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buy:time launch innovative legal concierge service
buy:time has teamed-up with progressive law firm Prolegal to launch an innovative new legal concierge service.
The service is aimed at City workers and high net worth individuals too busy to set aside time to organise their legal affairs. The new product offers the full range of legal service, from straightforward matters like checking employment contracts to dealing with more complex commercial issues.
The product will sit alongside buy:time’s other service offerings, such as PA, accounting, property management and business support services. Prolegal will be the exclusive provider of legal services.
The service comes with a range of pricing options, from a flexible ‘pay as you go’ hourly rate to a retained service rate and the option to ‘pick and mix’ between the two.
Jonathan West, Head of Family at Prolegal, said “With the legal market changing in response to Legal Services Act reforms, being responsive to the needs of your end user and offering services in a way the client wants to receive them is becoming increasingly important. We are pleased to of teamed-up with buy:time and to be able to offer a new way of delivering legal services which prioritises transparency, flexibility and convenience. This product fits well with the ongoing outlook of Prolegal offering ‘traditional’ high-level legal expertise but without the ‘traditional’abstruse approaches to pricing, billing and customer service.”
Claire Brynteson, Founder of buy:time, said “ We have been seeing an increasing demand from clients using our other concierge services for a suite of flexible legal services. Prolegal were the perfect fit to offer this service with us, possessing high-calibre legal expertise but also a forward-thinking and commercial attitude to doing business and an understanding of delivering consumer-orientated services. This tie-up further expands the range of services buy:time now offers to the City and high net worth market.”
Please email legalconcierge@buy-time.co.uk for more details.
2011 London Lifestyle Awards Nomination
buy:time is proud to be nominated for London Concierge Company of the Year in The 2011 London Lifestyle Awards.
The awards are a celebration of London and the lifestyles within. Establishing and honouring those whose work has made an outstanding contribution to London and it's lifestyle, we are defining the standards of excellence and diversity throughout London.
I am incredibly thankful to have such a talented and dedicated team of people here at buy:time, who are responsible for this type of recognition and reward.
Jason Gale, creator of the London Lifestyle Awards, says “London is one of the greatest cities across the globe. It’s diverse, advanced and unique. We should be applauding the businesses that make it the spectacular place for not only tourists but for residents also. Let’s continue our celebration of London”.
Praising those whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the London lifestyle, there are 18 awarding categories to raise awareness and promote the businesses that make London the unique and exhilarating place it is.
The London Lifestyle Awards 2011 will be held at the Riverbank Park Plaza hotel on Thursday 6th October 2011. It will be attended by 500 influential people that shape the lifestyle of Londoners.
If you’d like to try our services and see for yourself why we are deserved of nomination please call us on 0870 486 2624 or email info@buy-time.co.uk
For more information on the awards night, please visit www.londonlifestyleawards.com
Looking to grow our team
buy:time is looking for top level executive assistants to grow our team. We would welcome CV's from candidates interested in joining the exciting world of lifestyle management & concierge, where we are experiencing a lot of growth.
In particular we are looking for more PA's, who are qualified and experienced to provide business support services to a portfolio of sole traders and small companies. We need people with impeccable attention to detail, advanced desk top skills and a proven track record when it comes to communication skills and the ability to be self motivated at the same time as enjoying being a team player.
We would also welcome contact from people who are already trading as a virtual assistant or from other lifestyle management companies that would be interested in working together.
Please apply to recruitment@buy-time.co.uk
The Travel Club Partnership Announced
buy:time is pleased to announce our newly formed partnership with The Travel Club, the place for Travel Industry Professionals.
The Travel Club is the latest phenomenon to sweep the international travel and tourism industry, offering a London base opening up valuable business opportunities for the industry under one roof. Their stylish new business centre has everything industry professionals need to work; wi-fi, workstations, desks, meeting areas and much more as well as that important networking space.
buy:time will be working with the Travel Club offering Lifestyle Management, PA, concierge services and Business Support to members.
“Clearly our members are very busy people, juggling a million things and often trying to be in two places at once” said Tom Nutley, club managing director. “It is because they often need a reliable and experienced professional to step in for an odd hour to help, that we have linked up with buy:time.”
To learn more about the partnership with The Travel Club please click here, call us on 0870 486 2624 or email info@buy-time.co.uk
The Naval & Miltary Club (AKA The In & Out) Partnership Announced
buy:time is pleased to announce our newly formed partnership with The Naval & Military club (aka The In & Out). This year The In & Out is investing in developing it’s business centre and buy:time is key to this development, running the business centre and making members’ lives easier with cost effective, tailored solutions to suit all. We provide flexible assistance for both business and personal lives at reduced rates for club members. We also organise events for non-members using the wonderful club facilities.
Please click here for more information on our In & Out website page
If you'd like to know more about how we can help or about this new partnership, why not give buy:time a call on 0870 486 2624, or email: info@buy-time.co.uk
Holiday Of A Lifetime
buy:time prides itself in organising unforgettable experiences and holidays for clients. With no affiliation to resorts or companies, buy:time really listens to what your requirements are then goes out of its way to build an itinerary that you will never forget.
A buy:time client, with a very clear idea of the holiday he wanted, down to the location of the Bedouin tent at Petra for a candle lit dinner with no one else around and authentic musical entertainment, recently used his buy:time PA to put exactly this together for him. Now a holiday like this doesn’t just happen and busy people often compromise as they just don’t have the time necessary to research how such events can be booked and all the intricate details involved in stepping off the beaten track.
See for yourself what buy: time can do for you, “The key to this holiday was buy: time’s outstanding attention to details. All 21 guests felt that my PA took personal responsibility and delivered a very personalized VIP service. Without my buy:time PA this would not have been such an amazing experience. World class service!”
For more details please call 0870 486 2624.
How can those not on the Rich List get meaningful help to organise their lives?
“Fortunes in Britain are soaring as the world recovers from the 2008-09 crash”. In 2010 the Rich List has climbed to £335.5 billion, up £77.265 billion on 2009 - the largest annual rise in the 22 years of the Rich List.
The super rich and super busy have little difficulty in throwing resources at organizing their lives but how do the more modest of us succeed in juggling busy professional and home lives and still have time to enjoy some of our downtime?
A buy: time PA is a real person who gets to know you and can work wherever it is necessary to get the job done.
Imagine you need a holiday but just haven’t the time to dedicate to it? Your PA is completely independent and will go out of her way to find the right location for you at the best price from tried and tested suppliers.
The NatWest bank states that 326,000 people in the UK now earn more than £100,000 - twice as many as in 1998.
Increasingly busy people turn to concierge services to assist them. Frequently supplied by banks to premium customers and credit card holders at an annual fee, the services offered are often rather prosaic compared to the bespoke approach offered by buy: time’s personal, part time PAs.
Disappointment with the rather impersonal service supplied by concierge companies is pushing more and more people to look for a greater depth of service tailored to each client individually needs.
For more information on the services buy: time offer call 0870 486 2624.