PIX: BLAZE at TDS HQ, BBC savages deposits, branch knife attack




<span style="font-size: 18px;">TDS HQ in Hemel Hempstead gutted by major fire </span>

35 fire fighters and six appliances attended huge fire late yesterday afternoon, which gutted the business premises of several firms including Tenancy Deposit Scheme. No one was hurt.

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Two teenagers charged after estate agency branch robbed at knife point

18-year-old Frankie Batchelor and a 15-year-old (who cannot be named for legal reasons) have been charged and will appear in court on Feb 4th.

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BBC criticises lettings industry over ‘opaque’ tenant deposit adjudications

Radio 4's You and Yours grills MyDeposits chief Eddie Hooker over his scheme's arbitration process.

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Hunters hoovers up 279-property lettings portfolio in Midlands

Local franchisee is helped financially to acquire the business, the fourth of its kind nationally over the past six months for Hunters.

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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Auction stations!</span>


Private treaty estate agents partnering with auctioneers to offer sales by auction isn’t a new proposition, says Jason Lee, National Sales Manager at SDL Auctions, but the opportunities now are better than ever.

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