{"id":138939,"date":"2023-08-25T19:27:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-competition-watchdog-raises-concerns-over-housing-market\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T13:01:48","slug":"uk-competition-watchdog-raises-concerns-over-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-competition-watchdog-raises-concerns-over-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"UK competition watchdog raises concerns over housing market"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome landlords could be breaching consumer protection rules, while CMA is also investigating land held by largest housebuildersA \u201csignificant minority\u201d of landlords and letting agents may not be following consumer protection rules, according to the UK\u2019s competition watchdog, which raised concerns including complaints about onerous guarantees, discrimination against certain types of tenants and fees charged to older people entering retirement housing.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) laid out on Friday the focus of its work on the housing market, after announcing in February it would look into the private rental and housebuilding sectors. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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