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July’s Newsletter

July 22, 2019 Editor

Community

We sponsored the race shirts for the runners from the Paul Popham Running Club in 2019 Swansea half marathon and not only helped Underhill Park, Mumbles Community Council to get their Aviva grant in order to update their playground, we also got our very own picnic bench in the playground too!

Industry News

After winning gold in lettings and silver in sales at the 2019 EA Masters, we have now been assured that we are already in the top 3% of England & Wales for the 2020 awards. We won’t find out if we are medal winners, but our clients can be assured our service is of the highest standard in the industry according to Rightmove & The Property Academy.

Formed in 1991, with 5 lettings and 8 sales branches along with our commercial, auction, land and new homes departments, as well as our Mumbles branch housing Fine & Country, we are now experts in all thing’s property. As our branches are based within our local communities throughout Swansea and Llanelli, we are the approved RAN agent for our area, ensuring each branch can offer the best possible customer service.

Financial Advice

If you are looking to buy your first property or your fifth one, there is one thing that you must do. Check your finances. Whether you’re a first-time buyer or a cereal mover you should always you’re your finances in place before you start your search. We here at Dawsons offer a free consultation with financial experts that have access to around 95 different lenders. Considerably more than our competitors. Our advisers can help you increase your budget, have cheaper monthly payments and help you manage investments. Don’t delay speak to one of our offices and get your finances sorted today.

Auction News

At the time of writing, we have a total of 14 properties ready for our next auction on the 14th of August. The properties are diverse and very popular: 4 bedroom detached in Llanelli, 2 bedroom mid terrace in mumbles, 3 bedroom semi in Ystralyfera and a 1 bedroom flat in Sketty. If you are thinking of investing your money, do it, why leave it in the bank at 0.7% interest. Invest in buy to let with a 9% return, buy a property with a view to getting a £20,000 return on investment.

There is money to be made in the auction room strike before the deals are Going Going GONE.

Fine & Country Property Focus

The Fort, Port Eynon

Offers Over £650,000

The Fort has been a family home for past 40 years for the current owner, has been a wonderful, joyful home with incredible views and proximity to Port Eynon beach, they will be extremely sad to move on.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a home in a truly incredible private position, nestled in generous immaculate grounds of just over an acre. The Fort sits proudly in an elevated, private position commanding beautiful sea views, ocean sounds and is perfect for those that enjoy the outdoor lifestyle.

Business Link

Exall & Jones

Builders and timber merchants based in the heart of Swansea City centre and in Killay with easy access to and from all the surrounding districts and the M4 motorway. 25,000 square feet of undercover storage area, a large heavy goods yard and car park.

Dealing with everyone from the occasional DIY’er to professional housing developers & a healthy business relationship with numerous major contractors across South Wales.

If you hold a Dawson’s reward card you automatically get a special price list – please call ☎︎ 01792 473748 for more information.

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Spotlight on Rees Little Removals

An added bonus of being Dawson’s customer for sales or lettings means that you get to use the Dawson’s Reward Card.

Rees Little Removals a professional business helping the people of Swansea & the surrounding areas to move home and with your Dawson’s Reward Card you get a whopping 20% discount!

Rees Little Removals work on the basis of giving their customers exactly what they want in a removal firm:

Offering 100% confidence that the removal men turn up on time, on the right day!
Competitive quotations
Smart & well presentable young & fit team where uniform is compulsory
A happy can-do attitude
An upbeat positive workforce of “yes” men
Fully insured
Treat your items with the utmost care
Packing service
Catering for anything, they are just a question away.

Ask a member of our team for information on how to get one of our exclusive Reward cards providing you with discounts and offers in many local companies throughout Swansea & Llanelli

Relocation Agent Network

10,000 items of food campaign

Last month all of the Dawsons offices became collection points for a special estate agency incentive across the UK, headed by our agency charity Agents Giving and the national Relocation Agent Network. The goal was to collect 10,000 items of food across the UK. The target was reached with the final total being 10,600 items with Dawsons collecting a HUGE 2,661 items! Over a quarter of all items raised came from us.

This annual event is incredibly important because Foodbanks across the UK are being used more than ever before. During the week, at Dawson’s, we collected for Trussell Trust foodbanks in Swansea and Llanelli.

Dawsons Mortgage Advice Bureau

Mortgage Success story

Mr W. and Miss S. offered on a property with our Gorseinon branch however, after visiting their bank, they were not able to borrow the amount they needed and therefore their offer was unsuccessful.

Then after accepting advice from Dawsons Gorseinon Matthew Jones, the clients agreed to meet and speak with Dawsons financial advisors – Mortgage Advice Bureau. Upon delving deeper into their financial situation, the advisor was able to identify a lender from an extensive panel which would allow them to borrow in excess of £200,000…..some £100,000 more than their Bank would allow! Our clients then went on to purchase a home via a new build developer, at a much higher price than they ever thought possible… What could we be doing for you?

Dawsons food drive 2019 for the Trussell Trust

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RAN Foodbank 10,000 items to the Trussell Trust

June 24, 2019 Editor

Last week all of the Dawsons offices became collection points for a special estate agency incentive across the UK, headed by our agency charity Agents Giving and the national Relocation Agent Network.

This annual event is incredibly important because Foodbanks across the UK are being used more than ever before. During the week, at Dawsons, we collected for Trussell Trust foodbanks in Swansea, Llanelli & Lifepointe.

The Trussell Trust charity supports a nationwide network of food banks and provides emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, along with campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.

In the UK, more than 14 million people are living in poverty – including 4.5 million children. The Trussell Trust supports more than 1,200 food bank centres in the UK to provide a minimum of three days’ nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people who have been referred in crisis, as well as supporting people to try and resolve the crises they face.

Between April 2018 and March 2019, food banks in the Trussell Trust network provided a record 1.6 million food supplies to people in crisis, a 19% increase on the previous year.

It takes more than food to end hunger but helping with food donations is a start and that is why this annual campaign is of huge importance to use at Dawsons.

Collection Day

Firstly we head to Morriston sales, to pick up 341 items, including a cheeky monkey.

Next to Morriston lettings, to pick up 189 items

2661 items for Dawsons Food Drive 2019 — Sarah hopped into the collection bucket but just couldn’t give her away!

and then to Gorseinon office to collect 105 Items.

Matt & George trying to get taken away from Gorseinon office

635 items delivered to Lifepointe.

Next, we headed to:

Sketty office to collect 107 items

Killay office to collect 43 items

Llanelli office to collect 174 items

Deliver to Llanelli Foodbank 324 Items (Met with Claire & Colin who were so incredibly grateful)

Final trip:

Mumbles office to pick up a whopping 798 items

Marina office to collect 158 items

Swansea sales office to collect 450 items

Swansea lettings office to collect 269 Items

And with a hugely packed van

Our final delivery was made to Swansea foodbank of 1675 items

We’d like to say a massive thank you to our board man Adrian from who drove from branch to branch last Friday along with our amazing food drive co-ordinator Gemma. Plus, of course, a huge well-done to all of our friends and local contacts who got involved and helped to achieve the amazing total of:

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Charitable Events

What is The Pughy 9s?

May 13, 2019 Editor

The Pughy 9s started Bank Holiday Weekend 2017 after the untimely death of the popular young player, Tom Pugh. Now in its 3rd year, this touch rugby tournament has continued to grow in popularity, attracting some 20 teams to take part!

Raising money for charities in Tom’s memory the tournament is well supported by Swansea Uplands RFC (who organise and run it), local people and businesses alike. Dawsons have sponsored a pitch for all 3 years, as well as Killay Office sponsoring a ball at this year’s tournament.

Killay Branch Manager (and all-around living legend) David ‘Dai’ Parton, who represented the club and played with Tom, has played as part of the “Vets” team for all 3 tournaments. Each year they have managed to progress to the Quarter Finals of the Cup. It was the same again this year at which stage they were knocked out 3-1 against a strong Gower Rangers Team.

A Cup and Shield competition are run after the first rounds of Pool matches. This year Penclawdd came out on top of the Shield and Uplands Youth won the Cup.

After the rugby comes to an end, the clubhouse is packed with all players and supporters. Some tales of the day at the fore amongst the Vets, that’s for sure and as the evening wears on teammates, friends and family let off balloons in Toms memory. Always a poignant moment and a chance to reflect and think about a top man!

#P9 #greenmachine #teamofbobbypughs

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Dawsons to sponsor Burry Port Raft Race again

June 6, 2018 Editor

Dawsons is delighted to be the principal sponsor of the Burry Port Raft Race for a second year.

The event this year takes place on Saturday, August 11.

“We sponsored the event last year and we had no hesitation in doing it again this year, especially as it raises valuable funds for both Burry Port RNLI and Afia Children’s Football Academy Foundation in Africa,” said Dawsons’ Senior Partner Chris Hope.

“We have an office in Llanelli and many of our staff are from the Burry Port area and again we will be entering our very own Dawsons raft. We are just hoping that, despite great efforts by our crew, they go a bit better that they did last year!”

There are plenty of prizes for those involved including best dressed raft, first raft to sink, best dressed crew, last raft over the line and worst dressed raft.

If you need any further details or an entry form you can email burryportraftrace@yahoo.com

L-R Naomi Webborn, Dawsons’ Lettings Department Coordinator, Chris Hope, Dawsons’ Senior Partner, and volunteers at Swansea Foodbank at City Church in Dyfatty.

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Dawsons supporting national food collection campaign

May 25, 2018 Editor

Dawsons Property is supporting a week-long campaign to collect items for Swansea Foodbank next month.

The special collection, which is part of Relocation Agent Network’s national fundraising event called #OneThousandItemsofFood, will take place between June 14 and 21 in conjunction with the Trussell Trust.

During the week there will be collection points in all of Dawsons’ branches across Swansea & Llanelli with special bins to be provided by their Dawsons’ reward card partner Exall & Jones.

The foodbank has become part of the social landscape of society with one in five people living below the poverty line in the UK.

Chris Hope with Kristina Williams of Swansea Foodbank

“We are very grateful to Dawsons to their commitment to this food collection campaign,” said Kristina Williams, Assistant Manager at Swansea Foodbank.

“We tend to have a lot of contributions around Christmas time and harvest festival, but contributions tend to tail off a bit during the spring and summer so Dawsons’ commitment is both timely and welcome.”

Swansea Foodbank, which provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis, is open in several locations around the city on different days and times.

Swansea Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust’s national foodbank network and is supported by churches across the city to help people in times of crisis.

Dawsons is asking customers and staff to donate two items each of non-perishable food such as tins and packet food.

Chris Hope, Senior Partner at Dawsons, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be part of this campaign as part of the Relocation Agent Network which is running #OneThousandItemsofFood throughout the UK.

Unfortunately, we live in times when foodbanks have become a necessity for a part of our society, so we are determined to make this campaign as successful as possible, therefore all our branches will be collecting items between June 14 and 21.”

To find your local foodbank visit www.trusselltrust.org. Find out what supplies they are currently in need of and what items they have enough of. Foodbanks also accept essential non-food items such as toiletries and hygiene products. They also accept clothes and toys.

Dawsons hand over cheque to Wales Air Ambulance

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Dawsons hand over cheque to Welsh Air Ambulance after charity abseil

December 7, 2017 Editor

Dawsons staff are delighted to have handed over a cheque for £1,314.98 to the Welsh Air Ambulance following a charity fundraising abseil.

The team of staff from the sales, auction and lettings departments abseiled down a 200ft cliff at Port Eynon on Gower.

Jo Summerfield, Director of Sales at Dawsons, said: “Wales Air Ambulance is a fantastic charity saving lives daily in Wales and transporting those in need to hospitals all over the country.

“We were very keen and pleased to be able to raise as much as possible especially as WAA runs purely on donations.”

Steffan Anderson-Thomas, WAA’s Community Fundraising Co-coordinator, said: “We are extremely grateful to the intrepid staff from Dawsons for their very generous cheque following their abseil.

“With the money they have generously donated Dawsons has funded a mission for one of our helicopters and the money will also go towards funding life-saving equipment and crew.”

Naomi Webborn, from Dawsons lettings department, said: “A big thank you goes to all those who took part and those who sponsored us and especially to the very kind donations from JCP solicitors, Keith Norris of Noble Harbour, Graham Kirby of Benson Watkins, Andrew Davies of Peter Lyn & Partners, Eastside Insurance and Exall & Jones builders merchants.”

PICTURE CAPTION: L-R Andy Iceton, WAA Pilot, Hannah Hearn, Dawsons, Kelly Israel, Dawsons, Corey Ashford, Dawsons, Dewi Thomas, WAA Helicopter Transfer Practioner, Callum Thomas, Dawsons, Amanda Bamford, Dawsons, Naomi Webborn, Dawsons, Natalie Dare, Dawsons, Ben Seabourne, Critical Care Practioner.

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Brilliant Halloween fundraising day by Dawsons branches

November 1, 2016 Editor

It was the final day of fundraising on Monday for our chosen charity, the Wallich, who do great work with homelessness in the local area.

Staff at all Dawsons branches had a dress-down/fancy dress day with competitions for the best looking branch and the best dressed individual.

The branch winner was Llanelli.

The standard of some of the individual costumes was so amazing but the three best dressed were Leon Atolagbe from Marina Lettings, Danielle Thomas from Mumbles Sales
and Lorraine Evans from Swansea.

However, the overall winner of the best dressed prize was Kirstie Morgan from Llanelli Lettings with her terrifying corpse bride robot baby concoction!

Marcia Williams, Private Rental Sector Manager at The Wallich, Ricky Purdy, Director of Residential Lettings at Dawsons, Jan Balsdon, Director of Fundraising and Participation at The Wallich, Joanne Summerfield-Talbot, Director of Residential Sales

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Dawsons delighted after raising £2,675 for homeless charity

October 26, 2016 Editor

Dawsons Property has helped to raise £2,675 for a housing charity with a special fundraiser at the Rose Indienne in Swansea.

The leading estate agent has been involved in a Clash of the Corporates event over the past month with 20 companies across South Wales raising money for homeless charity The Wallich.

More than 100 people sat down for a top-class Indian buffet at the Rose Indienne followed by a raffle and auction.

Master of ceremonies and auctioneer for the night Ricky Pudy

“It was a fantastic occasion and to raise £2,675 on the night was a brilliant effort by everyone involved. A big thank you has to go out to everyone who came along to support,” said Jo Summerfield-Talbot, Dawsons Director of Residential Sales.

“Everyone gave generously to both the raffle and the auction and our director of Residential Lettings, Ricky Purdy was the perfect auctioneer.”

Among the lots in the auction were a signed Swansea City shirt and Lukasz Fabianski’s signed goalkeeping gloves.

“It is hugely important that we get this corporate support and it’s huge thanks to Dawsons for all their efforts in raising all this money,” said Jan Balsdon, Director of Fundraising and Participation at The Wallich.

“The money raised will support people directly in the city particularly in getting access to the private rental sector.”

The Clash of the Corporates event continues until October 31^st when all Dawsons branches will be involved in a Halloween fundraiser.

CAPTION: L-R Marcia Williams, Private Rental Sector Manager at The Wallich, Ricky Purdy, Director of Residential Lettings at Dawsons, Jan Balsdon, Director of Fundraising and Participation at The Wallich, Joanne Summerfield-Talbot, Director of Residential Sales.

Dawsons Director of Residential Sales, Joanne Summerfield-Talbot with Zoe Westerman, Corporate Strategic Relationships Manager at The Wallich

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Dawsons presents cheque to homeless charity The Wallich

September 6, 2016 Editor

Dawsons Estate Agent has presented a cheque for £677.05 to The Wallich, a homeless charity with several shelters in Swansea.

This brings the total amount Dawsons has raised since March for The Wallich to more £1,300. Dawsons’ staff selected The Wallich as the company’s charity of choice for 2016, which sees the estate agency celebrate its 25^th anniversary.

“We are absolutely delighted with the amount of money raised so far by the team at Dawsons. Their fundraising activities have been varied and fun and it’s been wonderful to see each branch get so involved,” said Zoe Westerman, Corporate Strategic Relationships Manager at The Wallich, who received the cheque on behalf of the charity.

The cheque was presented by Joanne Summerfield-Talbot, Director of Residential Sales.

“The money was raised as a result of our Wimbledon Day and our Euro Sweepstake,” said Joanne.

“The staff really threw themselves into it, and we are delighted to have raised so much money.”

Dawsons’ fundraising efforts for The Wallich will continue until March 2017.

Caption: Dawsons Director of Residential Sales, Joanne Summerfield-Talbot with Zoe Westerman, Corporate Strategic Relationships Manager at The Wallich

From left to right: Laura Waite, Lorraine Evans, Branch Manager, Felicity Curtis, Angie Bastin, Charlie Williams

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Estate agents in bedtime charity appeal

November 18, 2014 Editor

From left to right: Laura Waite, Lorraine Evans, Branch Manager, Felicity Curtis, Angie Bastin, Charlie Williams

CHARITABLE staff at Dawsons Estate Agents in Llanelli have raised more than £150 for Children in Need by coming to work in their pyjamas.

The office staff greeted clients wearing onesies and night wear.

Dawsons had looked to make £150 from the day but exceeded expectations by raising £182.35.

Lorraine Evans, Dawsons Branch Manager said: ‘’Dawsons are proud to support BBC Children in Need.

“The team came up with the idea of holding a pyjama day only two days before and managed to pull everything together.

‘’It was a great day and the whole team made a huge effort for a worthy cause. We’d like to thank everyone who donated and we are delighted to have exceeded our target.’’

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