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Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Monday, 27 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2023. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Mortgages: Advisory Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the level of compliance of estate agents with the Estate Agents Act 1979 (a) in general and (b) specifically with regards to conditional sales and the use of in-house mortgage advisers.

Answer

We continue to work closely with the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team who oversee the enforcement of the Estate Agents Act 1979, including issuing of warning and prohibition orders and monitoring of agents' disclosure of referral fees for third-party service providers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
174410
Session
2022-23
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Subjects
Advisory services Estate agents Mortgages
Legislation
Estate Agents Act 1979
Link
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