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Freeholders issued legal papers over ‘national scandal’ of secret insurance commissions

By 2025-07-17T11:00:00

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’It is even more shocking that our landlords have been milking us for cash by jacking up insurance premiums with hidden commissions,’ says class action participant

Legal letters have been issued to four of the UK’s largest freeholders as part of a leaseholder group class action claim to recover unlawfully charged insurance commissions. 

Insurance risk advisory firm Artex has also been notified of legal proceedings to secure disclosure of its landlord clients, which purportedly advised landlords to set up offshore captive insurers to hide secret commissions.

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