Competition and Markets Authority
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Regulation & Law
1st Apr 20260 21,722Agents 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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16th Nov 20230 774City 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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5th Sep 20230 1,617Zero 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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18th Nov 20220 990Conveyancing 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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31st Oct 20220 1,813Regional 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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25th Aug 20220 1,351Thousands 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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19th May 20220 1,012TM 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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22nd Dec 20210 916LATEST: 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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25th Jan 20210 1,509‘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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4th Sep 20200 2,774Four 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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