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We are excited to announce that the entries for the ERMAs 2023 are now open! The annual Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards (ERMAs) ceremony - now in its 14th year - has become a significant annual event in celebrating excellence in the leasehold enfranchisement and right to manage sector. By entering these prestigious awards, your organisation stands to gain the recognition that it truly deserves! The ERMAs has gained considerable support and momentum since its inception in 2009 and - on a yearly ba

New lockable refuse containers have been provided for a mixed-use area in Birmingham city centre to help prevent fire risks, rats and other safety issues, thanks to Principle Estate Management. Principle looks after various properties in and around Bennetts Hill, including luxury apartments in Burne Jones House, located at the birthplace of Edward Burne-Jones, the British painter and designer who was part of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The area known as Fire Offices Passage near to the property had be

ELM Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jimmy Miller as the new Chair of the ELM Group Board. The appointment follows the retirement of John Denning after his nine years of service at the helm of the board. Jimmy joins as Chair having spent nearly ten years on the board working alongside John and six other distinguished board members. During this time, he has consistently applied his passion for property and development and taken an innovative approach to delivering the company’s ethical visio

Disputes about the apportionment of residential leasehold service charges are often fraught. One leaseholder might think their current percentage is unfair but adjusting the share they pay will usually result in someone else paying more. As such, these disputes often pit leaseholder against leaseholder; neighbour against neighbour.  In a recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court the court has narrowed the scope and circumstances in which these disputes will arise. The decision will impact upon hund

Twenty7tec has announced an upgrade to its APPLY integration with Nationwide Building Society. This upgrade will increase the percentage of pre-populated data shared between APPLY and Nationwide’s intermediary trading portal, NFI Online, and deliver a purchase Decision in Principle (DIP) certificate alongside an automated property valuation decision within the submission module. APPLY streamlines the application submission process by acting as the single point of transmission for all data, documents and c

Benjamin Stevens Block Management have announced that they have acquired two further management companies to add to their fast-growing portfolio. The independent Block Management company, which falls under the award-winning Benjamin Stevens Estate Agents brand, has taken over ‘My Estate Manager’ and ‘Herts Property Management Ltd’.  Both are small independently run firms, like Benjamin Stevens, and are based in Hatfield, with blocks across Hatfield, Harpenden, St Albans and Welwyn Garden City.  This means

Boutique property developer Life Less Ordinary will welcome prospective buyers to its stunning new development in the centre of Reigate, Surrey next month with reservations made on the open day securing the purchasers some incredible financial savings. The Vale is a limited collection of 42 one- and two-bedroom private apartments each designed to maximise space through their stunning interior designed open plan layouts.  On Saturday 4th March interested purchasers will be welcomed to tour the beautiful sh

Leading property management agent Rendall & Rittner has recently promoted Martin Hellenas to Divisional Director of one of its London divisions. Most recently, Martin has worked as an Area Director at Rendall & Rittner, with a portfolio of developments across London. In his new role, Martin will focus on the strategic management of the division. As a Divisional Director, he will continue to develop relationships with leaseholders and residents, whilst working alongside internal departments. With plans to

The IRPM & ARMA Wellbeing and Resilience survey is now open. Findings from this survey will form the basis of the annual ARMA and IRPM Industry Wellbeing Survey Report 2023. The survey will close on 15th March 2023.  Our annual survey acts as an emotional health check of the sector’s workforce. The insights gathered help us build better wellbeing initiatives to safeguard those working in residential property management. The survey results also help highlight the human challenges of working within the prop

Property Management Recruitment, is proud to announce the promotion of Evie Hepburn to the position of Associate Director. Evie has been with the company since 2015, when it was a small team of five employees. Since then, the company has grown and evolved to become one of the most dynamic and client-focused recruitment agencies in the property sector, and Evie has played a significant role in this success. In her new role, Evie will continue to lead the company's efforts to evolve and improve how it appro

Property management firm Common Ground Estate and Property Management has promoted William Beauchamp to become General Manager of the business. William joined the Common Ground team two years ago as a foundation level property manager and has since completed Associate and Member level professional exams with the Institute of Residential Property Management. His new role will involve managing 16 staff in the rapidly growing company as well as being responsible for day-to-day administration where he will be

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March, Amy Green, Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Chase New Homes, explains more about her role in the construction industry including, what’s influenced her choice of career, what she hopes to achieve in the year ahead and her advice for other women hoping to have a career within this field. Since she was young, Amy has been surrounded by many family members who worked in the construction industry, however, her inspiration came mostly from her d