Two months ago, Google emailed users who manage Business Profiles for schools warning that reviews would be removed and completely disabled by April 30, 2025.

www.seroundtable.com/google-drops...

There was a delay but it has now rolled out in North America.

Google no longer shows reviews on the Business Profiles of some types of schools in the UK.

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In my experience, the OLD process never worked as described.

The "owner conflict" dialogue never appeared.

To complete the process, I used this "unofficial" solution: Contact Google support.

The official NEW process:
Contact Google support.

Reference: support.google.com/business/ans...

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Google has overhauled the process for requesting ownership of a service area business.

OLD process:
1.) Create a service area profile identical to the one you wanted to claim
2.) Verify it
3.) Wait for an "owner conflict" dialogue to appear with a "Request access" button

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Google actually uses the phrase "Businesses associated with..." not the specific term "selling", so this new requirement can be applied broadly/loosely.

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