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Advertorial Oct 9, 2007: How can property managers and residents benefit from using Microbee for pest control?

The Little Red Book - Who's Who in Property Management Mar 27, 2007: Announcing a new publication from the publishers of News on the Block magazine.

Check out the contractors Nov 8, 2006: You have agreement all round to major works on the building. Now all you have to do is find contractors and ensure that, in line with your Section 20 obligations, their estimates for the work will not meet with any objections from leaseholders.

10th ARMA Annual Conference Nov 6, 2006: EXCLUSIVE REVIEW The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) celebrated its first decade of annual conferences on November 2nd 2006.

How to buy a flat by Liz Hodgkinson Aug 25, 2006: Know what you’re ‘letting’ yourself in for. This new guide provides essential advice on apartment living and letting. In January 2006, flats made up 57% of all new housing built in the UK, compared to only 24% of detached houses.

Nice business to do people with? by Roger Southam Aug 25, 2006: If we think about all areas of our personal life, one thing tends to dominate our grievance time and again: poor service.

The apartment management system in Japan Aug 24, 2006: In this article, Professor Hiroko Saito explains the management system of Japanese apartment ‘mansions’, examines the acute problem of rebuilding blocks of flats in a country torn by earthquakes, and considers the key differences between the UK and Japan regarding flat management

The changing face of London build new apartments Aug 24, 2006: Rising prices for new build apartments over the year.

Commonhold - what price managing agents? Aug 24, 2006: Some flat-dwellers feel, particularly when service charge bills drop through the letterbox, that managing agents have it jammy. Isn't the agent's fee loads of money for not a lot? Isn't there a cheaper way to run the block?

Are we building too many apartments? Aug 24, 2006: Down-sizing has been a growing phenomenon; be it among the single, rich and happy’s (‘Sarahs’), the smaller mortgage – ideal lifestyle (‘Smilers’), growing numbers of people are making the conscious decision to alter their lives, allow a better work/life balance, and insodoing are down-sizing their homes.

Margaret Murray - Lord's View One. St. John's Wood May 13, 2006: Margaret Murray’s CV is almost like a guide book of desirable addresses in London – Buckingham Gate, Holland Park and River Gardens, Fulham to name a few. The list is topped by the exclusive Colehearn Court in the Old Brompton Road, former home of Princess Diana before she was married.

Sub-letting - How to avoid the pitfalls Mar 20, 2006: The ability to sub-let is often one of the prime attractions of buying a Lease in a block of flats. Sometimes it is the sole object of the purchase.

Are managing agents a friend or foe? Feb 23, 2006: Lessees and the boards of buildings they manage often view managing agents as the enemy. There are good reasons for this, but it is never too late to build bridges, says Nicholas Hurst of Moretons, a leading London-based residential property management company.

Tax implications when selling your apartment Jan 29, 2006: Tax is a difficult topic. Individual circumstances are always different and for detailed advice you need a tax advisor. However this introduction to some basic principles could be helpful in guiding you to the issues you should bear in mind.

Do you need a tenants association? Jan 7, 2006: A Tenant’s Association is a group of flat owners who have flats either on lease or tenancy from the same Landlord on similar terms which make provision for the payment of service charges.