In a long awaited decision the High Court has held in Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons [2009] EWHC 1691 (Ch) that some of the terms and conditions contained in Foxtons’ contract with landlords were unfair. While strictly speaking this decision is unrelated to housing law, concerning as it does the fairness of consumer contracts, it will have an impact on the housing sector and the decision itself is instructive in the application of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.
The case was brought by the Office of Fair Trading who were claiming injunctive/declarative relief against Foxtons under their power to do so granted by regulation 12. … Read the full post
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