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Civil way: 9 November 2007

08 November 2007 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7296 / Categories: Features , Property
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Redress against estate agents >>
Christmas court closures >>
Satisfaction of an expensive motor >>
Shared residency accommodates >>
Pleading industrial accidents >>

 SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE ESTATE AGENTS BUT...

Persons engaged in residential estate agency work—not their employees—are to be required to belong to an approved redress scheme once provisions of the limp Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 are on the market in early 2008. The Act’s first commencement order SI 2007/2934 brought s 53(1) and Sch 6 into force on 8 October 2007 and will enable approval to be given to redress schemes.

If you harbour a deep grudge towards estate agents and are out for revenge then you must get your approval application in by the end of today (9 November). Unfortunately, you will have to provide biological details of the scheme’s senior officers and its ombudsman and of any unspent criminal convictions against them so better cancel lunch.

The criteria on selection will be the range of available scheme awards—be original and include an order for flogging in a desirable location with good transport amenities—the provision of an

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