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Survey Highlights Lack Of Trust In UK Estate Agents

Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Estate agents are among the most distrusted professions in the UK, according to new research by The Co-operative Bank .

A survey of 3,000 UK adults revealed that politicians are top when it comes to in distrusted professions, with more than half of respondents (57 per cent) saying they were suspicious of MPs, closely followed by bankers with 43 per cent of the vote.

Car salesmen, journalists and long-distrusted estate agents completed the top five list, with the latter receiving 39 per cent of the vote.

The Co-operative Bank research also revealed that 54 per cent of Brits are less trusting than they were a year ago, with the recession (24 per cent), poor service levels (40 per cent) and an increasingly selfish society (42 per cent) cited as the main factors behind this change in attitude.

John Hughes, Business Leader of Retail Products at The Co-operative Bank, said the findings are "very unsettling".

"For the sake of economic stability, it's imperative that the British public has confidence in its government, financial services sector and the housing market," he commented.

"It's vital that representatives working in each of these professions work hard to earn back the trust and respect of the general public."
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