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With Halloween on the horizon, nationwide cash buying company and quick sale specialists, Springbok Properties, has revealed the housing horror stories that could give sellers the biggest fright, with subsidence topping the list, knocking more than £53,000 off the value of the average UK home. 

The Right to Manage (RTM) has become an increasingly accessible route for leaseholders wanting greater control in the management of their buildings. In March this year we saw the widening of buildings that qualify and the introduction of a general requirement for parties to bear their own costs.

When the government widened permitted development rights last year, it signalled more than just another technical tweak to the planning system. The February 2024 amendments to Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) have the potential to transform the way our towns and cities evolve, and potentially changes the fortunes of many older buildings.

In March the Government published a Commonhold White Paper: the first stage in its fulfilment of a manifesto promise to abolish leasehold. The Ministerial foreword to the white paper states, that ‘The government is determined to ensure that commonhold becomes the default tenure… commonhold is not merely an alternative to leasehold ownership, but a radical improvement on it’.

Leasehold has rarely been out of the news in recent years, and for good reason. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, rushed through Parliament in the pre-election wash-up, marked a significant - though incomplete - shift in the power balance between freeholders and leaseholders.

The latest rental stock analysis from Adiuvo, the UK’s leading provider of 24/7 property management solutions, reveals that tenants in England are benefitting from a 19.7% increase in stock over the 12 months leading up to Q3 2025. In some areas of the country, annual stock growth easily exceeded 50%. 

The government has launched a consultation on changes to the home-buying process.  This includes enacting part of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act (LAFRA) on the provision of information for leaseholders and homeowners on private or mixed tenure estates, to protect sellers from unreasonable fees when requesting this information.

Autumn is the season of golden leaves, pumpkin lattes, and, if you’re a managing agent, a long to-do list. While residents are busy swapping sandals for scarves, estate managers should be quietly preparing for the colder months ahead.

Barratt London, in partnership with Reconomy UK Ltd, have been recognised for environmental excellence, winning an International Green Apple Environment Award, for their joint sustainable efforts at for Wembley Park Gardens. The award is a prestigious global accolade, celebrating organisations that demonstrate leadership in sustainability and environmental best practises. 

On 1 October 2025, more than 100 property professionals filled The Insurance Hall in the City of London for the seventh instalment of Proper Talk – the CPD and networking series co-founded by Bridge Insurance’s FlatGuard brand, Earl Kendrick and JC Property Consultancy. 

A substantial four storey Grade II listed investment property in Gloucester is up for sale in Bond Wolfe’s October auction with a guide price of £565,000. 

Property management company FirstPort recently rallied colleagues and residents from across the country to take part in the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean.