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News & Opinion
Deverell Smith announce exciting exclusive partnership
Deverell Smith is proud to be working in an exclusive partnership with Lodha Group Uk to hand select a world-class team for their new development Linc...
1 Aug 18
Courts & Case Law
No going back?
Trials in respect of what is known as “ground G” under s 30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 are extremely rare. Ground G permits a ...
1 Aug 18
News & Opinion
Property manager faces jail for embezzlement
A property manager is facing jail after admitted embezzling almost £37,000 from a student accommodation company. Joanne Black organised payment...
31 Jul 18
News & Opinion
Block Management Job Search: Is the Grass Really Greener?
We’ve all heard the proverb ‘The grass is always greener on the other side’. During the summer of 2018, both sides have been as dry ...
30 Jul 18
News & Opinion
Dan Welsh joins FlatGuard London team
FlatGuard are delighted to announce that Dan Welsh has joined their London Team. Dan has extensive experience in blocks of flats insurance, having pre...
30 Jul 18
Questions & Answers
Q&A - Lease Extensions & Variation
QUESTION I have an enquiry on lease extensions and variation, on which guidance would be more than welcome. Our block of 114 flats is owned by the ...
30 Jul 18
News & Opinion
Urgent action needed to keep high rise residents safe, MPs say
Urgent action is needed to ensure the safety of residents in high rise apartments, a committee of MPs has demanded. And the Housing, Communities and ...
30 Jul 18
Health & safety
News & Opinion
Solar Panels
Yashmin Mistry, Property Practice Group Leader at JPC Law, shines some light on the topic.
26 Jul 18
News & Opinion
Property manager jailed over toddler fire deaths
A property manager who failed to fit smoke alarms to a rented house where two toddlers died in a fire has been jailed for 12 months.   In a lan...
26 Jul 18
News & Opinion
Worried about party walls in the context of works of alteration and extension to suburban homes?
Clive Scrivener BSc (Hons) MRICS answers 10 questions you might be afraid to ask…
26 Jul 18