Question follow-through · 15038

Property Management Companies: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of large estate management companies on (a) role of SMEs, (b) the ability of SMEs

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
21 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of large estate management companies on (a) role of SMEs, (b) the ability of SMEs

  2. 21 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Managing agents are contracted by landlords to deliver services on their behalf. Details of services provided are usually set out in a management agreement between the agent and landlord.The government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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