The Perils of National Investigation Services.
More and more of late the field of professional investigation is being plagued by ‘national’ agencies who disingenuously pretend they have “regional reach” into – in our case – places like Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and the rest of the North East.
Routinely they are London based or thereabouts. There is no one main investigative head office or HQ and no hierarchy of investigators. It is simply a website that splinters off to suggest it is local to you dependent on where you’re searching for. The people behind this ‘agency’ might be based in Essex or wherever, but it’s imperative to them that you believe they are based in your city where ever you are. Read more about The Perils of National Investigation Services. …

Our Newcastle based Landlord client had a property portfolio that included a number of varying-sized residential properties throughout the region along with some commercial units. At one of his fully furnished residential properties he was reaching the end of his tether with his tenant, a female in her late twenties that we’ll call ‘Carol’.
We receive many, many enquiries a week from people looking to trace individuals for a multitude of reasons and we have an incredibly high standard as to whether we take the case on or not.
Our Harassment Support Services for people around Newcastle, North Tyneside and the whole of the North East don’t just cover those dealing with an aggressive ex-partner or the world of dating-gone-wrong. It is completely bespoke to anyone and everyone who is being distressed by another party in a variety of different circumstances. Take our most recent case for example, which involved anti-social behaviour from a neighbour.
After a brief period of mild panic whereby half the population considered GDPR to be the new Y2K, the finish line for GDPR compliance has now finally arrived into sight and companies throughout Europe are now all ‘set up’ and in line with the requirements of the new legislation.
We received instruction from a UK insurance company who wanted a secondary investigation completed to support the one completed by their own claims management team in relation to an insurance claim made by one of their policyholders.