The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) reveals the BBC Panorama investigation into conditional selling that aired last week has persuaded it that estate agent commission for referrals needs a major overhaul.

During the programme, it was revealed that as well as pressuring some buyers to use its in-house mortgage broker, conveyancing referral fees were also an issue tied to ‘conditional selling’ by Connells, who of course are not alone.

Its statement says: “We have no evidence to suggest that practices as unethical as those highlighted in the programme are prevalent in the sector we regulate, but in the interests of ensuring genuine consumer choice, the CLC is today announcing plans to undertake a thematic review focused on referral arrangements”. This review will begin in early 2026.

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