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A credit controller at Principle Estate Management has fulfilled what were her original artistic ambitions by painting a total of five pictures for the company’s headquarters in Birmingham. Jodie Johnson’s works are based on nearby waterside scenes of the Gas Street basin, picturing bridges, barges and neighbouring buildings along the canals that meet in the city centre. Principle founder and joint managing director Brett Williams commissioned the acrylic paint on canvas pictures, which each measure 1m x

Fraser Allen Estate Management, a leading innovator in Block Management, is thrilled to announce the launch of their brand-new website, designed to enhance user experience, and provide valuable resources for their valued customers. Jodie Fraser, CEO & Founder said “After months of hard work and dedication, our team is excited to unveil the new and improved website - www.fraserallenem.co.uk.  This significant update reflects our commitment to staying at the forefront of legislation and ensuring our custome

This week the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) published its report “Living in and looking after shared buildings: the perspective of leaseholders and prospective flat buyers” which sets out DLUHC’s research into the views of leasehold flat owners and prospective purchasers. As the report admits, the research is based on a small number of focus groups and, therefore, we must be careful in extrapolating too much from the feedback of these participants. However, it does give a plat

The recently revealed estimate in the Renters (Reform) Bill Impact Assessment, published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, represents “costs to letting agents of reduced use by landlords” due to changes from assured shorthold tenancies to periodic tenancies and the removal of Section 21 resulting in fewer tenants moving. The costs, estimated over 10 years, do not take into account the time agents will have to spend familiarising themselves with the new measures contained within th

Spike has announced a strategic collaboration with Pantree, a self-serve community market for residential buildings, bringing both artisan food and high-street grocery brands to residents. Pantree installs modular retail units in a buildings’ unused foyer space and operates on an honesty basis where residents pay for goods at a self-service checkout. Integrating Pantree into Spike’s resident engagement portal, Spike Living, provides an easy way for residents to suggest products they would like to see stoc

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has said a government report into homeowners' attitudes to commonhold clearly shows the intended direction of travel for leasehold reform.  The report - ‘Living in and looking after shared buildings: the perspective of leaseholders and prospective flat buyers’ - was published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 20 July 2023. It explores consumer attitudes towards leasehold, commonhold, enfranchisement, and th

"We support action to build more homes, making use of inner-cities and brownfield sites to build more homes. While making it easier to convert empty retail premises into flats and houses is welcome in principle, these conversions are often of lower quality with poor ventilation. They certainly haven't always been beautiful! Government must learn from its mistakes by creating a wild west of office to resi conversions. Developers must be required to meet all building and space standards; these developments

Common Ground Estate and Property Management has unveiled its new website which was established as part of an overall business re-brand. Supporting the company’s vision, the new site has been designed to make the user journey as effortless as possible, with intuitive navigation and bite-sized information. The Henley based business manages a portfolio of 2,792 properties in 96 developments across the south of England and is committed to help effect improvements to assist leaseholders in the maintenance of

OneDome, the end-to-end property transaction company, has seen an overwhelmingly positive response to its HomeBuyer Service with a triple-digit year-on-year revenue growth despite a weaker property market. To support the growth, OneDome is looking to continue with the acquisition of mortgage brokerage businesses. This strategic move builds on the acquisition of CMME Mortgages and CW Management Limited from Livingbridge private equity firm at the start of this year. OneDome's HomeBuyer Service has been met

Some of our judges have shared a few helpful tips in regards to completing your Property Management Awards entry this year, which you can watch here. We really hope you find it useful. In the meantime, if you are proud of your organisation, and keen to enter the awards but just not sure where to start, here are some additional tips to help get you started: Point of View (POV) Take a look at the group of judges for your category and consider your submission from their perspective. Remember that they

As mortgage rates continue to rise, adopting the right mindset and a willingness to compromise have become vital to getting deals done swiftly and successfully, writes Charlie Davidson, residential property expert with London law firm Bishop & Sewell LLP.  With interest rates soaring at their fastest pace for nearly three decades, many people on both sides of property transactions are struggling to come to terms with the impact on the market. Charlie Davidson, Senior Associate with Bishop & Sewell’s Resid

Inventories will be the last line of defence for landlords worried about having to allow pets in their rented properties, according to one industry leader. Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) said: “A detailed inventory showing the condition of a property at the start of the tenancy agreement is the only way a landlord can be sure of the extent of any damage which may have been done by a pet.” The new Renters (Reform) Bill, currently going through Parliament, has