Agents were also accused by government and other industry representatives of being unsupportive of the potential for reservation agreements to improve the homebuying process.
NatWest’s increase of its procuration fee drew attention, as did its demand for a landlord to evict her tenant receiving housing benefit in order to remortgage.
Meanwhile concerns were also raised about the stability of some peer-to-peer lenders with fears poor lending practices could severely damage the market.
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Estate agents resisting reservation agreements – Ministry of Housing
NatWest tells landlord to evict tenant on benefits or pay £2.5k in ERCs
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