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Complaints against estate agents in UK up 32%

Complaints against estate agents in the UK upheld by the Property Ombudsman scheme increased by 32% last year with agents paying out £811,134 in compensation. The Ombudsman’s annual report shows that overall it received 16,265 enquiries from consumers seeking advice and it resolved 3,304 formal complaints, a substantial 32% increase from the previous year and […] The post Complaints against estate agents in UK up 32% appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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ABI introduces UK wide symbol for flood risk for homes

Fewer than one in three people in England and Wales researched the flood risk of the property before buying their current home, new research has found. A survey conducted for the Association of British Insurers (ABI) found home buyers were more likely to have looked into the ease of parking in the area than checked […] The post ABI introduces UK wide symbol for flood risk for homes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tsiadmin | Posted in adverts, affordable, age, agents, approvals, Asia, Australasia, Australia, building, buy, Buy to Let, Buyers, buying, Cities, data, Demand, England, estate agent, estate agents, Europe, Fees, flood risk, global, home, home owners, homes, Hong Kong, Housing, Index, insurance, interest rate, invest, Investment, investments, land, Landlords, Location, market, marketing, mortgage, mortgages, new, new home, New Homes, News, ombudsman, ONS, owners, policy, Property, property market, protection, purchase, Remortgage, remortgages, rent, resdiential, research, Residential, sales, schools, Supply, survey, symbol, tax, Taylor Scott International, tenancy, Tenants, Towns, Transactions, TSI, Uk, US, USE, Vienna, Wales, Yields | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on ABI introduces UK wide symbol for flood risk for homes

Property sales surge by almost 40% in Hong Kong month on month

Residential property sales in Hong Kong increased by almost 40% in August with the market seeing particularly strong activity in the new homes market. The latest data from the Land Registry recorded a rise in sales of 37% month on month while prices also continued to increase. But prices are still down 8% from their […] The post Property sales surge by almost 40% in Hong Kong month on month appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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