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Rent reform approved

Karl Stagno-Navarra

Parliament has finally approved the long-awaited reform to rent law, concluding a year long vast consultation process and detailed debate on the subject that is set to revolutionise the sector after more than fifty years of stagnation. >>


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With hardly a squeak from any quarter, the Bill before parliament to reform rent legislation has been blessed with the approval of Parliament at the Committee Stage and now only awaits its final appearance before the House at its Second Reading to become law following Presidential assent. In view of the fundamental impacts this law can be expected to have, such a non-reaction is nothing less than astounding. >>


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