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Who regulates disgusting agents?
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LateStarter wrote: »I now wonder if Pun's comment was aimed at the OP .....
It was indeed!0 -
Why are you not suing the agent in question under the 'Standard Agent Practices (perverse & disgusting) Act 1643?
Clauses 1 - 4 are somewhat outdated and relate to things like the forcing by agents of tenants to removal of horse manure by hand, but clause 5 relates to 'odious and loathsome rack-rents' and 'other fleecing practices' by an agent in the content of a lease.
Stop giving misleading information. This Act was repealed in 1877 and replaced with the Landlords and Agents Benevolent Fund (Generous Contributions) Act.
This replacement Act effectively allows Agents to charge what they want and seek as much as they can get from the unwary. They are not regulated as to do so was seen as making the unsuspecting punter look more naive than they have already demonstrated.
Basically the Act says be careful, act sensibly and if you do not like the deal walk away. The Act can only work well if punters support it and continue to contribute generously.0 -
Ooops! I'm old-school, and haven't fully caught up with more recent developments in leglislation.Stop giving misleading information. This Act was repealed in 1877 and replaced with the Landlords and Agents Benevolent Fund (Generous Contributions) Act.
This replacement Act effectively allows Agents to charge what they want and seek as much as they can get from the unwary. They are not regulated as to do so was seen as making the unsuspecting punter look more naive than they have already demonstrated.
Basically the Act says be careful, act sensibly and if you do not like the deal walk away. The Act can only work well if punters support it and continue to contribute generously.
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