Practise to deceive
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0046) 16 November 2000, 195(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Discusses "R v Director-General of Fair Trading ex p Benhams Ltd", one of the few cases which has tested the Estate Agents Act 1979. his involved a firm of estate agents which sought to force a reluctant director-general of fair trading to exercise his statutory powers. The case highlighted two key points: taking a bribe from a purchaser does not put an agent in breach of the 1979 Act; lying to a client may amount to an "undesirable practice" under the Act.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3646-16 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 109473-1001 |
Discusses "R v Director-General of Fair Trading ex p Benhams Ltd", one of the few cases which has tested the Estate Agents Act 1979. his involved a firm of estate agents which sought to force a reluctant director-general of fair trading to exercise his statutory powers. The case highlighted two key points: taking a bribe from a purchaser does not put an agent in breach of the 1979 Act; lying to a client may amount to an "undesirable practice" under the Act.