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Watchdog investigates two property companies over website and text adverts
Two property companies have been investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week, one over charges made to a tenant and the other over the costs of calling a number listed within an advertisement. James Park Homes, which operates sites in Lincolnshire, the Lake District and Nottinghamshire, was referred to the watchdog after a park home resident complained that their monthly bills, despite being listed on the company’s website to include water rates, instead had the charge added on top. The ASA approached James Park Homes about the adverts and the company has promised that in future they will be accurate – and that any qualifications and limitations relating to ad claims will be clear in the future. Builder Linden Homes was also referred to the ASA over a text sent to existing customers asking them to call an 0845 number. The person complaining said the text did not make it clear how much the number would cost to call, which it complained was misleading under the ASA’s advertising code. The ASA raised these concerns with the company, which has given assurances that the 0845 number is no longer in use and that its systems have been updated to…
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Linden Homes Midlands strengthens sales team
House builder Linden Homes Midlands is continuing to strengthen its regional presence by welcoming Karen Stockwell to the role of Sales Manager to oversee a number of existing and ‘coming soon’ developments across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. With more than a decade of experience in the new homes industry, Karen, a former marketing professional, joins Linden Midlands from the developer’s Chiltern region, with extensive knowledge and expertise in the new homes field. After spending around 13 years in marketing and PR, Karen decided to take a career change to work with a new homes developer, covering maternity leave for a colleague – and has never looked back. She said, “I fell into working within new homes to be honest, but once I become involved with direct selling and dealing with customers, my interest in property which I’d always had, and my love for the job in general, grew.”
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