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Back for 2022, and taking place over the weekend of 1– 3 April 2022, the popular Oxford Weekender will once again be held in the splendid surroundings of St. Hugh’s College, Oxford.The three-day conference runs from Friday to Sunday with the theme of Property Management Unplugged. Over the weekend, there’ll be more than 40 keynote and break-out sessions, designed to let property managers plug any gaps in their knowledge and expand their skills in all the areas that now impact our sector.We’re also teaming

We have the distinct pleasure of announcing and introducing to you the firm’s new Senior Associate in our Private Client department, Mr. Alexander Mahdavi who has joined #TeamJPC.Over the course of the last year or so, JPC has been diligently seeking to enhance its service offerings within our Private Client department. We are delighted that Alexander has agreed to join us. Alexander is an experienced solicitor with an acute expertise in wills, trusts, probate and lasting powers of attorney and we are thr

The Hounslow property market will soon get a major boost with the delivery of a much-needed 780 new homes thanks to a landmark new scheme in partnership between award-winning developer Hill Group and leading housing provider, Notting Hill Genesis. Lampton Parkside will allow residents to enjoy the best in West London living by combining an urban lifestyle with proximity to Lampton Park’s 40 acres of green open space and beautiful countryside.Designed by award-winning architects Allies & Morrison, Lampton

Principle Estate Management has been appointed to manage one of Birmingham’s most exciting new developments a year before the site is due to be completed.Elevate Property Group chose Principle after a four-way competitive tender to advise on key issues while Heaton House is still under construction.The site contains a 19th century Regency villa, Heaton House, which was hidden behind derelict and redundant industrial buildings that had, over the past 200 years, grown up around the original merchant’s mansi

Partnering with innovative resident engagement and building management software provider Spike Global, The Crown Estate has implemented an end-to-end residential portal at its latest development Morley House on Regent Street in London’s West End. The new software provides a complete property communication and management solution for residents at the 44-apartment residence.Spike Global has worked closely with Morley House to create a bespoke version of its resident engagement app Spike Living, specifically

Facilities and maintenance specialist the Future Group has announced it is expanding its portfolio of services with the acquisition in August of refurbishment contractor iGroup. Headed up by iGroup founder Jamie Osmore, the new division launching on 1 September will be branded Future Regeneration. This paves the way for the expansion of Future Group’s offer into the redecoration and refurbishment of residential block communal areas and sits comfortably alongside Future’s lighting, fire safety, security an

In the property sector, we’re seeing more and more mixed-use schemes and developments being planned and implemented. Projects like the £2.5bn Bankside Yards scheme, which will include office, retail, hospitality, leisure, and residential properties, are leading the recent surge in mixed-use developments across the industry. In addition to this, retail to residential conversion continues to push on, with organisations like Hammerson seeking to replace traditional anchor tenants with clusters of residential

Following a successful five years of growth and expansion, Burrington Estates is pleased to announce the promotion of Grayham Tucker to Managing Director for its South West region. Previously holding the role of Commercial Director since the formation of the business in 2016, Grayham will become the South West Managing Director for Burrington Estates, utilising his 20 years of industry experience to further help the business expand.A qualified RICS Quantity Surveyor, Grayham joined Burrington Estates foll

Having successfully trialled the proposition for the last 18 months with one of their Northwood Franchisees, the Belvoir Group have now signed an exclusive contract with B-hive Block Management Partners for them to offer a block management solution to all of their 340 offices across all brands - Northwood, Newton Fallowell, Lovelle, Nicholas Humphreys and Belvoir Brands.B-hive is the Partners division of HML Group, block management specialists who manage over 85,000 units in England and Wales. B-hive oper

Flat owners in Colchester have acted to reduce fire risks from decorative wooden cladding on their two and three-storey buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, the Government has recently offered funding support to replace combustible cladding on high-rise buildings, but low-rise buildings do not qualify. Now a group of leaseholders in Nicholsons Grove, Colchester, supported by their property management company PMS Managing Estates, have found a solution.  Decorative wooden cladding was a

Principle Estate Management has been appointed to collect the ground rents and look after the leases of around 375 houses for an established Birmingham-based family property firm.The contract includes dealing with any consents for alterations and overseeing valuation enquiries when any of the leaseholders wish to purchase their freehold.The new work, mainly based in the West Midlands but with some properties also in Sheffield, involves many of the houses that were originally built by the family firm.It co

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, announces it has acquired FSI, a UK-based provider of enterprise-class facilities management (FM) software solutions. The addition of FSI’s cloud-based platform bolsters MRI’s overall solution portfolio and enhances the company’s ability to better serve owners, occupiers and contractors by delivering cutting-edge technology to effectively manage and maintain their facilities. “Facilities management teams play a critical role in making sure offices are