In his latest quarterly review, Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer has reported a fall of 30% in enquiries regarding house sales while lettings enquiries rose an annual 44%, reflecting the switch in emphasis in the property market slowdown.At the end of June, around 10,400 estate agents offices were registered under the Ombudsman’s code of practice and [...]

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I think Mr Hamer got justice in the end, there was a time when it appeared a lot of estate agents were a little bit dubious in this regard.