TheNews AGENCY DESIGN Shining lights of contemporary office design
“Estate agents across the country are changing their window displays at a faster rate than we have seen for years,” reports Fairfield Lighting. With the financial crisis, many agents haven’t changed their displays for several years so when one agent in the town updates their window the rest suddenly realise how old fashioned they look. George Bhakar of KSD Lettings led the way in his area and now has a very shiny new look, but he needed to think carefully before deciding on the display system for his new Lettings office in Southampton – he has 31 other agents within a mile. KSD has been in business for over 28 years providing commercial lettings, but they have now just opened their first high street office. He selected Fairfield LED Light Pockets as they looked completely different than anything else in the area. “I wanted to create a modern fresh
QUALIFICATIONS Well done Danielle
Congratulations to Danielle Denison from Denisons Estate Agents in Christchurch who has passed her examinations for the NFOPP Technical Award for Residential Letting and Property Management. NFOPP’s Technical Award is a Level 3 qualification within the Qualifications and Credit Framework, equivalent to an A-Level. It requires
Danielle Denison
serious commitment from the individual that undertakes the training. The qualification consists of four separate examinations in Health and Safety, Security and General Law; Legal Aspects of Letting and Management; Residential Property Letting Practice and Residential Property Management Practice. “Congratulations Danielle,
we are extremely proud of her commitment to study for the NFOPP qualifications and are delighted that she passed with flying colours,” says Andy Denisons, Principal, Denisons.
8 l April 2012 l TheNegotiator JUSTICE Michael Sams
Twenty years ago, an estate agent in Great Barr, Stephanie Slater, aged 25, was kidnapped on a property viewing, raped, blindfolded and held in a box by Michael Sams as he tried to obtain a £175,000 ransom. He was captured after his
approach that would turn heads and bring customers into our office, since our opening we had loads of compliments on how attractive our office looks,” said George. To get the best solution for the agents’ offices, Fairfield has a professional team of consultants who visit site to discuss the full
AWARDS Barbon’s BOSCAs
At the recent Barbon awards event, cheekily titled, The BOSCAs, Rentshield was crowned Barbon Business of the Year while the Managing Director of Letsure took the Chief Executive’s Award The property insurance
broker Barbon announced the winners of its second annual Olympic Super Champion Awards or BOSCAs at a black tie ceremony held at Madame Tussauds. Teignmouth-based
residential lettings specialist Rentshield, which was acquired by Barbon at the end of 2010, was crowned ‘Barbon Business of the Year’ with social housing insurance broker FARR coming a close second. It was a double win for Letsure with Managing Director Ian Fraser taking the Chief Executive’s Award and Brian McKenzie being named Employee of the Year and winning tickets to any sporting event anywhere in the world. Gary Abraham, Rentshield’s Managing Director says, “We are delighted to win this fantastic accolade especially as
Gary Abraham with CEO Martin Oliver
we are still a relative newcomer to the Group. Since the acquisition, we have gone from strength to strength, doubling our insurance income, and are now Barbon’s top performing business.
Martin Oliver, Barbon’s Chief
Executive Officer says, “The BOSCAs is all about employee recognition and showcasing the outstanding achievement of those individuals and teams who have demonstrated a high degree of skill, commitment and success.”
range of systems. A full colour 3D visual gives
the client a clear idea of what the display will look like once installed and as the picture shows, the end result is incredibly bright, illuminating the properties during the day as well as in the evening.
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wife recognised a recording of his voice played on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme. Stephanie’s life was ruined, she had a breakdown and hasn’t been able to continue her career. The one-legged killer was
jailed at Nottingham Crown Court in 1993 for Stephanie’s ordeal and the murder of 18-year-old Julie Dart from Leeds.
Sams had also received a
concurrent, eight-year term in 1997 after holding a woman probation officer prisoner in a jail and being convicted of false imprisonment. A judge said he should spend 25 years in jail before being considered for parole. But he has been trying to
force authorities to re- categorise his prisoner status. Sams explained to Mr
Justice Ouseley, during a recent High Court hearing in London, via a video link from his prison, how the level of risk he posed to women prison staff had fallen over 15 years. The 69-year-old former toolmaker said, “In 1995 and 1997 I was an extreme danger to female staff. “In 2005, I was medium
risk. Now I am low risk.” He took legal action against
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke as part of a fight to be downgraded from category A, which could eventually help him in a bid for release from prison. Mr Justice Ouseley dismissed his claim for “judicial review” saying prison officials had made “painstaking efforts” to ensure Sams’ file contained “all that it ought to”. Prison authorities had
considered Sams’ case every year and concluded each time that he should be classed category A. l
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