Competition and Markets Authority
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Regulation & Law
Agents could win £1.5bn payout from legal action against Rightmove
The action is brought by Jeremy Newman, and it alleges that Rightmove charged estate agents “excessive” and “unfair subscription fees”.
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City activist continues to dog OnTheMarket deal
Stone has set out seven key concerns with the CoStar deal as well as six potential solutions to try and resolve the situation amicably.
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Zero Deposit boss calls for Code as CMA slams sector
Sam Reynolds says that the CMA’s latest progress report on private rented housing should be welcomed by those within the sector.
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Conveyancing names disappear after big corporate’s reshuffle
Canadian software giant Dye & Durham, which provides cloud-based software for legal and business professionals, has moved all of its brand names under one roof.
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Regional lettings agency under the competition spotlight
Agency Loc8me has been thrown under the spotlight after local students claim staff member admitted talking to competitors over fees.
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Thousands more apartment and house leaseholders to get money back
Over 20,000 leaseholders helped by CMA’s investigation to date into, among other things, says CEO Sarah Cardell, ground rents.
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TM Group’s sale to Canadian data giant blocked by competition watchdog
The purchase of property data specialist company, TM Group by the Canadian software giant Dye & Durham has been declared to be anti-competitive.
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LATEST: Taylor Wimpey agrees to free leaseholders from ground rent nightmare
Major house builder is latest to help its former customers as the CMA investigation into unfair leasehold practices and miss-selling rumbles on.
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‘CMA will not block our bid for Countrywide’ says confident Connells
Fragmented nature of estate agency industry means combined entities will still only hold approximately 8% of the market.
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Four major house builders under investigation for leasehold mis-selling
Five months after saying it would look into the scandal, the CMA says the firms to be probed are Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey.
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