{
  "id": 10728905,
  "title": "Councils handed power to seize empty buy-to-lets under Labour plans: What is an EDMO and who could be stung?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/councils-handed-power-to-seize-empty-buy-to-lets-under-labour-plans",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-16168875/Councils-handed-power-seize-buy-lets-Labour-plans-EDMO-stung.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The announcement has alarmed some landlords, who worry they could face their property being taken out of their hands. We explain what they need to know.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}