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Residents at a luxury block of flats in Canary Wharf have been told that food delivery couriers from Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are no longer permitted to enter the development, sparking debate over security, discrimination, and convenience.

The recently released Rightmove Lettings Report 2025 offers some powerful insights into today’s rental market in the UK. Drawing on feedback from over 900 landlords and 2,300 tenants, the report highlights both the ongoing growth in rental demand, and the challenges landlords continue to face. 

With sustainability and energy efficiency, not to mention decarbonisation, increasingly taking priority during building design, MEP engineers and architects are coming into conflict as part of an ever-changing air quality landscape. Nowhere is this better highlighted than in the increasing need for louvres to be designed and incorporated into buildings, especially in applications where plant equipment requires effective air intake or exhaust.

Essex’s leading estate agent, Beresfords, has reported a record-breaking first half of 2025, with performance figures reflecting both continued market confidence and the strength of its client-first approach across sales and lettings.

Livingcity CCIM Ltd is delighted to announce the appointment of Karl Stott as its new Building Safety Consultant, bringing with him more than 35 years of distinguished service with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and more recently as a vital member of the Greater Manchester’s High-Rise Task Force working closely with key governmental figures.  

The scale of the asylum housing crisis is stark. According to Reuters, more than 32,000 people were being housed in hotels at the end of June – an 8 per cent increase on the previous year. The number of asylum claims, at 111,000 in the year to June, is higher than at any point in the past two decades.

Centrick has secured Government funding, which enables a further two cladding remediation projects to achieve on-site status, safeguarding residents and addressing fire safety risks at no personal cost to leaseholders.

The Government is considering a major change to the way landlords are taxed, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves weighing up plans to apply National Insurance (NI) contributions to rental income as part of her upcoming Autumn Budget. 

A children’s charity in Calderdale has received a £500 donation from Barratt Homes to help enrich the lives of the young people it supports.

In an industry increasingly shaped by regulation, rising expectations and squeezed margins, the promise of AI and automation in block management is understandably appealing. The idea of freeing property managers from repetitive tasks, improving compliance, and streamlining communication offers significant operational value.

The Property Ombudsman has published its new-look website to help drive best practice in the industry and prevent issues escalating into complaints.

Embassy Court is an eleven-storey block of 73 flats situated on Brighton seafront.  It was designed by the architect Wells Coates and completed in 1935.  It is an outstanding example of pre-war Modernism, has a grade II* listed status and remains a major Brighton landmark.