LETTING agents across the county are being reminded about new legislation which requires them to clearly display their fees.
East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards team wants to ensure that all letting agents are aware of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which requires them to publicise a full list of their fees on their website and in their office. Continue reading
HUNDREDS of pounds will be returned, and advice offered, to East Sussex residents who have fallen foul of postal scams.
Trading Standards officers from the county council are planning a two day operation to return cheques to those duped into handing over money for bogus lotteries, prize draws and clairvoyant scams. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs have welcomed confirmation of a £1.3bn investment in a wind farm off the Sussex coast.
E.ON this week announced its partnership with the Green Investment Bank which will allow the power company to build the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. Continue reading
BUSINESSES in East Sussex are being offered help to grow and create new jobs through a county council-backed funding scheme.
East Sussex Invest 4 Business Growth Funding is the latest phase of a programme which has already paid out around £4.5 million in grants and loans, helping 140 businesses and creating almost 600 jobs over the past three years. Continue reading
