March News from Dawsons
Community:
The Fine & Country Foundation gives £2970.00 to Swansea Food Bank
The Fine & Country Foundation is giving a total of £40,000 to 15 homeless charities and projects in its bi-annual grant scheme. Swansea Food Bank (Trussell Trust) is one of the chosen charities to receive funding for their amazing work in Swansea.
Founded in 1997 the Trussell Trust supports a nationwide network of food banks and together they provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty in the UK. Swansea has several foodbanks in operation, manned by volunteer’s mostly. Trussell Trust’s aim is to end hunger and poverty in the UK. Between April 2018 and March 2019 food banks in the Trussell Trust network provided more than 1.6 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis, this is a 19% increase on the previous year.
Chris Hope (Fine & Country Swansea Director) said "Having made the connections with Kristina and the team in Swansea Foodbanks back in early 2018, we soon came to understand the importance of the work they do here in Swansea, Llanelli and in fact across the country. For the last two years, we have taken part in agents giving week in June alongside 700 other estate agents across the country through our Relocation Agent Network (RAN) collecting over 4,700 items of food, sanitary and toiletry supplies for our local food banks via the Trussell Trust. We are looking forward to this year’s collection once again and hope to continue our support of Kristina and the team at other stages throughout this year also."
In October 2019, homeless charities across the UK and overseas applied for up to £3,000 of funding from The Fine & Country Foundation’s Autumn grant programme. The scheme was a huge success, with a wide range of projects and innovative ideas from charities around the world. The applications were assessed in November and the final decisions have now been made.
The Fine & Country Foundation’s spring grant scheme opens on 1st March 2020 to all homeless charities and organisations. For full details, visit www.fineandcountryfoundation.com.
Industry News:
Dawsons win Gold Trusted Feefo Award 2020
We are proud to announce that Dawsons have once again won the Feefo Gold Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.
Created by Feefo, Trusted Service is awarded only to businesses that use Feefo to collect genuine reviews and insights. Businesses meeting the high standard, based on the number of reviews they have collected and their average rating, receive the award. A highly-valued badge of approval, this accreditation remains unique, as it is based purely on the interactions with real customers. As all reviews are verified as genuine, the accreditation is a true reflection of a business’s commitment to outstanding service.
Feefo has given Gold Trusted Service awards to businesses who have collected at least 50 reviews between January 1st 2019 and December 31st 2019, with a Feefo service rating of between 4.5 and 4.9
Competition time:
The winner of our ‘Christmas 12 day giveaway’ Bottega gold gift set enjoying her winnings, Helena was pleased to collect her prize just in time to celebrate the excellent inspection result of Penllergaer Primary where she teaches. Well Done Helena.
Keep your eyes open for our next Bottega gift set competition ….
Auction News:
What a start to the 25th anniversary year of Swansea's only dedicated auction department. Our auction experts have started the year with a BANG! Our first auction of the year took place on the 26th of February with 17 properties entered into it. We managed to sell a phenomenal 16/17 lots this is an impressive 94%. An interesting statistic is that the auction department sold 10 properties prior to the auction, under the same auction conditions of an immediate exchange and 28 day completion. This is because they listen to and advise vendors on how to get the best possible price for their properties. Our next auction is the 22nd of April and with some big changes to council tax charges against vacant properties we would strongly advise calling our auction experts if you are thinking of selling via auction or if you have a vacant property. This year our auction department are offering two different methods of sale, please give them a call to find out more. 01792 478903/4.
Fine & Country:
Our Fine & Country Department wins the regional awards for Wales.
After attending the International Fine & Country awards in London in February, our Fine & Country team are proud to announce that they picked up the winning award in the regional awards for Wales.
This is a fantastic achievement for our team, who are based in our Mumbles office on Newton Road. Being recognised as the best Welsh Fine & Country agent is a real honour, congratulations Chris, Tom, Nicola, Beth and Lindsey.
Should you wish to contact our Fine & Country team please call 01792 367301 (option 2).
Business Link:
K&R Construction is a locally owned Swansea based construction company. They specialise in Renovation and conversions on domestic and commercial property. They are a company that will go the extra mile to put your needs first. Reliable. Competitive. Professional.
Call them on 07456 335337
Send them an email: info@kr-constructionltd.com
Reward Card Update:
Another new Reward card partner on board - Langland Cleaning Solutions.
CLICK HERE for more info on our Reward Card offers:
Relocation Agent Network:
Our senior partner Chris Hope is on the council for the Relocation Agent Network and Dawsons are actively involved in helping people to relocate all over the country. If you are considering a move to or away from Swansea, we are the only dedicated relocation agency and we would be delighted to help you move! Check out our Relocation process here.
Careers @ Dawsons:
Are you considering a career in Estate Agency, Property Management or Surveying?
Visit our website HERE for current vacancies.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) update:
Our advisors are ready to help CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
For further information call: 01792 646060
Email: shaun.sturgess@mab.org.uk / david.treharne@mab.org.uk / james@morgansmcgrath.com