The role of the First–tier Tribunal (Estate Agents) was to hear and decide appeals under the Estate Agents Act 1979. The Tribunal heard appeals against decisions made by the Office of Fair Trading relating to an order prohibiting a person from acting as an estate agent where for example:

• a person has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or other dishonesty
• an order warning a person where for example that person has not met their duties under the 1979 Act
• a decision refusing to revoke or vary a prohibition order or warning order made under the 1979 Act

In 2009, the function of the Secretary of State to decide appeals from decisions made by the Office of Fair Trading under the Estate Agents Act 1979 was transferred to the First-tier Tribunal (Estate Agents), part of the General Regulatory Chamber which hears appeals against decisions made by government regulatory bodies. The Office of Fair Trading was abolished in 2014.

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Date range — 2010

What’s included — We currently hold 2 documents from 2010.

This is a historic tribunal. The functions of this tribunal have been transferred to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal starting in 2009. The GRC began transferring records to Find Case Law in 2022. To view an archived version of the decisions of this tribunal from 2008-2009 visit the UK Government Web Archive.

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