Law of Estate Agency and Auctions

In the decade since the third edition of this book was published, the world of estate agency law has continued to develop, although the pace of change has, mercifully slowed a little. This new edition of an established text covers all the developments such The Property Misdescription Act, together with others in such crucial areas as estate agents ever-increasing exposure to negligence claims. The topic of fees and commission, too are subjected to detailed treatment, attention being given in particular to significant judicial rulings on the rights of sole agents. New on this occasion is coverage of the Ombudsman for Estate Agents Scheme, launched to cover corporate agents, then made available to all but, disappointingly, still failing to achieve acceptance by the majority. John Murdoch is Professor of Law at The University of Reading, where he specialises in lecturing, writing and researching on areas of law of particular relevance to those professions concerned with real property. The author of more than 20 books, he is well known to readers of the Estates Gazette's Legal Notes column, to which he has been a major contributor for more than 25 years. In 1999 he was made an Honorary Member of the RICS, for services to the property professions. Law of Estate Agency has been the leading work on this subject for almost 30 years.Estates Gazettes Staff is the author of 'Law of Estate Agency and Auctions ', published 2003 under ISBN 9780728204157 and ISBN 0728204150.