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The Government has recently published the Building Safety Bill, which is its attempt to respond to the issues raised by the Grenfell Tower fire, which were highlighted by the independent Hackitt Review.   Property Litigation Solicitor, Molly Frankham expands upon a particular point, in order to consider the Bill from the perspective of the occupiers of the buildings. In a nutshell, the Bill seeks to set the groundwork for ensuring the safety of a building during its lifecycle – i.e. during construction an

Remus is delighted to announce that Helen Roberts MIRPM has been appointed as Doyenne’s Ambassador for Wales. As Associate Director of Business Development for Remus Helen is an extremely respected member of the Business Development team and across the Fexco Property Services group. Having worked in the property industry for nearly 20 years Helen has seen her role change from opening the Wales & West region in 2011 as Regional Manager to becoming Associate Director.  Helen says: “My role allows me to over

A Ringwood-based property management company has defied the economic doom and gloom by launching a completely new business – Careline Support Ltd – which took its first call on Tuesday 1st September. Careline Support is now operating nationwide from its new call centre, where it has already created 10 new jobs and will continue to create more to fulfil its growth plans. The new business will provide a direct 24/7 emergency call service to over 6,000 apartment owners at retirement developments across the c

2020 has been an unexpectedly difficult year, covid 19 has challenged everyone's resilience, and, as ever there are always a few individuals or companies who go the extra mile to help others, sometimes at great risk to themselves. NOTB and Jackson Sims Recruitment want to celebrate the ‘heroes’ in capes as well as masks, who have worked hard to make these difficult times a little easier for their residents, customers and employees.  So please take the time to nominate the individual(s) who have proved to

With Covid-19 putting a strain on businesses and changing lives, it’s important to celebrate the wins and focus on all the positives during this time. With the recruitment industry being easily affected by events of any kind, TemplePM are thankful to be working in a sector that still needs roles filled and by our brilliant candidates! Christian is one of our candidates that started his job search during the UK lockdown and below explains how it has all worked for him.  I started my job search on 9th April

While lives have changed hugely for so many in recent months since the global pandemic arrived, the current circumstances have highlighted the things that people value about where they live. Key things that have been providing solace during the lockdown are green spaces and places to take a walk, a sense of community and private outdoor space. The new homes set to launch at Notting Hill Genesis’ landmark development, Royal Albert Wharf, E16 on Saturday 15th August tick the boxes on all of these counts, wh

MetroPM, the residential property management company with offices in Birmingham and Cheltenham, has appointed an experienced property manager. Jean Brown, who has worked in the sector for 15 years, will look after the company’s portfolio in Cheltenham and the surrounding areas. She is a member of the Institute of Residential Property Management and has qualifications with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Ian Smallman, a director at MetroPM, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Jean onto the

Leading risk management specialists Cardinus Risk Management have formed an alliance with UK’s top façade risk advisors FR Consultants to offer a complete solution to the UK’s crisis with façade combustibility, which has gained significant attention since the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017.  As regulatory reform (through The Building Safety Bill and The Fire Safety Bill) strives to address issues that are present, those responsible for the management of buildings are having to undertake a process of

MRI Software (“MRI”), a global leader in real estate software solutions, and Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:  PRTH) (“Priority”), a leading provider of merchant acquiring, integrated payment software and commercial payment solutions, have entered into a strategic agreement in real estate payments. Under the terms of the agreement, MRI will acquire Priority’s RentPayment business, which is comprised of the RentPayment.com™, StorageRentPayment.com™ and DuesPayment.com™ real estate payment brands

On 21 July 2021 the Law Commission published its key proposals on leasehold reform and the future of home ownership.  The three reports which deal with enfranchisement, right to manage and commonhold tie in with the Government's aim to address problems with leasehold ownership. It is encouraging to see the issues addressed in such a cohesive way. The proposals set out ways to make the process of enfranchisement easier and cheaper. They suggest reforms to the right to manage legislation and they encourage

Two of Torbays longest running property management firms have merged bringing together brands APA Property Management and Crown Property Management. The firms between them count more than 65 years of combined trading and Darren Stocks of Crown announced the deal to join forces to not only create a stronger brand but to also streamline the services our clients receive. The merger was first mooted back in 1997 between Adrian Coldicott of APA and Darren Stocks and so when the deal was completed earlier this

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted problems with manuscript signatures and postal delivery of notices for tenants seeking extended leases and collective enfranchisement.  The legislation requires such notices to be “signed” by, or on behalf, of the tenant. It may be difficult to get “wet ink” signatures. Even where a tenant has an agent, it may be difficult to get compliant or duly authorised signatures of a corporate tenants, if located in other jurisdictions.  Since 2014, in England (but not Wales) i