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Forsters, one of the pre-eminent private wealth and real estate law firms, confirms that Partners of Cripps Pemberton Greenish Robert Barham and Charles Miéville will be joining the firm in the first quarter of 2021. Forsters, home to the largest Residential Property team in the London market, is delighted to announce the impending arrival of two leading Residential Partners: Robert Barham and Charles Miéville. Both Robert and Charles are acknowledged as leaders in their field in the Chambers HNW Guide an

PLP have achieved approval from the Government Department OZEV (Office for Zero Emission Vehicles) for installer status of EV installation of both domestic premises under the Electric Vehicle Home-charge Scheme (EVHS) and commercial/workplace premises under Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS). As approved OZEV installers we can offer our customers government funded grants to assist with the cost of your EV charger. Together with our NICEIC Electrical Installation Approval and City and Guilds Qualified

Private contractors who set up limited companies to avoid being responsible for PAYE and national insurance contributions are being warned of key changes to legislation. From April rules around the IR35 legislation will be extended to the private sector. IR35 is ultimately intended to prevent the lower rates of tax which would otherwise apply when payments to intermediaries are regarded as "disguised employment." The key change is that the responsibility of defining IR35 status will switch from the indivi

Future Fuel, a leading installer of EV chargepoints in residential blocks, has announced that supported by new a finance partner, it is now rolling out an exciting fully-funded charging solution for apartment buildings.  On 2 February, the Government announced a £20M cash injection to boost the number of on-street chargepoints. But flat owners need to charge their vehicles closer to home and it’s not always easy to persuade landlords to invest in car park EV infrastructure until there is buy-in from a maj

An estate agent with branches in Corby and Kettering has responded to the recent boom in the local property market with the appointment of two new recruits. Jessica Gray and Hannah Bellamy have joined the sales team at Belvoir estate agents in George Street, Corby and Newland Street, Kettering and bring with them years of experience in property, sales and customer service. Property valuer Jessica has worked in estate agencies for the last eight years, starting out as an apprentice and working her way up t

Victoria Bottomley of the JB Leitch litigation team recently posted a popular article on the subject of change of use from commercial to residential. In this follow up piece, Victoria provides a cautionary note based on a recent Count Court judgement, which saw the lease of a shop validly forfeited for change of use to two studio flats, a breach of a covenant without the landlord’s consent.  With increasing consideration of the sustainable and viable conversion of vacant commercial premises for residentia

A well-known property in one of the most prominent positions of the beautiful coastal town of Salcombe is to be managed by Principle Estate Management. The Salcombe is an eye-catching development of 36 luxury apartments and various commercial interests converted from a former hotel of the same name some 45 years ago. Principle has been instructed to manage the landmark property by The Salcombe Company Ltd, the residents’ management company. The property, originally built in around 1920, lies on the town’s

Colmore Tang Construction has launched a cladding remediation service that provides a complete solution for building owners, managing agents and surveyors seeking to replace dangerous, non-compliant cladding. Drawing on its experience of delivering high-rise residential dwellings, the contractor has developed a comprehensive approach to cladding remediation and passive fire protection that enables a fully-audited, designed and delivered service that provides compliance, cost and quality assurance. Colmore

Monro Wright & Wasbrough (‘MWW’) will merge with Bishop & Sewell with effect from 1st February 2021 and the newly combined practice will operate as “Bishop & Sewell LLP incorporating Monro Wright & Wasbrough.” The Bishop & Sewell management team led by Mark Chick (Senior Partner and Management Board Chair) and Michael Kashis (Managing Partner – Strategy and Implementation) will be joined by the MWW team, with Nicholas Barlow becoming Head of Private Client and Thom Wilkinson joining the new firm’s Managem

An established Birmingham family property firm has appointed Principle Estate Management to look after its portfolio of more than 65 rented residential properties. Principle will be undertaking full control of rent collection, maintenance, and compliance matters such as statutory gas safety testing at the 66 rented flats and houses, which have total annual rents of around £470,000. These properties are in various sought-after Birmingham suburbs like Bournville, Edgbaston, Harborne and Sutton Coldfield, wi

A parting wish from a friend's daughter who sadly passed away has prompted a kind-hearted property manager to pledge the annual rental income from one of his properties to a charity helping to research treatment for leukaemia. Angus Griffin from Great Bookham in Surrey owns Letterbox Property Solutions with the majority of his property portfolio located in his native North East of England. Originally from Cleadon in South Tyneside, Angus moved to Nottingham to study at university where he met fellow stude

Block Management UK Ltd announces the appointment of Fiona Ducasse as Business Development Manager. The veteran negotiator has previously worked for property management firms RMG and Peverel and joins us to lead Block Management UK Ltd on attracting and on-boarding larger sites across the whole of the UK.   Fiona is very experienced with winning management instructions from large house builders, including sites with more complex arrangements such as the management of on-site staff, gymnasiums, communal he