Complaints against estate agents have apparently risen to their highest levels since records began 20 years ago. Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer has described the phenomenon as "baffling". Certainly, one would have thought that with transaction levels so low vendors would have every opportunity to pick the agent they want and match that with the deal they want. Is this about frustration with the market, or a real lowering of standards amongst agents?

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