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Westminster City Council appoints Connect Property to deliver Temporary Accommodation Property Management, Repairs & Maintenance and Compliance Services Contract

Westminster City Council has appointed Connect Property in a new partnership to deliver its Temporary Accommodation Property Management, Repairs & Maintenance and Compliance Services Contract, on a contract of 2 + 1 + 1 years.

Property developers and investors lose over £1m in leverage on a single deal by not comparing lenders, Brickflow research finds

Market research by Brickflow, the UK's leading specialist property finance comparison platform, has revealed that property investors and developers are losing significant leverage on every deal by sourcing finance manually.  

1m landlords could adopt deposit alternatives if insured tenancy deposits are abolished

New research by Zero Deposit suggests that more than one million UK private landlords could ultimately make use of deposit alternative products if the government proceeds with proposed plans to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes, highlighting growing demand for flexible tenancy solutions as the sector prepares for significant regulatory change.  

Bills-included renting is a regional phenomenon, new data reveals

New research from LegalforLandlords shows that more than a third of rental properties in the North East are advertised with bills included, compared with fewer than one in ten in Scotland, new analysis from LegalforLandlords reveals. 

Fires from dodgy wiring at a 16-year high - it’s no longer the chip pan we need to worry about!

English households are improving their fire safety across the board, apart from one area according to new statistics with faulty electric supply fires hitting a 16-year peak according to new data analysed by Fusion Electrical.

£88bn of homes sitting empty as housing crisis continues 

The latest research from House Buyer Bureau has revealed that more than 300,000 homes across England have been sitting empty for at least six months, with the estimated value of this long-term vacant housing stock standing at almost £89bn. 

The Hidden Work Behind a Managing Agent Handover

Changing managing agent can look simple from the outside. One agent finishes, another starts and residents are given a new point of contact. In reality, a lot has to happen behind the scenes if the change is going to work properly.

Good communication in property management

A question about a home or development should not disappear into an inbox. Leaseholders want clear answers, while resident management company directors need enough visibility to know that issues are being dealt with without having to chase every update themselves.

Heat network decision makers to gather at inaugural biennial symposium

Around 80 senior leaders from across the heat network sector have signed up to attend a high-level forum to discuss the state of the industry as it enters a new regulatory era. Hosted by heat network services specialist Insite Energy, the first Insite Partners Summit will take place in Kings Cross, London, on 17th September 2026.

Q&A - Enforcing Fire Door Safety

I live in a Victorian (1860s) house of 6 Flats in London. Two Fire Door assessments have been done and all flat doors failed. Two Flats have more than one front door facing common parts and all failed.

When property management goes wrong, what happens next matters

There has been considerable discussion about raising professional standards in residential property management. Much of it has understandably focused on qualifications, regulation, and the safeguards that should be in place to protect leaseholders and client money.

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