In case you missed it…..Five money strapped Councils spent £2,500 dialling the speaking clock last year

In yet another mystifying revelation over local council expenditure, five councils in the North East spent £2,500 calling the speaking clock last year. This was wastage the equivalent of spending five full days calling the automated service – which provides the listener with the precise time – leading union leaders to reportedly describe the act as ‘baffling’.

Perhaps even more ‘baffling’ is the fact that the very same service can be found online….for free.

Tom Brennan, North East regional secretary of the GMB, said: “I can’t for the life of me see why councils should be using services like the talking clock.

“If you turn on the BBC, or the radio, you get the exact time for free.

“There are cases where it appears councils are spending unnecessary money and we would welcome any savings which don’t impact the public but help protect jobs. That is the most important thing at the moment.”

The figure is just a small part of the £50,000 the five councils are reported to have spent last year calling premium line telephone numbers. Newcastle City Council, for example, spent £13,163 calling Directory Enquiries alone.

In a period when councils must ‘tighten their belts’ and prepare to cut jobs and budgets, such unnecessary expenditure continues to confound many.

 

Local Surveyor starts practice in his home town – Merthyr Tydfil

Keith Batten FRICS, local to Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, has become the newest Director of a Right Surveyors practice, providing surveys and professional consultancy to his home town and beyond. An experienced practitioner and dedicated local professional, having spent 30 years in the business, Keith is able to provide a wide range of property services.

Examples include Property Surveys, Building Surveys, Structural Surveys, House Purchase Surveys, Homebuyers Reports, Major Defects Reports, Home Surveys and Property Valuations, Property Acquisition work, Party wall work and acting as an Independent Expert Witness.

Contact Keith by following this link if you are purchasing, developing or repairing a property in the Merthyr Tydfil area. He will be happy to help.

The Right Surveyors provide property consultancy services all over the country, go to their homepage to find out more about the professional services they could provide you with.

Right Surveyors Glamorgan – for Surveys around Aberdare, South Wales

A new Right Surveyors practice providing surveys and other professional property work around Aberdare in Glamorgan, South Wales has opened with experienced local surveyor Keith Batten FRICS at its head. Examples of work provided include Property Surveys, Building Surveys, Structural Surveys, House Purchase Surveys, Homebuyers Reports, Major Defects Reports, Home Surveys and Property Valuations, Property Acquisition work, Party wall work and acting as an Independent Expert Witness.

Keith has 30 years experience in the surveying profession and a lifetime spent working and living in South Wales. For any type of property consultancy work, give keith a call by following this link to his local propertysurveying.co.uk website.

The Right Surveyors provide surveying services to the whole of England and Wales, mixing important local knowledge with a valuable national outlook. To read more about the Right Surveyors, and find out who the Right Surveyor for you might be, click here.

The Right Surveyors – now covering Rhondda

A new office for the Right Surveyors Glamorgan has opened, covering Rhondda and the surrounding area. Keith Batten FRICS has been appointed Director. The practice provides Property Surveys, Building Surveys, Structural Surveys, House Purchase Surveys, Homebuyers Reports, Major Defects Reports, Home Surveys and Property Valuations, Property Acquisition work, Party wall work and can act as an Independent Expert Witness.

If you need a property expert to survey a building you own or are about to buy, Right Surveyors Glamorgan have the perfect level of local knowledge and expertise to provide you with the professional service you require. Click here to contact Keith and have a no obligations chat about what he could do for you.

To find out more about the Right Surveyors and whether there’s a Right Surveyor near you, click here to visit their main website.

Pontypridd Surveyor joins the Right Surveyors!

A qualified, independent surveyor with 30 years of experience in the surveying industry and a lifetime spent living and working in South Wales has joined the Right Surveyors as Director for Right Surveyors Glamorgan Ltd. Providing all manner of  property surveys on residential and commercial buildings, as well as professional work ranging from party wall agreements to acting as an Independent Expert Witness, Keith is the consumate local professional.

If you need a survey or a qualified surveyor for professional work in or around Pontypridd, South Wales, follow this link and give Keith a call.

To read more about Keith and the Right Surveyors, follow this link to their main website.

Dedicated Surveyor in Caerphilly can give you peace of mind

Buying a property is one of the largest and most significant investments you will ever make, meaning that it could be one of the biggest decisions of your life. Having a survey carried out on the property by an experienced, local surveyor means that you can enter into the transaction with your eyes open and it can save you thousands of pounds in unseen costs.

Keith Batten FRICS is the newest Local Director for the Right Surveyors and covers South Wales. If you need a survey or professional work carried out in or around Caerphilly, just click on this link and call Keith for a no obligations chat.

To read more about Keith, go to his dedicated page on the Right Surveyors main website here.

Cowbridge now has the Right Surveyor for you!

Keith Batten FRICS – 30 years of experience in the surveying industry. Lifetime spent working and living in South Wales. The new Director of Right Surveyors Glamorgan, Keith provides Property Surveys, Building Surveys, Structural Surveys, House Purchase Surveys, Homebuyers Reports, Major Defects Reports, Home Surveys and Property Valuations, Property Acquisition work, Party wall work and can act as an Independent Expert Witness. If there’s anything he can do for you, visit the Cowbridge propertysurveying.co.uk website on this linkand call the Right Surveyors on 0800 880 6264

The Right Surveyors are a group of Chartered Surveyors providing property services all over England and Wales. To see more about what they do, visit this link.

Need a building survey in or around Llantwit Major?

If you need a building survey, commercial or residential, in the Llantwit Major area, the Right Surveyors Glamorgan will be happy to provide it for you. Its new Director, Keith Batten FRICS, has a huge amount of experience totalling 30 years in the surveying profession, is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has lived and worked in South Wales all his days. All of which makes him the perfect local, independent surveyor to carry out building surveys and professional work of any kind in and around Llantwit Major.

If you have a property you need surveyed, a party wall issue or a need for an independent expert witness, give Keith a call. Follow this link to the Llantwit Major website and his details.

To find out more about the Right Surveyors as a whole, go to this link and see how they can help you.

Barry’s local Chartered Surveyor

Need to find the Right Surveyor for you? Keith Batten FRICS has recently become Director for Right Surveyors Glamorgan Ltd, a local, independent surveying practice covering all types of survey and professional work. With 30 years experience and a lifetime spent living and working in South Wales, Keith can provide you with the very best property consultancy service available.

To contact Keith, just click on this link to the propertysurveying.co.uk website for Barry, South Wales.

To learn more about the Right Surveyors and who your local Right Surveyor might be, follow this link to the Right Surveyors website.