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FirstPort has been recognised for its commitment to improve and strengthen its environmental performance and process systems’ management. Receiving both ISO internationally-recognised management standards positions FirstPort as a leader in the industry.   The IS0 14001 accreditation, looks at how an organisation’s activities affect the environment, and identifies continuous improvement plans around its sustainability efforts.   The accreditation recognises the clear commitment and focus made by FirstPort

Retail firm John Lewis is considering all of its department stores and Waitrose supermarkets as possible sites to build new homes. The company, the John Lewis Partnership (JLP), has set a target of 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years. And it has announced that all of its 365 retail sites are being considered for private property development – a move which has shocked many industry leaders. JLP has identified 20 sites for build-to-rent properties and is expected to submit its first two planning applica

Welcome to Billie Shuter and Joanna Medley. Billie Shuter has been promoted from Deputy Head of Property Management to Regional Director (West), and we welcome Joanna Medley as Regional Director (East). Billie is responsible for our Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Newbury and Plymouth teams. She brings over 12 years of experience as an accomplished Property Manager, to the team. Billie has worked in a variety of fields including estate agency, lettings, and block management, both for independent and nati

Leading property management agent Rendall & Rittner has appointed Lee Johnson as Divisional Director for the South West Division. Following an exemplary military career, Lee has enjoyed a variety of roles in the property management sector, gaining experience at a range of companies, most recently, as an Associate Director for Mainstay Residential Ltd. With an expanding portfolio across the South West, Rendall & Rittner manages several residential developments and on-site facilities across the region. The

Strategic property consultancy Cluttons have looked at new challenges the Prime Central London property market faces in 2021/22, with issues such as Brexit and the immediate impacts of the global pandemic – but also longer-term problems like changing lifestyle preferences and climate change. With these in mind, Cluttons have identified the market trends that these problems are likely to create in the near future.    The market cycle trend has not been kind to Prime Central London in recent years, with Hou

Jodie Fraser, founder of Fraser Allen Estate Management, is celebrating Small Business Saturday 2021 by working with solicitor Andrew Turner to help people with any queries they have around property management and property law. Jodie was named as one of the nation’s Small Biz 100 in a national 2020 campaign highlighting some of the UK’s most inspiring small businesses. This annual campaign always culminates on Small Business Saturday. However the lockdown means her plans to celebrate her success were put

In our last “commonhold versus leasehold” article, we explored day-to-day management comparisons. As the COP26 climate change conference approaches, it was only fitting to look “commonhold versus leasehold” in the context of climate change. Previously, many snubbed climate change as a “fad”, but with a delegate list including world leaders past and present and Royalty, and with noticeably bizarre weather over the last two years, it is an issue that can no longer be ignored. How does the environment impact

The developments include eight apartments at Mallory House in Sutton, nine apartments at 50 Croham Road in Croydon, and another nine apartments at 20 St Andrews Court in Earlsfield. Principle has been instructed to look after all three properties by Pier Management Ltd, the management arm of RG Capital Partners Ltd, as the latest in a series of recent contracts with the company. Ahead of the new commissions, Principle assisted all the individual developers on the three sites ahead of the freehold sales, w

This year the NOTB Awards are supporting MIND and Macmillan Cancer Support as the judges' chosen charities.  The judges give a lot of their time to help judge and score the entries, as well as supporting and attending the awards.  Please give generously to support their chosen charities this year.  As a thank you from NOTB, anyone that donates via our Just Giving pages below will be entered into a prize draw, with the winners being announced at the awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate on 30th November 2021

The scheme, designed by Birmingham firm K4 Architects Ltd, will include the restoration of the existing, locally-listed, Gunsmith House, and provide 46 one bedroom, 38 two bedroom and 1 three bedroom apartments in total. Gunsmith House will contain three apartments with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms and alongside its restoration, Elevate is building three linked blocks of four and five storeys. David Hofton, Elevate’s sales and marketing director, said: “Within this new gated community, particular attention has bee

QUESTION I wanted to ask when making an application for the appointment of a manager (and any other application to the Tribunal) would I be expected to send copies of all documents to all other leaseholders in my block (40 Flats). If I had to do that I could not afford it. Someone has told me in the past that I would have to do this and I would be the only applicant.  ANSWER Many thanks for your enquiry which follows on from the recent webinar focusing on the appointment of a manager by the tribunal pursu

Property management firm Common Ground has strengthened its campaign for leaseholders’ rights by attaining accreditation from the campaigning charity the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership (LKP). Managing director Alan Draper sees the association with LKP as a way of further strengthening the company’s commitment to providing fairness and transparency for its customers. LKP is dedicated to advising leaseholders on the perils and pitfalls of the leasehold system, showing them how to succeed against corpora