 on the Law Commission Consultation (available here), the Law Commission has now issued its report on the electronic execution of documents.The report confirms that current laws permit electronic signatures, but that the law is not very accessible to non-lawyers and businesses. The aim of ... Continue reading

Employment Tribunal: Vegetarianism is Not a Philosophical Belief

Employment
on September 24, 2019
by Employment Team
A recent employment tribunal, in Conisbee v Crossley Farms Ltd and others, has found that vegetarianism is not a “philosophical belief” under the Equality Act 2010. Interestingly, however, the tribunal suggested that veganism is more likely to be protected under the Act.Mr Conisbee, who is vegetarian, resigned from his ... Continue reading

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 Now in Force

Property
on September 09, 2019
by Property Team
The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (‘the Act’) came into force on 01 September 2019 and applies to Wales only. The aim of the Act is to reduce the “hidden” costs that a tenant can face at the start of their tenancy.This Act is similar to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (which affects England only), but there are key differe ... Continue reading

New Laws on Non-Disclosure Agreements - What Will They Mean for You?

Business , Employment , Legal Contracts
on August 21, 2019
by Business Team
Non-Disclosure Agreements or ‘NDAs’ have become something of a touchy subject in recent years owing to their increasingly frequent appearances in high-profile cover-ups and abuse scandals. In particular, NDAs are said to be widely used to cover up allegations of unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace and ... Continue reading

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