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On the second anniversary of the scheme (April 2007 – April 2009), figures have been released which show that protection of tenant’s deposits and the schemes have made real progress in their quest to deliver a more secure system for the public. According to the latest survey from The Deposit Protection Service (DPS), some 91% of tenants feel safer since tenancy deposit legislation was introduced 2 years ago.
In the wake of a number of cases of end-of-tenancy disputes and even the fraudulent misappropriation of deposits held on some letting agencies’ client account, the Managing Director of the UK’s largest dedicated letting agency has hit out at the Government’s failure to go further in legislation covering the security of tenants deposits.
Defying the prevailing economic climate, leading SMART (Small to Medium Area Repair Technology) automotive paintwork repair specialist ChipsAway reports a massive 9,000 leads passed onto franchisees in a bumper month of March, described by Chief Executive Lloyd Evans as “Our best month ever for customer leads to our network”.
The latest report by Christopher Hamer, the Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OAE) shows a massive 200% annual increase in letting-related complaints, highlighting the need for the public to be acutely aware of rapid changes in the property letting industry.
Ten offices within the Martin & Co network have been shortlisted as one of the best letting agents in their region at the Estate & Letting Agent Awards.
Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH), the global hotel group behind the Comfort, Quality, Sleep Inn and Clarion brands and one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world, has been named as the world’s 13th fastest-growing franchise company by US-based ‘Entrepreneur’ magazine.
The Survival of the Fittest – What Differentiates a Brand from a Superbrand? Business design and print specialist, Kall Kwik has successfully maintained its status as one of the most recognised brands by achieving Business Superbrand status for the sixth consecutive year.
This month we look at how the current economic climate is boosting the number of people who are now considering franchising as a future career.
Britain’s franchises are taking a chance on their survival in the economic downturn by failing to use a business plan, according to research released by Lloyds TSB Commercial.
Kall Kwik UK is reporting a dramatic increase in orders of printed point-of-sale materials from its network of over 150 franchises.
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