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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 →
UK Government to push ahead with more new home building on brown belt land
The UK Government is to provide more for new home building with developments being fast tracked on brown belt land such as abandoned shopping centres, derelict rail stations and run down town centres. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announced details of a £5 billion fund to help build more than 250,000 homes with £2 billion going […] The post UK Government to push ahead with more new home building on brown belt land appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Demand for home equity release in UK reaches highest level for a decade
Consumer demand for releasing housing wealth and innovation has helped drive equity release in the UK to its highest level for over a decade, the latest figures show. The sector recorded annual growth of £198 million in equity release lending between the first halves of 2015 and 2016, according to the autumn 2016 Equity Release […] The post Demand for home equity release in UK reaches highest level for a decade appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →