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A Director of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has warned leaseholders that the cladding crisis is unlikely to reduce the cost of purchasing their freehold. Up to 11 million people in Britain may live in properties with fire safety issues, facing not only physical fears for their wellbeing but financial concerns about paying for remediation work. For many, enfranchisement may seem like an appealing option, offering control of the service charge budget and choice of managin

Government policy and a distinct lack of joined up thinking is holding back the progress needed for the “cladding crisis”, particularly in the way it is dragging its feet in protecting leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediation - a new report claims.   ‘Cladding: A Way Forward’, a new cladding crisis report from residential property experts across the sector has been unveiled by national law firm Irwin Mitchell, complete with a ten-point plan on what could be done to help solve the crisis.   Stati

Following the tragic events at Grenfell, fire and building safety has become one of the most pressing issues facing residents, homeowners and the residential property sector. We’re seeing higher standards than ever on building safety, and most important are the issues around cladding and fire safety. Our customers rightly want a safe home environment and peace of mind that regulation and standards are being exceeded. We have heard a lot of views on how buildings affected by the new government safety guida

Residential property management company Mainstay has expanded its property portfolio to the South Coast by taking over the operational management of Dolphin Quays, a prestigious development in Poole, Dorset.  Built in 2002, the 104 residential unit prime waterfront development overlooks Poole Harbour, and boasts views to the National Trust owned Brownsea Island, the prestigious Sandbanks peninsular, and the rolling Purbeck Hills. This latest contract, alongside another upcoming new business win in Bournem

Government policy and a distinct lack of joined up thinking is holding back the progress needed for the “cladding crisis”, particularly in the way it is dragging its feet in protecting leaseholders from bearing the costs of remediation - a new report claims.   ‘Cladding: A Way Forward’, a new cladding crisis report from residential property experts across the sector has been unveiled by national law firm Irwin Mitchell, complete with a ten-point plan on what could be done to help solve the crisis.   Stati

JPC are proud to announce the arrival of Yezdan Izzet, Partner, to Team JPC on 29th March 2021.  Yezdan’s expertise covers a wide spectrum of property disputes including landlord and tenant (commercial and residential), forfeiture and possession claims, rent and service charge recovery, lease renewals (opposed and unopposed) and forfeiture and possession claims as well as real property disputes such as boundary disputes, development and right of light claims. Yezdan is completely committed to her clients,

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, announces that Knight Frank’s Residential Asset Management (RAM) department is now leveraging MRI’s widely used property management and accounting platform, MRI Qube PM – deepening the technology partnership between the two companies. Qube PM will help Knight Frank RAM perform all key management activities and improve communications with tenants. It will also power the integrated MRI Engage resident portal, enabling tailored resident experie

QUESTION We as an RMC, have a freeholder who shows no interest in this 27 apartment block except to collect ground rent and lease extension fees. Our individual leases refer to ‘regulations’ set by the RMC. What status have these regulations if disregarded by leaseholders? It seems the only formal link between the RMC and individual leaseholders is by way of a separately signed Deed of Covenant as a schedule of the lease. Finally, have we any liability when informally aware of breaches of the lease betwee

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its partnership with leading insurance brokers, Kerry London. Kerry London has supported ALEP in the decade that saw the Association grow and become the leading voice of leasehold best practice and advice, which now brings together more than 260 professional enfranchisement member firms throughout the sector. To mark the occasion, Kerry London has launched a range of exclusive services and a fast-track

In 2017 Sir Rod Aldridge, founder of Capita, purchased Warwick Estates as an already well-established leasehold property management company. Unsurprisingly, Sir Rod’s goal is growth - just as it was at Capita, a business that he drove to 75,000 people and a FTSE 100 listing. Warwick’s newfound strategy to climb to the top of the leasehold management sector started immediately after Aldridge’s purchase with the appointment of a new chairman in the shape of Adrian Ringrose (Interserve, Taziker, Syrinix). Ri

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, announces that Knight Frank’s Residential Asset Management (RAM) department is now leveraging MRI’s widely used property management and accounting platform, MRI Qube PM – deepening the technology partnership between the two companies. Qube PM will help Knight Frank RAM perform all key management activities and improve communications with tenants. It will also power the integrated MRI Engage resident portal, enabling tailored resident experie

Working as a building surveyor gives you some fascinating insights into how people live and what makes them tick. We’re often in and out of people’s homes, after all, and we’re trained to be observant! But perhaps there’s no aspect of a surveyor’s job more revealing than working on licence to alter (LTA), which provides a direct insight into how people plan to remake their living spaces in their own image.  In leasehold properties, homeowners require a licence agreed with the landlord before undertaking a