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Licensing In Our Industry – Where do WE Stand On The Issue?
In last week’s blog we detailed our encounter with one of the more unscrupulous and brazen ‘unregulated’ PIs in our region – one who sought to ‘squat’ off our business address and steal our marketing materials, whilst claiming he didn’t need to be insured to work in this field. You can read more about that here should you wish.
That encounter leads us on this week to discuss our thoughts and feelings around the latest news that FINALLY strict licensing and enforced regulation will be brought to the investigation industry. Read more about Licensing In Our Industry – Where do WE Stand On The Issue? …
We talk a lot in this blog space about the perils and dangers that come with using an unregulated and unqualified investigator, and in the past we’ve published 
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Our Newcastle city centre based client got in touch with us after having Surmount recommended to them by a previous organisation we’d worked with, checking us out online and liking what they saw. They brought us in to consult with regards to concerns they had regarding one of their staff.
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.
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.