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Historic estate agency asked to change property ads after complaint
Complaint to Advertising Standards Authority shows how careful estate agency listers have to be even when posting listings on own website.
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Auction house warned over potentially misleading ads on Zoopla
Scots firm Future Property Auctions promises to update future ads for land coming up for auction at its weekly events.
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Landlord and estate agency change listings following complaints
Adverts appearing on Airbnb and Rightmove listed by a landlord and an agent prompt complaints from the public about their accuracy.
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Upad offers refunds to landlords after technical hitch leads to complaint
Online letting firm has apologised after landlords' properties failed to appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation for a period of time after an automated upload system failed.
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Purplebricks in trouble over fees claims on its own website
Advertising watchdog asks hybrid agency to amend its marketing after two complaints about text that claimed deferring payment was 'at no extra cost'.
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Investment and lettings firm asked to change website after public complaint
Jive Properties in County Durham claimed that putting cash into property was the 'most risk averse' way to invest money, but an identified complainant challenges this.
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Mortgage broker gets into ‘hot’ water over saucy magazine ad
Habito was reported to the ASA over the ad, but the complaint was dismissed after the watchdog said the ads were more fun than explicit.
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Flatfair wins ‘battle of the claims’ after being referred to ASA by competitor
But war of words between the two companies is likely to continue as each claims its model of landlord deposits is the safest or better regulated.
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Reborn eMoov insists it is co-operating with advertising watchdog over out-of-date reviews
Relaunched hybrid estate agency eMoov says it is complying with a request from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to remove Trustpilot and Google reviews relating to its previous incarnation.
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Rightmove referred to advertising watchdog over London Underground posters
ASA says claims by three complainants that 'every second someone contacts an estate agent about a home on Rightmove' were not misleading.
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