Land Data Announces 2010 Award Winners in Local Land Charges

Published by Fiona Barron for Land Data in Local Government and also in Communities, Housing

Winners of the third Land Data Local Land Charges Industry Awards were announced last night, 27th January, at Blackpool’s Hilton Hotel. The awards were presented at an awards dinner hosted by broadcaster and journalist Carol Thatcher.

The winners were honored across six categories covering marketing innovation, customer satisfaction, most improved service, best NLIS local land charges department, local land charges officer of the year and a special tribute award.

Over 120 representatives from local land charges teams from around the country attended the awards ceremony.

The 2010 winners:
 

Marketing Innovation
Winner: Kettering Borough Council

Customer Satisfaction for Local Authority Searches
Winner: Reading Borough Council

Most Improved Services
Winner: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Best NLIS Local Land Charges Department
Winner: Westminster City Council

Local Land Charges Officer of the Year
Winner: Kevin Crowl, Torridge District Council

Special Tribute Award
Winners: Peter Audin, City of York Council and Amanda Renshaw, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Judging was carried out by a team of industry experts from Land Data, NLIS Hub, SearchFlow and the Local Land Charges Institute. Voting from solicitors, conveyancers and HIP providers was used for the customer satisfaction award. Entries for each award category were reviewed and judged on critical success factors such as innovation, planning, evaluation, customer service, electronic search strategies and results achieved.

Jan Boothroyd, Chief Executive of Land Data commented: “We are delighted to start the year celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of local land charges teams across the country. As we begin yet another year of challenging market conditions, it is so good to see the quality of the entries and evidence of the efforts and professional service levels which local land charges teams continue to make.”

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Awards photographs are available please contact Fiona Barron tel: 07770 855337 e:fiona.barron@land-data.org.uk

For further information please contact:
Fiona BarronJustin Scott at Land Data
Tel: 07770 855337 / 020 7268 3577
Email:fiona.barron@land-data.org.uk /justin.scott@land-data.org.uk
www.land-data.org.uk

Notes to Editors
Land Data regulates NLIS, which was set up to support local authorities (LAs) and other property information holders in England and Wales in their move from manual to electronic provision of property information services. The NLIS Hub is connected to all local authorities in England and Wales, Land Registry, the Coal Authority and other sources of land and property information. The information is distributed by NLIS Channels to around 15,000 subscribed solicitors and licensed conveyancers. Since it began operation in 2001 over 18 million searches have been processed by the NLIS Hub. Land Data became a Community Interest Company in January 2006 in recognition of its commitment to making electronic property search information accessible to the general public and thereby improving the home buying process.