New proposals to boost small businesses that support home buyers and sellers [electronic resource]

New proposals to boost small businesses that support home buyers and sellers [electronic resource] - London BIS 2012 - BIS Press Release 13 September 2012 .

Outlines the Coaltion Government's plans to exempt intermediary agents who host private property sales advertisements but who are not involved in property sales from the Estate Agents Act 1979. The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991, which has been superseded to a great extent by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and Business Protection from Misleading Advertising Regulations 2008, will be repealed.


ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979
PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991
CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATION 2008
BUSINESS PROTECTION FROM MISLEADING MARKETING REGULATIONS 2008


UNITED KINGDOM