Estate Agent Boards

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Came home yesterday to find an estate agent board on the council verge outside my house. My house is not for sale. The house for sale is about 300 metres away down another road- we are on the corner at the top of that road.

Can anyone tell me if it has to be on the property/garden being sold?
I tried to google but am going round in circles.

AIBU to just remove it (looking windy over the weekend :))

There is a small arrow underneath it pointing down the road the house is on so hopefully poeple won't be knocking on our door. But its quite unsightly.

Was it windy last night......

Estate agent boards are covered by the Control of Advertisement Regs under the Planning legislation. It's years since I last looked at those, but 20 years ago they did have to be on the property being sold (unless flats I think?). It certainly shouldn't be in a Council verge without permission.

If it wasn't windy last night, there is a storm diecast for the weekend....

Or you could ring the Council planning department and the Highway department re the verge.

Yep still the case (2007 Regs):

*Miscellaneous temporary advertisements

Description

3A. An advertisement relating to the sale or letting, for residential, agricultural, industrial or commercial use or for development for such use, of the land or premises on which it is displayed.

Conditions and Limitations

3A. —

(1) Not more than one advertisement, consisting of a single board or two joined boards, is permitted; and where more than one advertisement is displayed, the first to be displayed shall be taken to be the one permitted.

(2) No advertisement may be displayed indicating that land or premises have been sold or let, other than by the addition to an existing advertisement of a statement that a sale or letting has been agreed, or that the land or premises have been sold or let, subject to contract.

(3) The advertisement shall be removed within 14 days after the completion of a sale or the grant of a tenancy.

(4) No advertisement may exceed in area—

(a)where the advertisement relates to residential use or development,0.5 square metre or, in the case of two joined boards, 0.6 square metre in aggregate;

(b)where the advertisement relates to any other use or development, 2 square metres or, in the case of two joined boards, 2.3 square metres in aggregate.

(5) Where the advertisement is displayed on a building, the maximum projection permitted from the face of the building is 1 metre.

(6) Illumination is not permitted.

(7) No character or symbol on the advertisement may be more than 0.75 metre in height, or 0.3 metre in an area of special control.

(8) No part of the advertisement may be higher above ground level than4.6 metres, or 3.6 metres in an area of special control or, in the case of a sale or letting of part only of a building, the lowest level of that part of the building on which display is reasonably practicable

They are usually put up by independent contractors. They have made a mistake. Ring them and tell them.

They usually have a "To the property" sign as an attempt to get round the regs as it is not a For Sale / To Let sign. But they too are covered, though many people don't know, or don't care if it is a neighbour trying to sell!

I found this, an easy read

www.reading.gov.uk/media/6189/Rules-and-regulations-for-displaying-estate-agents-boards/pdf/Web_information_on_ESTATE_AGENT_BOARDS.pdf

Oh thanks everyone, reading all your coments now.

Thank you all your information helped me be firm with the estate agents and the sign was moved yesterday afternoon :)

That's great news!