Buyers are starting to “avoid” flats with big service charge overheads following an uptick in awareness of leasehold law as the Government tries to reform it.
Residents in a tower block have been left hundreds of thousands out of pocket by a managing agent who has failed to refund them, despite a judge ruling it was holding residents “to ransom”.
While the majority of British homeowners will pay an estate agent to help them sell their property, a very small minority of buyers will pay one to help them find their dream home.
Trading Standards has launched new guidance on material information that estate agents must include in property listings - here is how it affects buyers and sellers