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041	0		_aeng
110	2		_aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors _94900
240			_aBlue Book
245	0	0	_aAddendum for the RICS UK Residential Property Standards (the Blue Book) 5th edition _bJune 2013
260			_aLondon _bRICS _c2013
490			_aRICS Blue Book
520			_aDue to the expectation that the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 will be repealed later in 2013, RICS decided to delay publication of a new edition of the Blue Book pending this repeal. However, the increased importance of consumer protection under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (known as the Consumer Protection Regulations, or CPRs), which is expected to ultimately replace the Property Misdescriptions Act, is already in place and has a significant effect on estate agency practice. Also, the Energy Act 2011 and the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 introduce a range of changes that affect sections of the Blue Book. This addendum issued in June 2013 seeks to provide interim guidance to members and should be read in conjunction with the RICS UK Residential Property Standards 5th edition.
520			_aSupplemented by Addendum July 2014 L158129
590			_aKA
650	2	4	_aBLUE BOOK
650	2	4	_aPROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991
650	2	4	_aCONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2008
650	2	4	_aENERGY ACT 2011
650	2	4	_aENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2012
650	2	4	_aRICS UK RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY STANDARDS 5TH EDITION
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom
690			_aResidential property _96266
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999			_c115024 _d115024