Our use of cookies
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally. These pieces of information are used to improve services for you.
There are two types of cookie you may encounter when using this site :
- First party cookies: these are our own cookies, controlled by us and used to provide information about usage of our site.
- Third party cookies: these are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which we are using to enhance our site.
First party cookies
This site uses cookies in several places – we’ve listed each of them below with more details about why we use them and how long they will last.
Cookies set by this website
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| SESSxxxID | This cookie stores data identifying your current browser session, and is used by the Favourite Properties feature of this website. | Two weeks |
| session_api_session | When you use the Favourite Properties feature of this website, the ids of your selected properties are stored in this cookie. | One month |
| has_js | This helps the website understand browser Javascript functionality | On site exit |
| xxx_cookiecontrol | Cookie set by the EU cookie consent script to record that you understand the fact that the site uses cookies | Three months |
Third party cookies
We use a number of suppliers who may also set cookies on their websites’ on its behalf. This site does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the third party websites for more information about these.
| Provider | Name | Purpose | More info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Google Privacy policy |
| Google Maps | PREF NID khcookie |
These cookies allow Google Maps to remember which browser you are using and what preferences you have set when you view maps. | Google Privacy policy |
Our Anti-spam policy
All enquiry and contact forms on this site are submitted to the Mollom anti-spam service. By submitting a contact form on this site, you accept the anti-spam and quality monitoring (Mollom) privacy policy.