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The latest press releases from the HomeOwners Alliance:

• October 25, 2018

  HOA investigates murky world of online auctions to buy and sell property

  It's the new way of selling that offers a quick sale and added security, but at what cost? HOA looks at the modern method of auction.

• October 15, 2018

  1 in 5 suffer moving day delays, costing homeowners over £15 million

  Thousands of homeowners across the UK have to cancel their moving day as a result of delays, losing hundreds of pounds in the process, a new survey has revealed.

• June 11, 2018

  Housing ladder broken at every step

  Our latest research by YouGov shows the extend of the housing crisis with 7.5 million locked out of homeownership; 3 million want to move but can't; and 1 million older homeowners have nowhere to move to.

• May 13, 2018

  Home Selling Pain Points 2018

  More than 300K property transactions collapse every year due to broken chains and buyers changing their mind, costing sellers £2.7K. This and more from our Annual HomeOwner Survey on the real pain points of selling your home

• April 18, 2018

  Serious housing problems hit 5-year high

  UK adults are more concerned about property prices and availability today than at any point in the last five years, our latest Annual Survey reveals, with 2.75 million more people now saying house prices are a serious problem

• April 9, 2018

  82% of UK adults support government plans for estate agent regulation

  With the Government announcing at the weekend plans to improve the home buying and selling process, our annual HomeOwner Survey, sponsored by BLP Insurance and polled by YouGov, looks at whether homeowners and sellers agree with some of the Government's ideas.

• March 9, 2018

  More than 90 per cent of home sellers choose high street agents over new breed of online rivals

  Homeowners are still overwhelmingly opting for their local high-street agent when selling their home, despite the emergence of the new breed of online agents, latest research has revealed.

• January 19, 2018

  Manchester property sales are now three times faster than London

  We unveil the top 10 fastest and slowest locations to sell a home in 2018.

• November 1, 2017

  Failed home sales cost homeowners over £500m a year

  With news today that over £500m a year is wasted on failed attempts to buy and sell properties in the UK, here at the HomeOwners Alliance we are calling for the introduction of reservation agreements to help protect homeowners' hard earned cash.

• April 28, 2017

  £36,000: the value of the right estate agent

  Britain’s top estate agents are netting tens of thousands for home sellers, research finds. We take a closer look at how to choose the right estate agent for you.

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