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GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...

Seven adverts pushing the Government’s flagship levelling up policy have been banned. The advertising watchdog censured the Department for Levelling Up, Housing...

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint regarding claims made by Purplebricks about home sales. The advertising watchdog revealed...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...

A former estate agent has accused the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team of trying to discredit him. Chris Wood,...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...

Two mysterious online agencies have had their advertisements for the same property banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agencies - Manchestersalerent and...

Estate agency Move has had to change a description on Rightmove following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency described...

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow has amended its website after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. A claim on the site stated:...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

Another house price raffle has closed amid rancour, and with cash prizes being awarded instead of the property originally promoted. The latest...

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

An estate agency has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority not to use an advertisement on its website and Facebook...

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

The troubled online agency House Network has amended its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about its claims...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement calling properties for sale ‘park homes’ when the buildings themselves could not be...

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, this time over a claim on its website...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...

The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...

HM Revenue and Customs has won a key ruling concerning a tax avoidance scheme promoter which claimed to be able to...

An estate agency has been the subject of a complaint over website wording which appeared to suggest that it had a...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

London agency Portico has been warned that if there is a repeat of issues concerning its listings on portals, it may...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...

Savills has amended its website concerning auctions after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complainant challenged whether the listed guide...

Purplebricks once again used the Christmas period to launch new TV and social media advertisements.  In one, the hybrid agency debuted Mr...

Controversial hybrid agency Purplebricks has been the subject of yet another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. An unnamed complainant filed a...

Independent Surrey-based estate agency Curchods has voluntarily withdrawn marketing material containing claims about its speed of exchanging properties, after the intervention...

The Advertising Standards Authority has told the organisers of a house raffle that they must not repeat a promotion because of...

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened following a complaint about a mailshot from the high profile online agency Yopa. The ASA says...

Online agency Elopa has dropped a claim on its website that its Open House method of selling properties achieved the best...

The online agency Yopa has removed an ad comparing its performance against other estate agents after complaints to the Advertising Standards...

Purplebricks’ share price value yesterday dropped below the 300p, over 40 per cent less than its high point over the recent...