Estate agents are being urged to adopt a personal safety code in a campaign launched 30 years after Suzy Lamplugh disappeared after meeting a man to view a house in London. She was just 25 years old when she went missing at a time when there were no mobile phones with the only clue left […] The post Personal safety code for estate agents launched 30 years after Suzy disappeared appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
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Tough year ahead for UK buy to let sector according to lettings agents
The number of new rental properties coming onto the market in the UK will fall next year, as a result of the increased stamp duty surcharge on additional properties, it is claimed. According to the predictions for the coming year from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) some 37% of members envisage supply falling […] The post Tough year ahead for UK buy to let sector according to lettings agents appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Personal safety code for estate agents launched 30 years after Suzy disappeared
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 →