Remembering those We Lost
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Remembering those We Lost

Join a two-minute silence on Monday 11 November to mark Armistice Day

We will observe a two-minute silence at 11am on Monday 11 November to remember the deaths and sacrifices of those who served in the two world wars and in other conflicts since.

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Are we held to Ransom by On Line Companies?
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Are we held to Ransom by On Line Companies?

Love Love Love Tech. Love Gadgets. Love the new iPhone. Love Apps that allow us to monitor our sleep, wake us, order takeaway, order a cab, order our dry cleaning collection, order our shopping. Love the way in which technology helps us all navigate our ever increasingly busy lives. Loath the way that when it goes wrong, it really does impact our lives.

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No DSS, No DWP, No Benefits - Updated Guidance for Lettings Professionals
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No DSS, No DWP, No Benefits - Updated Guidance for Lettings Professionals

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now clarified advice the CMA’s guidance for lettings professionals on consumer protection law. How did we get here? Shelter started their campaign "Stop DSS Discrimination" in 2018, which lead to examining blanket adverts that stated "No DSS", “considered” by Shelter to be discriminatory. The campaign lead to the property portals restricting the use of the phrase "No DSS" and some major lenders removing the restriction within their mortgage agreements. The CMA has now updated guidance in relation to the way in which properties to be let are advised and what can or cannot be said within the advert.

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