Letting agents weigh up legal battle with Shelter
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19 Jun 2013 | Vibeka Mair

Shelter has come under attack from the letting industry over its call to ban letting agency fees for tenants, with the Estate Agency Foundation withdrawing financial support for the charity and letting agents considering a £50,000 “fighting fund” to legally challenge Shelter.

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John Stewart, chair, Guide Dogs for the Blind

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Jacqueline Davies, chair, Stonewall

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Lance Armstrong, disgraced cycling champion, courtesy Elizabeth Kreutz

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Support group launched for charity chairs

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These enormous sums, apparent lack of process or control, the impression of pals lining each others' pockets, and dissemblance (at best) combine to look more than scandalous.

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Action for Children has announced the appointment of John O'Brien as its new chairman, taking over from Pamela Chesters who has served out her six-year term.

William Shawcross

Journalist and writer William Shawcross has been named by the Cabinet Office as the preferred candidate to lead the Charity Commission board as chairman.

Nursing and Midwifery chair appointment criticised by board

New Nursing and Midwifery Council chair Mark Addison has received a less than welcoming reception from the regulator which has expressed "grave concerns" over the process employed by the Department of Health to appoint him.

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