One in four landlords report not being able to keep up with changing regulations, shows a survey from Direct Line.
The insurer asked polled 222 landlords and found that, of those one in four, 36% said its difficult to keep up with the pace of change in regulation, 27% said they “wouldn’t know where to start” with understanding regulation, and 20% said they don’t have the time to keep up with it, tied with the same proportion who said they can’t afford the necessary legal advice to do so.
And when quizzed on awareness, 16% of landlords were not aware of licensing scheme changes, 15% not aware of healthy and safety regulations, and 13% were not aware of sustainability standards.
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