Privacy & Cookies

Find out how we handle cookies on this site

Introduction

Your privacy is of utmost importance to Countrywide plc and we believe that it should be protected. This privacy policy tells you how Countrywide plc will use any information which you provide and how you can access and control this data. By using Countrywideplc.co.uk you are agreeing to this policy, so please read it carefully.

Who we are

'We' are Countrywide plc. Registered in England No.08340090. Registered Office: 17 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1HP. VAT No. 212551112.

Countrywide is widely acknowledged as the leading provider of all services relating to residential property in the UK including Estate Agency, Mortgage and related Financial Services, Lettings, Conveyancing and Surveying. For more information read more about us.

Personal information

Personal information submitted through this site will be used for contact purposes only and will only be used within the Countrywide group, unless otherwise stated. We will not disclose it to any other third party without your permission unless we are required to do so by law. We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. We follow strict security procedures to ensure that your personal information is not damaged, destroyed, or disclosed to a third party without your permission and to prevent unauthorised access to it. We retain your personal details for as long as is required by the relevant law. You have a right to access the information that we hold about you.

To obtain a copy of this information, you should write to us at 17 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1HP. We may charge a reasonable fee for this service.

Cookie Information

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of information which are stored on your computer by your web browser. The information in cookies is sent to you by websites, and when you visit pages on the site, your cookies are sent back to the website. This allows site owners to store things like your options and preferences and show you personalised information the next time you visit a page.

What this website uses cookies for?

We use cookies to store information for the following reasons: To make sure that we serve you pages as quickly as possible. To remember what you searched for and other preferences, making future searches personalised to you. To record how many people visit our site, and use maps on our site. To record information about any advert you might have clicked on to reach our site. If you login, to track who you are and ensure private information is sent only to you.

What will happen if I block cookies?

If you block cookies, a large number of the features on the site will not work, or may work but with unexpected problems. You will be unable to log in, it will be more time consuming to carry out searches because you will have to enter your criteria every time, the site may appear to load considerably slower, and you may find some information which would normally be presented to you is hidden or missing.

How do I block cookies?

Most modern web browsers will allow you to configure them to either block cookies entirely or to ask whenever a new cookie is created. The way to accomplish this varies from browser to browser. If you need assistance to do this http://www.allaboutcookies.org has further information for many browsers.