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Another pair of modern, high-rise apartments in an eye-catching tower block in Birmingham city known locally as “the shower cubicle” are appearing in Bond Wolfe’s next auction.

Clarion Housing Group and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group have agreed a deal to deliver 188 new social rent homes in Woolwich as part of the wider Woolwich Leisure Centre redevelopment in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Don O’Sullivan (former CEO of the iconic Battersea Power station redevelopment) is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four senior Malaysian executives, in what will be a high-profile case in the Employment Tribunal. 

This July, Richard Delaney from HAUS Block Management will walk 205 miles from their office in East London to Embercombe in Devon in just eight days, camping along the route.

Almost half (45%) of audited blocks of flats failed fire safety checks last year, exposing widespread non-compliance across the sector. Of the 4,257 audited buildings over four storeys, 1,923 or 45% needed remedial action to comply with regulations, spanning minor to serious issues. It is believed there are a total of around 120,000 buildings of this size throughout England. 

Essex Commercial Agency and Surveyors, Whybrow, part of the Beresfords Group, has announced the appointment of Tony Lockwood as its new Director of Commercial and Land Agency. 

LRG has promoted Adam Hills to Client Services Director within its Build to Rent (BTR) division LRG Living Markets as the division continues to support a growing portfolio of institutional and private rental communities across the UK. 

Vertical, based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Dan Alvarez as its new Group Chief Revenue Officer. The appointment is part of Vertical’s mission to shake up the Proptech market for both renters and landlords.   

The latest research industry insight from LegalforLandlords reveals that the number of tenancy disputes each year in England & Wales is increasing at an average rate of 6% annually, with one in five professionals facing costs of more than £5,000 per dispute. 

Reapit has launched a strengthened set of Renters’ Rights Act tools together with a nationwide training programme to help agents prepare for the reforms coming into force on 1 May 2026. The company’s latest platform updates and new training programme are designed to give agencies clarity, consistency and confidence through this period of change. 

Burns Hamilton is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Macrae MTPI AssocRICS as Head of Property Management, further strengthening the firm’s leadership team and its commitment to delivering high‑quality, reliable property management services.