Trading Standards Investigations into Estate Agents
Received: 15 November 2025
Would you please supply the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.1. The number of estate agency company details who had been expelled by either property redress scheme, that were passed to you by NTSELAT for checks to be carried out to ensure they were not continuing to trade after expulsion, in the past 6 years.2. The number of trading standards investigations carried out in relation to estate agency businesses (over and above point 1 above) in the past 6 years.With the data please expand using the following criteria for the above:What was the exact nature of those investigations and any outcome on a case-by-case basis and who were the alleged offending agents involved in those cases please use the following format taking note of the example below.Example 1Date: xx/xxxxCompany: ABC AgentsExpelled agent investigation: Yes/No (Please indicate which is relevant)Offence/s: Breach of section xx of xxxx Act /Reg xxxx Nature of Offence: Misleading action/Omission/Money Laundering/Failure to Register for Redress Scheme:Action Taken: Warning Issued/CourtProceedings Taken (Outcome)/Referred to Police/SFO/CMA/ OrRelevant commentThe information can be provided in either Microsoft Word or Excel format.It is understood that disclosure of any company's details is not covered by the DPA and therefore cannot be withheld unless there is a current ongoing investigation against the company.In stating this exception, it only applies to ongoing investigations and does not preclude the company being named relating to previous investigations. If there is an ongoing investigation, then please indicate the investigation and omit the company's name.
Outcome / Documents
- Copy of FOI 15885120 - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet - Download
- Email from Karl.Schultz@Barnet.gov.uk - RE: Information Request - application/pdf - Download
- Email from Karl.Schultz@Barnet.gov.uk - RE: Information Request - application/pdf - Download
- Email from Momina.Khan@Barnet.gov.uk - Information Request - application/pdf - Download
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- FOI ref 15885120 - application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet - Download
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- Response (all information to be supplied) - application/pdf - Download