Ballymore warned by ratings site over ‘reviews’ written by its own staff

By Joey Gardiner2020-12-22T12:20:00

High-profile London developer takes down posts on consumer review site written by its own employees

London developer Ballymore has been forced to act after online ratings site Trustpilot issued a formal “cease and desist” warning for it stop its own staff from posting positive reviews of the firm.

Ballymore said in a statement it had taken down reviews posted by staff members and said those who had been posting had been residents of Ballymore developments.

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