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Estate Agent Misrepresentation
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The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 has been superseded by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
you absolutely hit the nail on the head taxiphil
Estate Agents unfortunately have the strong lying gene coded into their DNA which blurs everything morally right to them
interestingly, it is clearly stated that, and I quote:
and on page 22'Unfairness' may arise from:
- giving false or misleading information to consumers ('misleading actions')
source: http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/estate-agents/OFT1364.pdfHere are some illustrative examples of misleading actions. It is not an exhaustive list.
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Misdescribing the main characteristics of property for sale, for example its price, location, number and size of rooms, length of lease, level of service charge, restrictive covenants (in Scotland, real burdens).0
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