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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint regarding claims made by Purplebricks about home sales. The advertising watchdog revealed...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
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An estate agency has apologised after a bogus employee posted offensive comments about Prince Philip on a newly-created fake Facebook account. This...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Move has had to change a description on Rightmove following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency described...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake and misleading online reviews. The announcement from the watchdog does not...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow has amended its website after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. A claim on the site stated:...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The troubled online agency House Network has amended its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about its claims...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 300p mark yesterday - its lowest performance since spring last year. It’s the latest development...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has been the subject of a complaint over website wording which appeared to suggest that it had a...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority says the agency’s site included...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

London agency Portico has been warned that if there is a repeat of issues concerning its listings on portals, it may...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The BBC says it is to broadcast a special one-hour radio documentary this weekend investigating online estate agencies. The show will go...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has amended its website concerning auctions after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complainant challenged whether the listed guide...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Controversial hybrid agency Purplebricks has been the subject of yet another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. An unnamed complainant filed a...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has told the organisers of a house raffle that they must not repeat a promotion because of...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened following a complaint about a mailshot from the high profile online agency Yopa. The ASA says...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price value yesterday dropped below the 300p, over 40 per cent less than its high point over the recent...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued the briefest-of-brief statements to the City and the company's investors to assure them it is "on course". The latest...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been told that there are four more complaints filed to the Advertising Standards Authority about hybrid agency...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News

London estate agency Residential Realtors removed a property listing from its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The property...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it is still investigating a complaint lodged against Purplebricks by...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved another complaint made against wording on Purplebricks’ website. A complainant suggested that the wording...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now. The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The share price of beleaguered hybrid agency Purplebricks has recovered some of the ground it lost earlier in the week after...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has told Estate Agent Today that it is happy with the controversial deferred payment scheme operated on behalf of...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

After a roller-coaster day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, Purplebricks has sought to defend itself against further possible share price losses...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price this afternoon dropped to a recent low of 406.50p before recovering to close down about five per cernt...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in after receiving a complaint about two ads for properties listed on Rightmove. The homes were...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate and letting agents are being urged to prepare for new data protection legislation coming into effect next year - but...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority says it has “partly upheld” a complaint regarding a claim that a leasehold property was Sold STC. Greenslade...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News

EasyProperty has removed from its advertising any reference to clients getting ‘an offier in 20 weeks’ after an intervention by the...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Fledgling trade group CIELA says two aspects of its complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority are the subject of ‘further investigation’...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s good and bad in every industry and at first sight, this week has been one where the good have won...
01 April 2017
From: Features

A Hampshire estate agency has promised the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to make competitor comparisons which cannot be independently verified...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The trading standards team of a county council has taken the unusual step of challenging the sales claim of an estate...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A competition organised by Real Hot Property - which says it “aims to be Europe’s largest property portal” - has been...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A trade publication claims the UK’s statistics watchdog is to hold talks with a Whitehall department about the government’s much-vaunted 'one...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about the website for property developer Keepmoat. The ASA says that the...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against online estate agency eMoov. The complaint challenged whether two statements...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has amended the website of one of its estate agency brands after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after a series of complaints about adverts placed by estate agents and other property industry...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

2016 has undoubtedly shone a spotlight on the reviews industry and drawn into question the legitimacy of online customer reviews. Amazon, amongst...
03 December 2016
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped into a dispute over a property listing which claimed a property was a two bedroom...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority says a Market Harborough firm's leaflet claiming it had 'more sales' than any other agent earlier this...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

YOPA, the online agency that recently had an extensive TV campaign, has amended the content of its website following a complaint to...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has explained to Estate Agent Today why many of the complaints made against estate and letting agents...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A Cheshire estate agency has had to amend its website following a complaint to the advertising watchdog over its claim to...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two of three complaints against claims made in Purplebricks' TV and website advertising. The watchdog upheld...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened following a complaint about VAT savings on Purplebricks‘ website. A member of the public contacted the...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

If agents need evidence of how members of the public can spot errors in property descriptions - and can raise an...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following two unrelated complaints - one was over an agent’s property description, and the...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to resolve a complaint about a small London estate agency’s online references to its...
03 August 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has amended its website after being contacted by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint from a member...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

For the second time this month, the Advertising Standards Authority has had to intervene over the wording of an ad from...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has challenged the government over its renewed attempt to privatise the Land Registry. Last week's Queen's...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has changed the claims it makes to prospective clients about its stock levels and market share compared to Zoopla, following...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Oystons Limited, trading as Oystons Estate Agency, has removed reviews of its service from its Facebook page after a complaint to...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Advertising industry website Campaign Live says Purplebricks has made a shortlist of four creative consultancies to handle its marketing - while...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered a company to stop writing fake reviews for small businesses and to try to...
08 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The estate agency industry has been ticked off by an official watchdog for the way many of its businesses handle clients'...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A letting agency that has been the subject of a BBC investigation and has gone into liquidation in controversial circumstances has...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

eMoov is one of several property firms to have ‘informally resolved’ disputes with the Advertising Standards Authority - usually achieved by...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Two leading estate agency groups have changed website details of properties after complaints were lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Hull estate agency Beercock Wiles and Wick has amended the wording of a regional press advertisement following a complaint to the Advertising...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Four estate agencies including online player Purplebricks have resolved complaints submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority. Every week the ASA publishes a...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Two agencies have agreed to amend the wording of their advertisements to avoid the possibility of formal action by the Advertising...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a statement by the estate and letting agency review site raterAgent describing it as the...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to hold a review of the mortgage market after last year’s controversial MMR to...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Fracking could reduce house prices by as much as seven per cent and make homes harder to sell because of traffic...
03 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority is reported to have received two complaints about a property centre, accusing it of breaking anti-competition...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...
19 June 2015
From: Features

The estate agent at the centre of an Advertising Standards Authority investigation into promotional claims using Rightmove data has hailed the...
12 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has given its backing to an estate agency using Rightmove data to claim it had the most...
11 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An East Midlands estate agency has had a regional press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Kirk Estates Ltd had...
28 May 2015
From: Breaking News

A scam property fund has been wound up on the recommendation of the Financial Conduct Authority after glaiming to offer guaranteed...