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PRS announces new advisory panel and seeks new members for their member panel

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS), the redress scheme with over 17,000 property agency branches and property professionals covered, recently asked for applications for their new advisory panel which have now been filled.  The new approach is to promote an authentic outlook and attitude across all areas of the property sector and to ensure that the PRS itself takes a balanced and knowledgeable view in its vision and in all of its policy decisions. The advisory panel now has experts representing a wide vari

Encore shortlisted in property management and employer excellence categories in prestigious Negotiator Awards

Residential property management company, Encore, is celebrating being shortlisted in both the Property Management Company of the Year and Employer of the Year categories in this year’s Negotiator Awards. A panel of independent judges comprising a host of representatives from across the industry will review entries, and winners will be announced at a presentation ceremony on 25th November at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London. This is not the first time Encore has impressed judges at The Nego

MRI Software Unveils Its Next-Generation Real Estate Platform

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate solutions, presented its vision for the next generation of its open and connected technology platform, MRI Agora™, at the Ascend users conference in New Orleans on October 23-26. The MRI Agora platform will enable real estate businesses to make better decisions through connected data, automate mundane tasks, and differentiate through technology.  “The new platform is the next generation in the open and connected journey that MRI pioneered years ago for real est

31-year old chartered surveyor becomes one of the youngest in the world to achieve Fellowship status of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

James Brook, founder of Novello Chartered Surveyors has recently been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). At just 31 years old, this is a hugely impressive accolade for someone of his age - most chartered surveyors become fellows much later in their careers. He is one of the youngest Fellows out of 134,000 RICS members worldwide. James was awarded Fellowship status for his work in setting up Novello Chartered Surveyors in Epsom alongside cofounder Jack

Lovit Technologies announce recent updates to PresentIT

The team at Lovit Technologies are delighted to announce the most recent updates to the PresentIT product. The video presentation tool enables you to add greater clarity easily and quickly to information you’d normally email out to customers or colleagues. The end result is an increased understanding when communicating with leaseholders and a reduction of follow up phone calls explaining the information you’ve just sent out making your time more effective. The most recent release allows users to add their

Albanwise Insurance Services complete the 12 Bridge Challenge

On Sunday 9th October, a team from Albanwise Insurance Services and their sister companies, Simarc and Albanwise Synergy, completed the 12 Bridges Challenge, crossing 12 bridges on the Thames from Albert Bridge in the West to Tower Bridge in the East. A crisp, sunny day saw eight people and a four legged friend take on the 10 mile course. A magnificent total of £3,136 plus Gift Aid has been raised so far for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the Kings Lynn based charity supporting the bereaved children of Armed F

Sales continue to flow as Elevate kickstarts £18m Phase 2 of Trent Bridge Quays

One of the Midlands leading independent property developers has kickstarted sales on Phase 2 of its £50m Trent Bridge Quays development in Nottingham. Elevate Property Group, which develops high-profile sites across the East and West Midlands, is building on the unprecedented success of the first phase by releasing 14 three and four-bedroom town houses (starting at £415,000). The luxury properties will be completed in Spring 2023 but interested buyers can reserve plots ‘off plan’ that come with parking, g

EMV Capital leads £2.5m financing package in domestic heat efficiency champion Ventive

EMV Capital, the deeptech and venture capital specialist, a wholly owned subsidiary of NetScientific plc, the international life sciences and sustainable technology investment and commercialisation group, is delighted to announce that it has led a £2.5m financing package in the domestic heat efficiency specialist, Ventive.  The new funding will allow Ventive to deliver its modular heat pump production facility in Hartlebury, Worcestershire.   Ventive’s modular exhaust air heat pumps are targeted at both n

Hyperoptic appoints ex-BT Director to increase focus on connecting New Build housing sector

Hyperoptic has appointed ex-BT Director Jo-Anne Dunning as Business Development Director to continue to grow its presence in new build homes across Britain. Jo-Anne joins from BT, where she led new business for FTTP, and brings more than 15 years of experience. Jo-Anne’s expertise will help Hyperoptic to establish more relationships with home builders, continuing to ensure that homeowners have fast, reliable, day one full fibre connectivity. Hyperoptic recently celebrated the milestone of connecting more

Saul Shah joins property investment/asset management business

Addington Capital, the property investment and asset management specialist has recruited Saul Shah as an investment real estate analyst focusing on residential acquisitions. Saul joins Addington from EY Real Estate where he was a corporate finance analyst on numerous equity fundraisings for clients’ new commercial and residential real estate platforms. He also helped the team’s PBSA/Build to Rent business development stream and designed and led the roll out of a financial resilience offering that identifi

Odevo set to become global leader in residential property management as US firm joins Group

International property management company, Odevo, has established itself in the US as KW Property & Management Consulting (KWPMC) has joined the Group, ensuring Odevo is the first residential management company to have a leading position on both sides of the Atlantic.  The property company is already prominent in the UK through Rendall & Rittner, Premier Estates and Trinity Property Group being part of the Group.  The US will be Odevo’s fourth market, and the deal will increase Group revenue by £120 milli

Property advisor Cluttons launches family and wellbeing policy with menopause at its heart on World Menopause Day

Cluttons has announced today on World Menopause Day that it is rolling out its family and wellbeing policy to its employees this week.  The policy has been pulled together over several months and, as well as specialist Menopause awareness, training and support for all employees, the policy has built in a toolkit of support and benefits with a holistic approach to all types of families and wellbeing.  Concerning the menopause, all managers will be provided with training and a toolkit of information, while

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