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Companies House filing reforms may appear to be an issue for trading businesses, but they also deserve the attention of the residential property management sector.

Leaseholders in the Warehouse 13 complex on Hull’s Marina say they aim to make it one of the city’s ‘most sought-after residences’ once again, having taken control of the management of the property themselves.

When several quotations arrive for the same piece of work, there is an understandable temptationto look first at the figure at the bottom.£5,000.£6,500.£8,000.The lowest number can appear to make the decision for us.Sometimes it should.But not always.There is an old saying: buy cheap, buy twice.Like most sayings, it is not universally true. The cheapest contractor may be perfectly capable ofcarrying out the work and may represent excellent value. The difficulty comes when pricebecomes the only measure.In

A free artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can help a leaseholder understand a bill or a managing agent explain it. It can also turn a convincing mistake into a dispute. Before an answer becomes a letter, three checks matter: the exact lease wording, its context and the facts that remain unknown.

The fire risk assessment lands in the inbox. It is packed with photographs, findings and recommendations. One communal fire door will not close properly, there may be a gap around a service pipe, and another issue needs further investigation. The report is finished. The work has barely started.

Residents of Altitude on Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, celebrated this week as their car park reopened, six years after the cladding crisis left them unable to use it. 

Jamie Capon appointed Construction Director, with Joel Anderson joining as Head of Construction West as the housebuilder continues its strategic growth.

Total finance values grow 7% year on year despite a disrupted summer for retail, as spending remains focused on home, health and practical purchases

Home ownership among young people has been on the decline, with 20-somethings twice as likely to be on the property ladder in the 90s compared to today, and while starting that journey is an achievement in itself a new study by LPL has found that it’s proving a stressful ordeal. And it’s leaving many blindsided.

ChargeGuru has rebranded to Tohmo, and to celebrate their new look and fresh paint, they're hosting a free event for the property industry: Unplug&Paint.

A new public awareness campaign designed to encourage householders to minimise the risk of mould in their homes has been launched by national trade body The Property Care Association (PCA).