Property Misdescriptions Act 1991

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Property Misdescriptions Act 1991
Act of Parliament
Commencement
27 June 1991
Repealed1 October 2013
Other legislation
Repealed byProperty Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013
Status: Repealed
Text of the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 is an

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which makes the misidentification of various aspects of a properties specifications and particulars a crime
.

The Act was repealed by the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013, which came into force on 1 October 2013. Customers of estate agents will instead need to rely on the parallel protections under the

Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
.

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