A study by the Office of Fair Trading (The OFT) has found that estate regularly misdescribe the homes they are selling.
The report shows that 24% of estate agents are not complying with consumer protection laws. Despite this, it seems that consumers still prefer to deal with a high street estate agent rather than rely entirely on the Internet.
The Internet is perhaps no more impartial than the high street agent. However, at least you are not subject to a hard sell. Given my local interest in the Kent housing market, I have noticed a new blog has started up that covers new homes in Kent.
The Kent housing market is a thriving on the back of improved transport links. The most significant being the high speed rail service that connects Ashford, Canterbury and Folkestone to St. Pancras International station in London.
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