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We tried to verify 19 London businesses in an afternoon. Three passed
Not because the businesses are not real, but because the web makes verification oddly hard. What that gap does to local search, and how to check a listing yourself.
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Chinedu Chimezie
Chinedu Chimezie is the founder and editor of PrimeStreet. He writes about how London business actually works: tax and rates, premises, regulation and the practical decisions involved in running something small in an expensive city. Every piece is researched from primary sources — government guidance, the statutory company register and businesses' own published material — and each one lists those sources and the date they were checked at the foot of the article. PrimeStreet does not reproduce other directories' listings, ratings or reviews. Corrections are welcome.
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