52% of Buyers Pressured to Use Estate Agents' in-House Brokers - Boon Brokers

52% of buyers pressured to use estate agents' in-house brokers - Boon Brokers

Research from Boon Brokers found most buyers felt pressured to use estate agents’ in-house mortgage brokers.  The survey, run by TLF Research, covered 1,000 people across the North, East, West and South of England who had used an estate agent in the past two years. Of those asked, 78% said estate agents should not have direct links to mortgage brokers.  80% said they had experienced crossover between getting access to view a property and being p…

Consumers call for regulation as fifth of buyers say viewings were conditional on using estate agent brokers | Today's Conveyancer

Research carried out in the wake of Panorama’s exposé on conditional selling by estate agents has revealed overwhelming public support for stricter regulations in the industry, with a fifth of respondents saying viewings were conditional on using estate agent mortgage brokers. In a survey of 1,000 recent buyers and sellers across England, carried out by online mortgage, insurance and equity release broker Boon Brokers, 96% of respondents said st…