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Principle Estate Management has been appointed to handle one of the most stunning apartment schemes to come to the market in central England in 2021. Milverton Hall, near Leamington Spa, has been sympathetically restored by Haven Properties Ltd to provide eight luxury apartments and two newly built coach houses. The development is the site of a former quarry market garden and nursing home built at the start of the 19th century. The apartments and coach houses are currently on the market with prices from £

The recent frenzy in the residential property market brought on by the Government’s Stamp Duty holiday was of particular significance for leaseholders with shorter lease terms. The urgency to sell their leasehold property in order to purchase a new property before the 30 June Stamp Duty holiday deadline led to many leaseholders paying excessive sums to their landlords. Under current rules leaseholders can extend their leases at a zero ‘peppercorn’ ground rent for a term of 90 years (under the statutory ro

Principle Estate Management has appointed an experienced property professional to help it look after the full range of block, estate, residential rented and commercial units in its portfolio. Jay Chauhan has joined Principle as a customer services executive after eight years’ experience at Mainstay Residential Management. She joined Mainstay in 2013 as a front of house concierge at a high-end development built by Berkeley Homes group in South London. She then worked in various role as an estate manager an

This month, residential property services provider FirstPort is celebrating a major funding milestone by raising £100k for the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint.  The funding is helping Centrepoint to provide homeless young people with not only a safe place to stay, but also specialist health support and access to education, training and employment programmes that will ultimately enable vulnerable young people to move on to live independently.   For every £1 fundraised by FirstPort colleagues and res

Ringley Group, one of the UK’s leading residential property consultancies, has signed up two more clients in Cardiff, who together represent over 1,000 apartments The first scheme, known as Prospect Place, is managed by a Resident controlled Management Company and is located on Ferry Court in Cardiff Bay. Residents have full access to the on-site gym and swimming pool, as well as a concierge and secure car parking. The building offers panoramic views across Cardiff Bay and has a private balcony on the fif

We all know that there is an increased focus in the construction industry on ensuring that materials and techniques are all used with fire safety in mind, particularly in blocks of flats, supported living and retirement homes — but it’s also important to make sure that furnishings are fire retardant. Installing entrance mats that might be classified as a fire risk can result in loss of life, belongings and property, and can therefore have a serious impact on your business’s reputation, your portfolio and

Howsy’s white paper, entitled ‘Single Family Housing: The Home of Residential Investment’ investigates all aspects of the emerging sector and considers the why, who, what, where & how of a sector that Richard Berridge believes will, within ten years, overtake BTR as the principle residential investment class for institutional investors. Initially prompted by close alignment between the Howsy’s advanced management & lettings platform and SFH, the research reveals comprehensively that the UK is a lover of h

‘As a company Howsy is constantly improving our offering’, says Asif Ali, Howsy’s Chief Product Officer, ‘and for a company like Howsy this development is undoubtedly exciting. It’s good to be able to see a problem then fix it. Our development team is a tightly-knit and highly professional community that has been working on proptech solutions for years.’ Having been in property management and the proptech sphere for five years we’ve been building a platform that’s designed to revolutionise renting and thi

FirstPort, the UK’s leading residential property services provider, has appointed Preety Gill as Head of Customer Experience. This is the organisation's latest commitment to making sure that experience matters for every customer. In recent months, FirstPort has invested significantly in enhancing its customers’ experience, with a transformative ‘people first’ digital programme and realignment of its customer service teams for a more integrated approach. This is reflected in FirstPort’s four-out-of-five-st

Property estate management firm MetroPM has been appointed to look after 12 prestigious apartments in a Grade II listed former church in Birmingham. St James Church in Edgbaston is a converted Gothic building located in one of Birmingham’s most sought-after suburbs and a short distance from the city centre. Steeped in history, St James Church, was built in the mid-1800s. It was converted in 2004 in to 12 individual apartments, the quality of which was recognised with awards. The location of St James Churc

HML, a market leading block management specialist, has launched B-hive Block Management Partners. B-hive is a specialist division that offers solutions to existing property professionals, such as sales and letting agents, surveyors and existing property managers looking to run their own business in their locality.  B-hive Partners will trade under their own brand and will have access to our back-office solutions, inclusive of client finance service charge accounting, compliance, essential services, market

We are delighted to announce that our Property Management Drinks will be making a return in September 2021.  Join us and enjoy a drink or two whilst networking with your industry peers.  When: September 2021 (TBC) Where: London Venue This free event provides a fantastic opportunity for property industry professionals to meet with new and existing contacts and make new connections in a relaxed environment. If you are interested in attending then please pre-register your interest here. For more informat