Lettings firm wins gold at awards
Last updated at 10:26, Friday, 22 June 2012
BELVOIR lettings agency, which has an office in King Street, Whitehaven, is celebrating the business scooping gold in a UK-wide awards scheme.
Owners Pamela Schure and Colin Belton received their award for Best Lettings Agency Franchise 2012 from rower Sir Matthew Pinsent at a ceremony in London.
The awards, run in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, were judged by industry experts and chaired by the Property Ombudsman. Belvoir won gold in the 2010 awards and silver in 2011.
Pamela Schure of Belvoir Whitehaven said: “My team and I are delighted to be sharing in this latest recognition of our professional standards. It confirms that Belvoir’s franchise owners are not only striving for excellence but are also intent on doing things properly within a self-regulating industry.”
Belvoir Lettings has 140 franchised offices and was established in 1995.
First published at 11:11, Thursday, 21 June 2012
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk
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