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PBM, the leading property management company, wants to welcome James Watson MIRPM as their Regional Head of Property Management. This is the organisation’s latest commitment to making sure that outstanding service matters for every customer.James joins us with a wealth of experience in managing large complex and very high-end luxury developments such as Embassy Gardens (link) with its famous Sky Pool. James will be overseeing a select portfolio to help us grow our presence in being the expert in providing

More affordable homes come a step closer in Woolwich as the council names The Hill Group as development partner on its Woolwich Leisure Centre Scheme.The Council is investing in a brand-new state-of-the-art leisure centre fronting General Gordon Square in the heart of Woolwich town centre. This will offer a wide range of facilities, including a six-lane 25-metre swimming pool, waterslide and flumes, spa, gym and much more. Along with the leisure centre, there will be shops, places to eat, public spaces an

Principle Estate Management has appointed a new partner to head the firm’s business development plans with national developers, house builders and estate agents.Bob Simonds has a degree in Estate Management, is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a member of the Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM).He joins with a wealth of experience including time with Lambert Smith Hampton, where he oversaw the Calthorpe Estate Management and Severn Trent residential portf

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has announced the schedule for its annual Autumn Conference. The event will be held online from Monday 4 – Thursday 7 October 2021. The headline speakers include Fiona Haggett, Head of Valuations at Barclays, and human rights barrister, Zoe Leventhal of Matrix Chambers. Fiona and an expert panel will consider the question ’Ground Rents – are they common sense?’ while Zoe, along with ALEP stalwart Piers Harrison of Tanfield Chambers, will pr

Jackson Sims Recruitment would like to introduce their newest consultant, Demi Homewood.Demi has a background as a specialist recruiter and will be working in the Residential Property team. Demi said "After being so welcomed by the JSR team, I am keen to make my impact on the property market by helping companies find the right people”. If you want to get in touch with Demi Homewood she can be reached on 0203 287 6469 or email her on demi@jacksonsimsrecruitment.com

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together, providing entertainment, making life more convenient, saving lives and keeping the country running during its biggest health crisis in a century.But tech solutions on their own aren’t always the answer – it needs to be the right tech, utilised in the correct way to really answer a need or desire. And it needs to evolve the market rather than attempting to disturb or disrupt it, as some P

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