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The reputation of the team at accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson continues to grow after the firm was shortlisted for three more awards. The business which has offices in Banbury, Bicester, High Wycombe, and Witney, has made the Mid-tier Firm of The Year and Payroll Team of the Year categories of the national Accounting Excellence Awards, and in the Apprentice Employer of the Year Awards in the local Cherwell Business Awards. Director Jonathan Walton said: “It is fantastic for the entire t

National law firm Irwin Mitchell is expanding its Real Estate Disputes Team with the recruitment of a new partner, William Scott, who will be based in the firm’s London office. The appointment takes the specialist disputes team to 25, including four partners and four senior associates, based in offices across the UK.  The team is jointly led by partners Danny Revitt and Tim Rayner and sits within Irwin Mitchell’s Property Division which will now number 29 partners and over 150 qualified lawyers. Will will

The next edition of Yaaser Vanderman’s book, Manual on Protest Injunctions: Practice, Procedure and Persons Unknown (v.1.1) has been published and is readily available as a free download via this link. Since the last edition was published seven months ago, the unbounded expansion of the case law in this area has continued. This new edition includes all cases since the last version – 22 at the last time of counting. Judgments in cases such as Shell UK Ltd v Persons Unknown [2023] EWHC 1229, National Hig

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a London rental property, as currently, just 4% of London rental homes are available on the market for new tenants.  Benham and Reeves analysed current rental market stock availability across London, looking at how the availability of stock has changed and which boroughs are home to the lowest level of homes for rent as a proportion of total rental properties.  The researc

The founders of student accommodation pioneer Scape, Nigel Taee, Tom Ward and Adam Brockley, have today launched ‘Morro’, a new innovative living offering designed to become a global leader in private renting for urban dwellers, with four new developments underway in the UK in key London locations and an additional three developments underway in the USA.   Morro will build on the success of Scape which today operates 30,000 beds for students across the UK, Ireland and Australia with ambitions for further

We are proud to announce that it has once again been honoured with the highly prestigious Arma Ace Award for the fifth consecutive year.  This year’s victory was made all the more special as we partnered with ParkGate Aspen, a renowned property management company, to enter the Major Work’s Project of 2023 award. Their collaborative efforts resulted in a groundbreaking project that captured the attention of the judges and secured us the top spot in this highly competitive category. The Major Works Project

One of the UK’s leading specialist property litigators has today warned that the new and penetrating scrutiny of insurance commissions requested by Michael Gove could have a devasting financial effect on manging agents, who may also be disqualified from FCA-authorisation and RICS membership if they are found to have taken so-called “secret commission”. Richard Glover, Partner, JMW Solicitors, said: “Once again Michael Gove is taking on the fight on behalf of leaseholders and this time, he intends to expos

Andy Hill, the founder and Group Chief Executive of award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group, formally received his OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) at an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, July 11th, in the same week as the company’s 24th anniversary. Earlier in 2023, Andy was named in His Majesty King Charles III’s first New Year's Honours List for services to Affordable Housing, an area of the housebuilding industry where The Hill Group has been a pioneering presen

Introduction The new legislation for the Building Safety Act has very honourable intentions, but unfortunately it has confused Property Managers, with some Managing Agents refusing to take on new buildings that are ‘in scope’ of the Regulations. This may be due to a lack of understanding on a simplistic level of what needs to be done when it may not be necessary for a Property Manager to get ‘stuck’ in the depths of the legislative requirements – while I am not a specialist consultant on this subject myse

Almost half (47%) of project professionals working across the built environment believe skills shortages could impact the delivery of projects intended to deliver a social benefit, new research by the Association for Project Management (APM) has found. APM has launched its ‘Future Lives and Landscapes’ campaign to help identify and overcome challenges facing projects intended to deliver societal benefits across the UK, now and in the future. Working with research company Censuswide, APM surveyed 1,000 pro

Growing estate management company Preim, has welcomed a whole host of new hires and internal promotions, boosting its number of estate management staff across the business.   Preim has upskilled its existing workforce but also welcomed fresh faces from around the country, embracing remote working to support the growing geographical reach of the estates it manages.  The increase in staff numbers will ensure Preim’s estate management team can support the company’s growth, allowing it to continue to de

QUESTION I live on the first floor of an apartment building. My neighbours above and below me are constantly playing loud music after 11pm at night. I have previously reported this to the property management company and they asked me to try to speak to the neighbour myself to resolve the issue. I live alone and do not feel comfortable approaching them about the noise by myself.  It is almost every evening. Is there anything else I can do or what would be the best course of action?   ANSWER Within residen