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Government review of regulation and redress in the UK housing market [electronic resource]

By: Language: English Publication details: London DCLG 2009Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 306.1 $2 18
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Partial contents:
Statutory regulation and redress -- Non-statutory and voluntary regulation, redress and complaints schemes -- Analysis of complaints and redress schemes -- Cost of redress -- Gaps, inconsistencies and unregulated activities -- Complaints in the housing market -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Selected bibliography -- Appendix: details of individual complaints and redress schemes
Summary: Report assesses the extent of regulation in the UK housing market and explores how well it benefits consumers. It also looks at areas of regulation that could be combined and suggests ways to improve consumer awareness. The author suggests that there are several very real inconsistencies in the current regime and proposes a range of ways to simplify and consolidate existing complaints and redress schemes.

Statutory regulation and redress -- Non-statutory and voluntary regulation, redress and complaints schemes -- Analysis of complaints and redress schemes -- Cost of redress -- Gaps, inconsistencies and unregulated activities -- Complaints in the housing market -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Selected bibliography -- Appendix: details of individual complaints and redress schemes

Report assesses the extent of regulation in the UK housing market and explores how well it benefits consumers. It also looks at areas of regulation that could be combined and suggests ways to improve consumer awareness. The author suggests that there are several very real inconsistencies in the current regime and proposes a range of ways to simplify and consolidate existing complaints and redress schemes.