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A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance says vendors must put their homes on the market no later than Tuesday if they are serious about selling by...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

Sellers should try to instruct estate agents with the largest local share of the market, even if that means ignoring well-known...

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...

A consumer group which champions home owners claims twice as many members of the public support the stamp duty surcharge as...

A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has...

Online agency and DIY sales platform Settled claims on its website that traditional agents charge commission of up to 3.5% +...