Search Results for: conditional selling
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Regulation & Law
Conveyancing regulation body publishes findings on conditional selling
The CLC says almost half of solicitor firms it scrutinised were unable to provide written agreements with estate agents.
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Ombudsman responds to conditional selling scandal with new guidance
Lesley Horton at The Property Ombudsman says estate agents caught pressurising buyers to use their in-house services breach the code of practice.
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‘Target’ culture is estate agency’s problem, not conditional selling or over-valuing
Yorkshire independent estate agent explains why he thinks why some agencies are revealed to be engaged in 'dubious' practices.
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Property lawyers say BBC probe into conditional selling ‘long overdue’
The Property Laywers Association says thanks must go to Panorama for shining a spotlight on the murky world of ‘conditional selling’ because 'integrity dies in darkness'.
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Leading broker slams agents following ‘conditional selling’ BBC investigation
Samantha Lindsay says Panorama documentary sheds much-needed light on 'highly unethical' practice of conditional sales.
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Industry figure says stronger line must be taken against conditional selling
Sean Hooker says 2020 probe into practice and previous 'guidance' is being flouted by some estate agencies, as Panorama investigation has shown.
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Ministers under pressure to ban ‘conditional selling’ by estate agents
New campaign by FT Advisor backed by HomeOwners Alliance wants mortgage brokers to lobby their MPs and ask questions at PMQs in Parliament.
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Brokers angered by surge in estate agents’ conditional selling practices
Mortgage brokers are once again urging regulators to do more to crack down on conditional selling by estate agents and developers.
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Conditional selling scandal back under the spotlight
A national newspaper has reignited the debate about the practice and accused some agents of breaking the law.
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Conditional selling by estate agents has ‘got to stop’
Campaigning brokerage group boss Karl Wilkinson says the practice is unlawful and unfair to buyers looking for mortgages.
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