Six agencies expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme
TPO says expulsion is always a last resort and follows a robust compliance process
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An estate agency with 15 branches in eight counties as well as central London has launched a Private Buyers Club portal offering exclusive access to properties priced over £1 million that are not available on the open market. The platform, hosted on the Michael Graham website, gives pre-qualified buyers the chance to view off-market homes…
Panorama goes undercover at one of the UK’s biggest estate agencies to investigate claims it is not acting in the best interests of customers Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
New measures to allow ‘mid-size’ lenders to compete with the mortgage giants are being unveiled by the Bank of England. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which is part of the Bank, has published a series of options to make it easier for medium sized firms to ‘scale-up’. Speed up approvals The proposed changes would represent…
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A new UK-based service, Planning Decoder, has launched a 48-hour property planning intelligence report designed to identify issues that could derail residential transactions. The platform pulls data from local authority planning records, appeal decisions, Companies House and policy documents, combining AI-assisted analysis with human review. The service has been operating in beta since late 2025…
The majority of first-time buyers are being held back from applying for a mortgage due to common misconceptions about affordability, deposits and eligibility, according to Stephanie Daley (pictured), Director of Partnerships at Alexander Hall. Additional buyers Educating them about their access to mortgages could unlock a substantial number of additional buyers. And, as some of…
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