British homeowners turn their back on estate agents, and look towards the internet to buy and sell property.

While the Office of Fair Trading investigates over 50,000 estate agents for lack of qualifications and irregularities, the UK property market overheats; with thousands of homeowners successfully turning to DIY sales.

Founder of Trading Places At Home, Natasha Archer, reckons homeowners are fed up with ludicrous fees charged by estate agents, and now realise that its so easy to buy and sell their home on the web, that they are turning their back on agents.

To maintain this change, sellers and buyers alike will require sites that offer more than the basic search facilities offered by many companies, often with unrelated results that overwhelm the user.

Considered to be at the cutting edge of internet property companies, Trading Places At Home have developed a site which allows homesellers to describe their property in fine detail, with little typing involved. This site is perfect for buyers who have a good idea of what type of property theyre looking for. Buyers can pinpoint their ideal home from 42 Search Options, with numerous permutations.

Visitors to www.tradingplacesathome.co.uk can make use of a handy calculator to see just how much they will save when they cut out the estate agent, this calculator displays all % points across the board and takes into account VAT, an unwelcome surprise to many homesellers. The calculator can be found at:
www.tradingplacesathome.co.uk/html/idontcalculator.htm

Example: for a one off flat fee of 79.99 - homeowners will save a staggering 3,000 on a 150,00 property (based on agents fee @ 1.75%).

With over 5,000 selectable locations, including London/M25, and 42 Search Options, Trading Places At Home is fast becoming the first stop for property hunters.