Tag Result: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Dye and Durham’s buyout of TM Group blocked to avoid higher homebuyer fees
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prevented Dye and Durham’s acquisition o...

Gove asks FCA to ‘consider all routes’ for fairer buildings insurance market
Secretary of state Michael Gove has written to the regulator asking it to consider various...

Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 18/03/2022
It's been a big week for mortgages as the Bank of England hiked the base rate by 0.25 per ...

End to doubling ground rent terms for thousands of leaseholders
Thousands of leaseholders’ ground rents will be charged at the amount set when they firs...

Changes ahead for property portals – National Trading Standards
The UK’s major property portals will need to include new data fields that show a home or...

Michael Gove asks FCA to investigate buildings insurance market for high-rise leaseholders
Secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has written to t...

Taylor Wimpey to remove doubling ground rent clauses after CMA action
Housing developer, Taylor Wimpey, has voluntarily removed terms from its leasehold contrac...

Countryside scraps doubling ground rent following CMA probe
Countryside Properties will remove terms from leasehold contracts which cause ground rents...

Developers back down on leasehold terms after CMA action
Developers Aviva and Persimmon have agreed to amend their leasehold terms after a Competit...

Homebuilders forced to remove doubling ground rent leasehold clauses
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Countryside and Taylor Wimpey to r...