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Thousands of tenants and landlords report disputes to The Property Ombudsman scheme, following new government legislation for lettings agents
Posted: 23/02/2015
Sixty-nine per cent of consumer complaints were supported by the TPO scheme, which recently gained approval from the TSI CCAS for its Lettings Code of Practice.
10 years of a child鈥檚 life 鈥� saved!
Posted: 09/02/2015
In the run up to this year鈥檚 general election TSI are implementing a strategy to raise the profile of trading standards among politicians.
Help save 10 years of a child's life and win 拢1000
Posted: 09/02/2015
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is calling on young people to educate their peers and local businesses about the dangers of alcohol and tobacco products through the launch of a brand new competition, sponsored by Waitrose.
New online course helps businesses selling age-restricted goods stay legal
Posted: 04/02/2015
Businesses looking to train staff on the importance and means of preventing underage sales will be delighted with a brand new online course launched by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) with Virtual College.
Crackdown seizes more than 2.5m illegal cigarettes
Posted: 28/01/2015
England's first large scale operation by trading standards against illegal tobacco products saw a total of 2,594,858 cigarettes seized, with a value of 拢614,488.
