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Written by rosalind renshaw

If you are an agent who believes they are up to speed with CPR, then give yourself a pat on the back – you could be in a minority.

According to industry trainers Julian O’Dell and Michael Day, the lack of even quite basic awareness is amazing – even though jail sentences and large fines beckon the unwary.

Indeed, they are finding that some agents think that the PMA still exists and have taken no steps to ensure that their businesses are compliant with CPR – or, to give them their full and cumbersome name, the Consumer Protection against Unfair Practices Regulations, and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations.

We honestly thought we had covered the subject in reasonable detail on EAT, and also our sister site LAT.

However, we return to the topic once again today and are very pleased to publish Michael Day’s article about CPR in today’s blog section.

Please do read the blog, use it as training, and remember that unlike the old PMA, these regulations cover lettings as well as sales.

There is, incidentally, a very interesting topic raised in the link below, which you might like to comment on. Should a letting agent disclose a mouse problem when marketing a property for rent?

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Pest-Control-landlord-obligations-tenants-4065381.S.5818996371570585604?view=&gid=4065381&type=member&item=5818996371570585604&commentID=-1&trk=view_disc

Comments

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    A new trade:
    'Estate & Letting Agent, Specific History & Pest Control Expert' (all unqualified)

    • 18 December 2013 10:10 AM
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    Any article or blog to raise awareness is great but please if people are going to train people on this subject can we get the basics right, it's not called Consumer Protection against Unfair Practices Regulations, it's Consumer Protection against Unfair Trading Regulations, hopefully a typo but it's little errors that can create bigger problems later

    • 18 December 2013 09:59 AM
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