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10/08/2026

Complaints about estate agents just jumped 55% in the first half of 2026 (The Property Ombudsman, reported 4 Aug 2026) — and here's the uncomfortable bit: most of them were avoidable.

The same three gripes come up again and again: reservation fees nobody explained, hidden costs that appear right at the finish line, and legal packs that aren't ready when they should be. Auctions are the worst offenders — just 2% of sales, but four times their share of complaints.

Before you sign with ANY agent, check three things:
1. Are they in a redress scheme (like TPO) with client-money protection?
2. Is every fee in writing, with no surprises?
3. Do they prepare a complete legal pack upfront — not halfway through?

Get those right and you dodge almost every complaint in that report. I'm Andrea at 100 Key Properties in Hornchurch — thinking of selling and want to know exactly where you stand? That bit's free, no obligation. Call 0203 583 1311.

09/08/2026

TO RENT | 3 BED HOUSE | £1,850 PCM | SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15

A three-bedroom terraced house on a quiet cul-de-sac — with the two things renters ask us for first: parking and a garden.

The reception room sits separate from the kitchen, so there's a room to switch off in. The kitchen opens straight onto the private rear garden, where the pergola seating area is made for summer. Off-street parking for at least two cars at the front, a downstairs WC, and the family bathroom upstairs. Unfurnished and available now.

Ockendon station is a 15-minute walk — c2c direct to London Fenchurch Street in around 30 minutes. Bonnygate Primary School is 230 yards from the door, and Lakeside plus the A13 and M25 are a short drive.

A proper family let. Call us today to view.

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09/08/2026

Record rents, quietly. HomeLet's July 2026 index puts the average UK rent at £1,369 a month — the highest ever recorded, up 4.3% in a year. But here's what most tenants don't realise: since 1 May 2026, your landlord can raise your rent only ONCE a year, and only with a proper Section 13 notice giving two full months' warning.

The tool almost nobody uses? You can challenge an increase at the First-tier Tribunal — and under the new rules the tribunal can't set your rent HIGHER than your landlord asked for. So challenging an unfair rise is now genuinely risk-free.

I'm Andrea — if a rent-increase notice has landed on the mat and you're not sure it's fair, send it over. We'll tell you exactly where you stand, completely free. Wherever you're renting in the UK, find your local 100 Key agent.
📞 0203 583 1311

08/08/2026

FOR SALE | 3 BED SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE | £450,000 | ROMFORD RM3

A freehold three-bedroom family home on a quiet close, with a garage, off-street parking and a long private garden.

Inside there is a bright, spacious lounge opening to the garden, a fully fitted galley kitchen with a separate dining room beside it, and three good bedrooms upstairs — two doubles and a third that works perfectly as a home office. Double glazing and central heating throughout, EPC C, and side access to the rear.

Harold Wood is your Elizabeth line station: Liverpool Street in around 35 minutes, with Romford town centre, the M25 and highly rated local schools all close by.

A proper family house in a settled Havering pocket. Call us today to arrange your viewing.

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08/08/2026

Nearly 6 in 10 house sales now collapse AFTER the offer's accepted — and the reason usually isn't money. It's time.

The average sale that exchanged in April 2026 had been under offer for 104 days — the first time on record the national average has passed 100 (Connells Group). Every extra week is another chance for a buyer to get cold feet or a chain to break. Almost a quarter of this year's completed sales had already fallen through at least once.

Here's the fix nobody talks about: front-load the boring paperwork. Get your searches ordered and the legal pack ready the day you list — not the day after you accept an offer. A sale that's ready to move can't die of delay.

Thinking of selling? We'll tell you exactly where you stand — free, no obligation. And if you sell with us, we do it for 1%.

📞 0203 583 1311

07/08/2026

FOR SALE | 1 BEDROOM FLAT | £320,000 | THURSTON ROAD, LEWISHAM SE13

570 sq ft for a one-bedroom flat is big, and that is the whole point of this one.

The open-plan room runs the width of the place — living, dining and a fully fitted kitchen all in one bright space, with a private balcony off it looking over the rooftops. A hallway, one proper double bedroom and a modern bathroom. Secure development.

Lewisham station is National Rail with a DLR interchange: London Bridge in around 8 minutes, and Canary Wharf in about 16 on the DLR. Cornmill Gardens sits opposite the station and Lewisham Market runs on the High Street.

Worth knowing: in October 2025 the council approved Landsec's redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre — 1,700+ new homes, a permanent home for the Model Market, a 500-capacity music venue and nearly half of the 17-acre site becoming new public green space with 300+ trees. That is the area this flat sits in.

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07/08/2026

Landlords in Thurrock — this one is now settled law. On 3 August 2026 the High Court threw out the challenge to Thurrock Council's selective licensing scheme for the SECOND time, refusing an oral hearing and ordering those who fought it to pay £7,500 in costs.

What it means: if you let a home in any of the 17 designated wards — Grays, Tilbury, Ockendon, Corringham, Chadwell St Mary, Stanford-le-Hope West and more — you must hold a selective licence to rent it out. Letting without one is a criminal offence, with a civil penalty of up to £30,000.

Here's what Andrea keeps telling landlords: the licence is the easy bit. It's the paperwork behind it — gas safety, electrics (EICR), right to rent — that trips people up. One missing certificate and that fine stops being a threat.

Not sure the numbers still stack up? We'll tell you exactly where you stand — free, no obligation. And if you decide to sell, we do it for just 1%.

Call 0203 583 1311. (Penalties quoted are maximums — we'll confirm what applies to your property.)

06/08/2026

TO RENT | 3 BED DETACHED HOUSE | £2,500 PCM | GRAYS RM16

A detached family home finished to a genuinely high standard — and it comes fully furnished, available now.

The ground floor is one bright open-plan space: fitted kitchen with integrated appliances and a breakfast bar, a separate dining area, and a lounge that looks out over the garden. Three double bedrooms upstairs, a downstairs WC, garage and off-street parking, with CCTV and triple glazing throughout. The landscaped garden is the real surprise — porcelain patio, lawn and a glass-roof pergola lounge made for summer evenings.

Grays and Chafford Hundred c2c stations put London Fenchurch Street around 33 minutes away, Lakeside and the M25 are minutes by car, and almost all of the area's secondary schools are rated Good or Outstanding (2026).

A brilliant home for a family or professionals sharing. Call us today to view.

📞 0203 583 1311
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06/08/2026

The Section 21 deadline passed on 31 July 2026 — and a lot of landlords didn't clock what it really meant.

Here's the plain-English version. Since 1 May, no-fault eviction is gone. You can't just serve notice and get your keys back. The 31st was the last day to rely on an OLD Section 21, and Landlord Action says July instructions were up 28% year-on-year — almost a third of landlords rushed in right before the cut-off.

Everyone now goes through Section 8, where you must PROVE a legal ground — arrears, intent to sell, or moving family in. And the courts? Median wait from claim to repossession sat near 26 weeks in early 2026 (Ministry of Justice). That's half a year of frozen rent if a tenant digs in.

If you're a landlord quietly wondering whether it's still worth it, talk to me first. I'll tell you exactly where you stand — free, no obligation. And if selling makes more sense, we do it for 1%.

The new rules are still bedding in — we'll confirm your position on your own property.

📞 0203 583 1311
— Andrea, 100 Key Properties

05/08/2026

NEW TO LET | 3 BEDROOM TERRACED HOUSE | £1,675 PCM | BASILDON, SS14

A well-presented three-bedroom terraced home to let in Basildon. Two reception rooms, a separate fitted kitchen, a newly fitted bathroom, and a well-kept garden. Double glazed and available to move into now.

Basildon SS14 · EPC C. Semi-furnished.

Call us to arrange a viewing.

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