JMW Solicitors
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Regulation & Law
“Don’t let branch banter get you into Tribunal trouble”
JMW’s Chris Deeley says while workplace banter among estate agents may seem good-natured and harmless ribbing between mates, it can land employers in hot water.
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Crackdown on insurance commissions could ‘devastate managing agents’
Property litigator Richard Glover warns agents could face disqualification from both the FCA and RICS for taking ‘secret commissions’.
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Marketing properties ‘for sale’ when they are ‘under offer’ is a criminal act – claim
David Smith says at least three sections of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations outlaw the practice.
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Estate agent launches private prosecution against fraudulent employee
Amersham agency has successfully brought a private prosecution against Paul Cheriton who admitted stealing £50,000 from firm's landlords.
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Landlord and letting agent wins key legal eviction ruling in Court of Appeal
The industry will be relieved that tenants seeking to challenge their eviction on technical grounds have lost in UK's highest court.
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‘Missing AML guidance will make it difficult to secure estate agency prosecutions’
Legal experts David Smith and Lee Adams say the industry and particularly letting agents are waiting on guidance on many aspects of AML.
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Welsh eviction changes ‘silly’ and benefits for tenants ‘illusory’ says legal expert
David Smith has made the controversial remarks in a blog written for JMW Solicitors, who he works for after leaving Anthony Gold earlier this year.
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As tenant fees ban goes live in full today, agents warned over advance fees
Act now covers existing as well as new and renewed rental tenancies and therefore all once legal but now prohibited fees must be returned to tenants.
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