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Accounts

Your client account, its functions and the records held within it.

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  • What can I do in my client account?

    Your account holds your submissions and their progress, your sale registrations and bidding status, your correspondence with us, your documents, your invoices and payments, your notifications and your correspondence preferences. It is the single record of your relationship with us.

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  • How do I keep my account secure?

    Use a long, unique password held in a password manager, never reuse it elsewhere, keep the email address on your account under your sole control, and sign out on shared devices. Tell us at once if you suspect any unauthorised access.

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