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The Healthy by Design Building Institute (HDBI) has awarded Navana Property Group IMMUNE Building Standard™ certification for One Palace Place, a luxury apartment building managed by the company in central London.  It is the first time that a residential asset has achieved certification. The standard was launched in 2020 by developer Genesis Property, a leading member of the European Property Federation, to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic through better design and management of buildings, su

Following the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 in England, which states that tenants cannot be charged for all up-front letting fees or extra security deposits for pets, many landlords are unsurprisingly nervous of accepting pets into a property, mostly due to excessive wear and tear, increased likelihood of poor cleanliness and a greater chance of damage.   No Letting Go claims that including a tightly written pet clause in the tenancy agreement - which includes specifics such as what types of pe

Barristers, solicitors and valuers attended the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners’ (ALEP) Annual Conference, which returned with a fully virtual format for the second year running.  The four-day conference featured a number of different online seminars, talks and panel sessions all aimed at tackling issues impacting the leasehold enfranchisement sector.   Leasehold issues have continued to generate headlines throughout 2021, including the recent decision by a number of leading h

A delay to tax reforms which would have seen sole traders and small businesses obliged to keep digital records and report income quarterly to HMRC has been welcomed by financial experts. The government had wanted to make the radical changes affecting 4.3m self-employed people, small businesses and landlords with an income of more than £10,000 come into effect from April 2023. Now it has been pushed back to April 2024. Officials said they recognised the pressure businesses were under as they emerged from t

Rendall & Rittner, a leading property managing agent, is proud to announce it has made the final shortlist for The Employee Engagement Award in The Investors in People Awards 2021. In a record-breaking year for entries, with nearly three hundred organisations involved, Rendall & Rittner is proud of this outstanding achievement amongst tough competition. The Investors in People Awards celebrate the very best organisations and individuals from around the world across various organisational, people, wellbein

Add Living the residential lettings and management company has recruited James Curry as Operations Support Co-ordinator, a residential property manager to its team. James has joined Add Living to manage a portfolio of 114 units, residential properties primarily in the Walthamstow area of East London, recently acquired by Addington Capital, the sister company of Add Living, together with one of its JV partners. James joins from Daniel Watney LLP where he was responsible for the property management of 72 bu

We would like to introduce our newest team member Jess Steen to Jackson Sims Recruitment. Jess has a background in both leasehold management and estate agency. Her knowledge combined with her entrepreneurial spirit has made her an excellent addition.   We are experiencing tremendous growth and we are looking to continue to hire consultants both this year and next. Feel free to contact us at any point if you would like to explore working with property's number one recruiter.

Landlords who fall foul of the First Tier Property Tribunal beware! You can end up with a hefty contribution to the other side’s costs. The most recent example cost the Landlord £30,000, on top of the humiliation of being depicted in the most condemnatory terms by the Tribunal. These recent cases, where costs have been awarded against a Landlord, show that proper management is not an option, compliance with the various acts of Parliament not a ‘pick and mix’ exercise, and do-it-yourself property managemen

Addington Capital, the property investment and asset management specialist has secured permitted development determination to change its fifth (and last) building at Headingley Park, Leeds from office to residential use. Stockdale House, Headingley Park, the 43,000 sq. ft office building has received permission under Class O and will be redeveloped to create a new residential building on ground to fifth floor for 70 units which will be targeted at the private rented sector. 62x I bed apartments and 8X 2 b

An experienced property manager who worked for bosses at Principle Estate Management earlier in her career has now been recruited by the company. Catherine Ghaffoori was first appointed by Principle’s managing director Brett Williams when he worked at what was then known as Curry & Partners back in 2004. Mrs Ghaffoori developed her career with what become CPBigwood and latterly SDL , working in property management and then business integration until 2016, before moving to Savills in Lichfield as a propert

Interphone, the security systems and building technology integrator, has teamed up with Amazon Key for Business to enable easier, more efficient Amazon deliveries to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in the UK. As an Amazon service provider, Interphone will install and maintain the Key for Business device free of charge to qualifying building owners and managers within the commercial residential marketplace.   Key for Business gives Amazon drivers the ability to enter buildings and deliver packages without assi

Issue 115 has now been published and is available for subscribers to read now.  This issues includes a special Insurance feature and includes some of the following articles:  Professional bodies reveal plans to merge Facilities and maintenance firm launches new division EV funding scheme extended to people living in apartments The ‘Golden Thread’... a residential gamechanger Helping RMCs to put their best foot forward Do you need a full fibre upgrade? Special Insurance Feature including: How to cho