Buying local may be the smart move for 2019

There is much to gained by talking to a specialist in their chosen business, many have years of experience and will help their customers take the right decisions and spend wisely – something that a desktop or mobile can’t do.

The collapse of  eMoov at the end of 2018 - just months after merging with TV property star Sarah Beeny's Tepilo, left many home sellers fearing they would be out of pocket. Sellers who signed up with eMoov paid the firm a flat fee - many upfront - and there are now concerns that they will lose their money.

He added: “This is good news for conventional, full service, in-person agents like Petty’s who have stood their ground and defended their industry. Whilst we have always embraced and enhanced our online and tech presence, realising the importance it plays nowadays, we also understand that you can’t commoditise personal service. "Helping people move house is a complicated, emotional gauntlet that affects people’s lives. It needs the human touch, in person, to help people through what can often be a complicated and sometimes traumatic process and as the areas only Relocation Network Agents we understand that perhaps better than most.”