Editorial photo #557817 Economy, Business and Finance
Estate agents warn fracking
Sold and For Sale signs highlighting the availability of property in Manchester on Friday 1st May 2015. -- UK estate agents have warned that fracking, the controversial method of sourcing gas, will cause house prices to fall in areas where fracking takes place. Fracking has been said to cause earthquakes and pollutants to enter the water system. The findings have come from a report by the marketing research agency Redshift which was commissioned by Greenpeace UK in which 60 estate agents were surveyed. (Photo by Jonathan Nicholson/NurPhoto)