By Danielle Gibson

Estate agents Marsh & Parsons has sparked a sexism row over its latest London Underground billboard ads, thanks to an advert featuring an older man embraced by a younger woman along with the copy line, ‘A charming period property with a modern extension’.

Despite best intentions, Marsh & Parsons confirmed it will remove the ad after the billboard received complaints online and to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

The ad is one in a series that describes people as though they are properties but many on social media believed the agency went too far with the provocative billboard.