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Article: SOLD BY FORGERY & DECENT; ROGUE ESTATE AGENTS EXPOSED.(News)

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Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
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March 26, 2006
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Byline: BY ZOE CHAMBERLAIN Lifestyle Editor

ROGUE estate agents have been exposed in a shocking undercover investigation.

A TV programme revealed the dirty tricks used to sell homes, including forgery and making bogus offers on houses.

Some estate agents were even accused of taking backhanders to undersell properties to developers.

Others found ways of checking their clients' confidential financial background to see how ...

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