Competition And Markets Authority

The UK Government has pledged to bring forward a new consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman service to ensure homeowners can challenge developers for quality issues. 

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to Consumer Scotland’s call for information as part of a review of consumer protection frameworks in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products.

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into Barratt Development’s acquisition of Redrow, paving the way for the £2.5 billion merger.

Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to purchase rival Redrow Homes has raised competition concerns in a local area around an existing Barratt development, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

As many as eight of the biggest housebuilders in the UK may be sharing commercially sensitive information with their competitors, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed today as it published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published two ‘working papers’ seeking feedback on its assessment on the use of landbanks and how planning rules may be impacting competition and how new homes are delivered.

An initial assessment of the UK private rental sector suggests a significant minority of landlords and letting agents may not be following consumer protection rules, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into housebuilding and will start a separate consumer protection project related to rented accommodation, amid widespread concerns about housing availability and costs.

An investigation into the alleged mis-selling of leaseholds by Barratt Homes has been closed by the UK competition watchdog after it found “insufficient” evidence against the housebuilder. Four of the UK’s biggest housebuilders came under scrutiny from the Competitio

Four of the UK's biggest housing developers are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns they may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes.

Record numbers of people have saved money after taking part in Ofgem's latest collective switch trial. Ofgem has revealed that around 30% of disengaged customers who took part in its latest simplified collective switch trial changed their energy deal.

Millions of British homes are one step closer to cheaper energy bills as legislation to cap poor value energy tariffs completed its passage through parliament this week. Energy regulator Ofgem is now required to cap standard variable tariffs offered by the ‘big six’ energy providers for househol

Greater protection for customers could be on the way after an interim report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) suggested that consumers in the district heating market are not getting value for money. The CMA study – which began in December – set out to establish whether heat netwo

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a “comprehensive study” into domestic heat networks to ensure households are getting a good deal. Heat networks - systems that heat multiple homes from one central source – currently supply about half a million UK homes through about 17,

The Competition and Markets Authority last week published the final report of its two-year Investigation into fairness, transparency, and competitiveness in the energy market. The report proposes a range of remedies including greater protections for consumers on prepayment meters, improving competit