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The Government’s consultation, Strengthening Leaseholder Protections Over Charges and Services, closed on 26 September 2025. The consultation marked a pivotal step toward implementing the new leasehold regime introduced by the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (‘the Act’) at the end of last year.

The landscape of the electrical contracting industry has been significantly altered by the introduction of the Building Safety Act. This landmark legislation, spurred by the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, has imposed stringent new regulations on the design, construction and management of high-rise residential buildings writes Phil Wiltshire, Contracts Manager at Pensdown, the electrical people.

New data from Adiuvo, the UK’s leading provider of 24/7 property management solutions, reveals the significant cost difference between in-hours and out-of-hours (OOH) maintenance callouts, underlining the financial impact of reactive property care and the importance of reliable emergency support services. 

National trade body the Property Care Association is calling for action to be taken ‘once and for all’ to protect homeowners from the blight of poorly installed retrofit insulation.

At their communities in Cardiff and Sheffield, PLATFORM_ will be working closely with the local branches of Mind, the mental health charity, while in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the company is partnering with Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH).

If you’re someone who pays service charge and scrolls through Facebook regularly, it’s no secret that the scrutiny of managing agents and uproar over rising costs is in the spotlight for debate. Leaseholders up and down the country are waking up to the reality that while their name is on the mortgage, the real decisions about their homes are being made elsewhere, past their control and outside of their four walls.

Centrick is delighted to announce its appointment as managing agent for the prestigious Campden Hill Court Apartments on Kensington High Street, effective August 2025.

Nearly 20 rugby players from Worcester Warriors are among new residents at a popular development in Worcester city centre, thanks to estate agency Nicol & Co.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced at the Conservative Party Conference 2025 yesterday that the next Tory Government to be elected will completely abolish stamp duty land tax (SDLT) paid by buyers on primary residences in England.  

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Realey as Director, further strengthening the firm’s landlord advisory capabilities across London and the South East.

New analysis from over-50s property specialists, Regency Living, reveals that homebuyers in England have already paid more than £3.24 billion in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in 2025 (Jan to Aug), an amount that would have been saved under new Conservative Party proposals to abolish the tax entirely on primary home purchases. 

An office building in Walsall with planning permission to convert into five studio flats will be an attractive proposition for developers and investors alike in Bond Wolfe’s October auction.