Press Coverage in PrimeResi: Jamie Hope Featured in Talking Heads: How a cyber-attack put the PCL property sector in limbo

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Jamie Hope, Managing Directors at PCL estate agency Maskells

“The computer system hack at RBKC is causing havoc. This has become a major issue that is effecting every property transaction in the Borough and is a much wider problem. Child support and other critical services are down – it’s a nightmare!”

“On the property side, we are having to put in place very inventive solutions such as overreaching indemnity policies to cover searches, planning applications and other key elements of the buying process as the ‘fix’ is likely many months away and we can’t let this scupper transactions.”

Read the article in PrimeResi

 

Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2026