Professional Accreditations

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) provides fair and reasonable resolutions to disputes between members of the public and estate agents who are members of the TPO Scheme or who have registered with the TPO Approved Estate Agents Redress Scheme. Firms who are members, follow the TPO Code of Practice for Residential Sales.

SEAL is a formal partnership with the Council to improve the standard of accommodation within privately rented properties, and reduce anti-social behavior (ASB) throughout SEAL managed properties. SEAL will be responsible for reporting its progress to the Council's Community Services and Culture Scrutiny Committee. As a result of this partnership, Selective Licensing has been indefinitely postponed - pending the success of SEAL.

SAFE (SAFE Agent Fully Endorsed) is a mark which denotes that your lettings and management agent is part of a Client Money Protection Scheme which will protect your money in the event that anything should happen to it.

To learn more about Client Money Protection (CMP) Schemes, please click here

To view our certification for SAFE, please click here

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) is an accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents offering peace of mind to landlords and tenants in knowing that they are dealing with a firm which agrees to meet defined standards of customer service, together with having in place the necessary insurances to protect clients' money plus a customer complaints procedure offering independent redress.

For over one hundred years the West End of London has played a central role in the sale of many of the UK's finest houses. Today Mayfair Office carries on this tradition by providing a source of national property marketing expertise while forming the hub of a national and international network of the finest firms of estate agents in the industry.

Situated in Thayer Street, just two minutes' walk from Oxford Street, Mayfair office is ideally situated in the heart of London's West End and perfect for London based clients, buyers and investors.

Blackshaw Homes has been independently selected by the National Homes Network as their exclusive and recommended Relocation Agent for the Southend-On- Sea Borough and surrounding areas. As your Relocation Agent we work with approximately 300 fellow agents across England, Scotland and Wales to showcase your property to potential buyers across the nation.

Blackshaw Homes are a gold member investor in wildlife. Essex Wildlife Trust is the county's leading conservation charity. It has more than 34,000 members, manages and protects over 8,200 acres of land on 87 nature reserves, 2 nature parks and runs 10 visitor centres. The aim of Essex Wildlife Trust is to Protect Wildlife for the Future and for the people of Essex.