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Activities not controlled by the Estate Agents Act
Some property-related work is not controlled by the Estate Agents Act 1979. This includes:
- work done by solicitors or their employees as part of their work as solicitors
- surveys or valuations carried out independently of any other estate agency work
- work connected with planning applications and matters covered by the Town and Country planning legislation
- arranging rentals or property management
- businesses providing advertising space for property, with no other estate agency function – for example, newspapers
- overseas property transactions
- work done in the course of arranging mortgages and insurance.
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