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The UKAA are excited to present our 2021 Sustainability Summit on Friday 12th March. This virtual event runs from 8.45am – 4pm & is open to both UKAA members & non members. The Summit aim's to challenge the BTR industry to address sustainability issues now as well as prepare for the future.The keynote conversation, hosted by James Pargeter & Dan Batterton of Legal & General, will explore L&G’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategy and how it relates to trends and responses across

A property expert has backed calls by an MP to protect leaseholders from being forced to pay for the costs of replacing dangerous cladding on buildings. Alan Draper, managing director of Common Ground Estate & Property Management, attended a meeting of an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on 25 February where Stephen McPartland MP was arguing against changes made in the House of Commons to the Fire Safety Bill. The previous day, the Commons voted 340 to 225 to remove changes made by peers to the Bill w

Ahead of the changes to Electrical Safety Standards next month, property specialists, Bramleys has shared guidance with landlords in the UK. From 1 April 2021, all existing specified private tenancies will need to comply with the new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020. The Regulations, which were first introduced in June 2020, aim to ensure all electrical wiring and fixed electrical installations are signed off by a qualified electrician, including wiring,

FirstPort has appointed a Director of Supply Chain Operations to ensure that customers and clients are at the centre of its strategy. Derren Chamberlain has joined FirstPort from ISS where he was Chief Procurement Officer for just over four years, as well as being part of the senior leadership team for UK and Ireland. Whilst there, he led a full-scale transformation of the function, including policy, processes, people, and systems. Prior to this, he was Supply Chain Director for the Maritime Services at B

Principle Estate Management has been appointed to look after more than 50 commercial rented properties for an established Birmingham-based family property firm. The contract, which includes collecting more than £600,000 of rents, comes just months after Principle won a contract to manage the same company’s residential portfolio. The new work involves 54 commercial rented properties for 18 separate clients largely across the West Midlands in Birmingham, Halesowen, Lichfield, Rugby, Solihull, Sutton Coldfie

The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) has committed to support the Buidling A Safer Future (BSF) Charter by becoming a Registered Signatory. The Government-backed BSF Charter, led by the new and not-for-profit entity, Building a Safer Future Limited, was formed after the Grenfell Tower tragedy to promote an urgent and positive culture and behaviour change in the safety of the built environment. As a Registered Signatory, ARMA will uphold the five Charter Commitments, including a promise to

This article was first published on the Winckworth Sherwood website.  The Government has disclosed its position on a few of the potential reforms it has been consulting around in recent years as regards the relationship between leaseholders and their landlords  To understand the other reforms that might be made it is helpful to look back at previous government announcements and the Law Commission recommendations. Leasehold house sales ban,  Zero ground rent & other matters 2018  – the then secretary of

Principle Estate Management, the UK’s fastest growing residential management company, has appointed a new apprentice to its finance department. Imahni Hurlock-Edmead has taken the finance team numbers up to seven at Principle, where the total staffing now stands at 31. She will be the fourth apprentice that the company has recruited from training company Protocol centre. Paul Richardson, finance manager at Principle, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Imahni to our team, and I’m sure she will flourish in h

Burrington Estates, the Exeter-based developer, has received an investment of £15.5m from BGF to support its ambitious growth plans. Founded in 2013 by Mark Edworthy and Paul Scantlebury, Burrington Estates has grown into a thriving business with a turnover of £70m last year. It has completed more than 400 homes in the South West during the past five years and its current portfolio of sites has a GDV of £300m. With investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, Burrington Estates will be

We are very excited to welcome Brooke Alexander Wilson to Jackson Sims Recruitment. Brooke has worked in the recruitment industry for the last 6 years specialising in block management, estate agency, accountancy, finance, legal, human resources and sales. She understands the importance of building healthy long standing relationships with both clients and candidates. Contact Brooke if you are looking to progress your property career.

The UK’s fastest growing property management company has been admitted to full membership of its respected trade body ARMA – the Association of Residential Managing Agents. Principle Estate Management was founded in Birmingham by former ARMA chairman Brett Williams in Spring 2018 but was not then able to apply for Associate Membership of ARMA due to membership application restrictions. After an invitation to apply for full membership late last year, followed by a detailed and thorough vetting process, Pri

70% of Resident Directors currently spend ten hours or less a month on their role, but leasehold reform and industry changes (such as the effects of the draft Building Safety Bill) could increase this if Directors don’t have access to the support they need. 61% are currently employed, and at least a third (33%) are involved in additional responsibilities outside of work or their role as a Resident Director, such as sitting as board and committee members, or acting as school governors, charity trustees and