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Proud to say that Jackson Sims has hit a new milestone this week by placing their 600th property professional. The people at Jackson Sims are proving to be market leaders in residential property recruitment having successfully finished recruitment campaigns in build to rent, student accommodation and of course block management. In 2020 Jackson Sims launched a residential site staff contracting business which has only strengthened the brand and now boasts over 150 temporary workers. Please do not hesitate

Huge improvements can be made across both the sales and lettings process, if agents used only a fraction of the wide range of property data available to them from Information Works.  Property-specific information is becoming even more important to the industry as both a targeting tool to assist in the acquisition of new customers and as a source of knowledge soon to be required throughout the sales and lettings process.  A recent announcement by National Trading Standards confirmed all property listings w

While the latest HM Registry UK House Price Index data revealed that the average price paid for a flat in the UK had increased by 5.1% year-on-year to January 2022, analysis by specialist block of flats insurance company Lansdown Insurance Brokers has found that at the top end of the market sales of £1million+ flats dropped by almost a third last year. The analysis showed that 2,639 £1million+ flats were sold in the UK in 2021 compared to 3,569 in 2020, a 30% drop. This follows similar year-on-year drops

Just over two years since  it started, the moratorium on landlord remedies to effect CRAR (commercial rent arrears recovery) and forfeiture of lease has ended with effect from 25th March 2022. This will undoubtedly come as a relief to many landlords who have tenants in arrears or need to retake possession of their property. However, the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act, which came into force on 24th March 2022, will have an impact on both CRAR and forfeiture, should the rent arrears come under the criter

Principle Estate Management has won a prestigious new contract to look after 48 apartments near to a famous street in the East End of London. The appointment to manage Portrait Place, located just off Brick Lane, followed a full tender and resident consultation process. Brick Lane is located in the borough of Tower Hamlets, running south from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green through Shoreditch and ending in Whitechapel. The Portrait Place development is on Bacon Lane, near to the junction with Brick Lane

Since 2014, Feefo has recognised businesses who deliver exceptional experiences. The Trusted Service Awards are unique as they are based purely on feedback from real customers. This means they are a true reflection of commitment to outstanding customer service. Feefo have given Platinum Trusted Service awards to businesses who have achieved Gold standard for three consecutive years. To receive a Gold Trusted Service award, businesses must have collected at least 50 reviews with a Feefo service rating of b

A property manager is expected to be multi-talented and knowledgeable across a huge spectrum of disciplines. They need to know where to turn and to whom to turn as issues fly in. The building surveyor is always going to be one of the most important partners. As a contractor myself who joined forces with an established building surveying practice, I now enjoy the best of both worlds.  As a supplier looking from outside in, there is a lot of reactive maintenance and not enough ‘proactive’, and given the acc

After carefully reviewing their respective roles and positions at the heart of the rapidly evolving property management sector, the Boards of The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and The Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM) proposed a merger of the two organisations last summer. Following a member vote overwhelmingly in favour of the merger proposal, the two bodies and their memberships have now been brought together, under ‘The Property Institute’ (as of 9th March 2022). T

Jordan, Managing Director of Future Group and Jason, operations director, are both taking part in the Tough Mudder Challenge 2022 on the 2nd of April. With just over a week to go, they have smashed their initial target of £1,500 and have now reached their extended target of £2,000! This achievement is amazing, and the money will be donated to their partnered charity: Teens Unite. Teens Unite Supports young people fighting cancer to live their best life, while others search for a cure. We inspire young peo

Keeping up with legislative and regulatory changes are among the challenges faced by Directors of resident managed residential developments. For many, instructing specialist support remains vital, according to research by leading property management company, FirstPort. FirstPort, which works with 1,300 Resident Management Companies, has conducted its second Resident Director Survey, believed to be the biggest ever proprietary research project undertaken with Resident Directors to date.  This report builds

A new apprentice has joined Principle Estate Management’s finance department, taking that specialist team’s staff numbers up to 10. Aneesa Ali joins the company as an accounts apprentice after previous roles waiting at large events, working as a cash and carry shop assistant and volunteering as a nursery nurse. She started her role earlier this month after being recruited via Protocol Consultancy Services, which specialises in training and apprenticeships, and her main role will be processing payments on

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has awarded three new Honorary Memberships in recognition of contributions to the debate around leasehold enfranchisement and reform.    Barristers Tamsin Cox and Anthony Radevsky of Falcon Chambers and Justin Bates of Landmark Chambers have become the Association’s first ever Honorary Members    Mark Chick, ALEP Director, said: “As an organisation founded to spread best practice and foster discourse and debate, ALEP routinely i