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September 2008

Winners announced

by Richard Allum on 26 September 2008

The judges have all been very busy this week and we would like to thank them all for the efforts and professionalism. The results in the end were very close in both categories which shows the high standard of paraplanners and we are pleased to announce that the winners for 2008 are:
Paraplanner of the [...]

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Entries now closed

by Richard Allum on 18 September 2008

The deadline for submitting entries has now passed and we will not be accepting any more.  Thank you to all of you who have spent the time in entering for the Awards and I wish you all the best of luck.  The judging process will now commence and we will be posting details of the [...]

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National Occupational Standard for Paraplanners

by Martin Vaughan on 17 September 2008

I had the pleasure of attending the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) recently as part of the working party tasked with developing National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the role of a paraplanner.
Not before time I hear many of you cry. Yes it may be but at least something is now being done and [...]

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Paraplanner of the Year – Entry deadline extended

by Richard Allum on 12 September 2008

It has been bought to our attention that deep in the terms and conditions the entry deadline was showing as 22 September and not 15 September.  Due to this, and the fact that we are getting an awful lot of entries today, we have decided to extend the deadline to 17:00 on Wednesday 17 September.  [...]

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Paraplanner of the Year – entries close on Monday

by Richard Allum on 10 September 2008

If you have not registered for the Awards yet, or have registered but not sent in your entry, time is running out.  Entries must be received by the end of Monday 15 September.  You can find more details and the entry form here.
Just a reminder of what’s on offer:

Two winners will share a prize fund [...]

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Stamp duty suspended for a year below £175,000

by Richard Allum on 2 September 2008

Stamp duty is to be axed for a year on properties costing less than £175,000 as part of a package of measures being unveiled to help the housing market.The level at which the 1% purchase tax has to be paid is to be increased from £125,000, from Wednesday morning.
Read the full story from BBC News [...]

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