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Residents at a modern block of flats near RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire have appointed Principle Estate Management to look after their property. Wilkinson Place in Witney, built in 2006, houses a mixture of owner-occupiers and rental tenants, and they have awarded the contract through their own Tower Hill Management Company. Principle will commence management from December, also delivering administration services for the management company, acting as its company secretary and providing it with a registe

Should you make your CV stand out from the crowd with colours and graphics?In a day and age with social media, and creativity, where people are told to celebrate individuality, should this transpire to your CV as well? When it comes to applying for job roles, you may be tempted to ‘sex up’ your CV in order for it to stand out from all the other applicants or to catch the employer’s eye, but is this a good idea and will it help? It was a question posed by Jaclyn Thornburn from ARMA last week on Linkedin af

Future Fire Systems presents a Fire Protection CPD for Property Managers, followed by an introduction to everything EV by Darren Rogers and finishing the session with an overview of everything security related to the Leasehold sector from Future Security Solutions . The event will be held on 26th September 2019 at The Chapel Bar, London N1 9PX. Future Fire Systems are pleased to announce that along with their sponsors, they will be hosting “September Property Management Drinks” following on from the conc

Judgment was handed down in case of Kaye v Oxford House (Wimbledon) Management Company Ltd [2019] EWHC 2181 (Ch) on Thursday 8th August 2019 by Deputy High Court Judge Lance Ashworth QC and is authority on the operation of Section 303(5) of the Companies Act 2006. THE CASE FACTS: It is perhaps unsurprising that the background to this case concerned itself with the all too common falling out of directors and members. One set of directors replacing another and the subsequent question of whether or not the

QUESTION  Can you advise if our buildings insurance would cover damage due to ingress of water and cost of subsequental internal repairs? This has occurred last weekend due to an exceptional rainstorm and driving winds penetrating areas of brickwork adjoining window frames and lintels. If a claim was allowed by the Insurance company would this be made by our Property Management Company? We do have our own Right to Manage Company with appointed Director residents. ANSWER This will depend on your insurance

Pennycuick Collins residential service charge team has recently taken over the management of a housing scheme in Wolverhampton, adding to its current property portfolio of just over 5,500 units at 156 schemes across the Midlands.  Pennycuick Collins, an award winning, leading chartered surveyors in the West Midlands, took over the management of Belvedere Residence in Wolverhampton on Chapel Ash on Thursday 29th August. The scheme is a prestigious development of 42 apartments in the heart of Wolverhampton

Cluttons, the property consultancy, has appointed Chris Jakes as head of lease advisory and compulsory purchase to further boost its offer in this area. Previously at CBRE and Kinney Green, Chris is a RICS Registered valuer who brings a wealth of experience in advising both landlord and tenants on rent review and lease renewal negotiations across all commercial sectors throughout the UK and will provide clients with a range of lease advisory services. Chris also has expertise in compulsory purchase and co

A contract to look after 12 sought-after apartments in Solihull has been won by Principle Estate Management. The Broad Oaks on Streetsbrook Road needed an agent able to keep on top of financial management after a number of payments to contractors had been delayed. The Broad Oaks Management Company invited Principle to bid for the work and appointed the firm after being impressed by the close involvement of its directors. A spokesman for the management company said: “We were increasingly frustrated at how

Flat owners exercising their right to a new lease have the opportunity to seek changes to their existing form of lease within that process. There are limits however for the protection of both parties.   An example of this is given in the Upper Tribunal decision of Park v Morgan [2019] UKUT 20(LC). In this case the flat owner succeeded in the first instance in obtaining two changes to the existing lease; the landlord’s insurance obligations were modernised to make the lease more attractive to lenders a

Birmingham City centre based Wolfs Block Management have appointed Chris Jones as Associate Director to join their expanding team of Property Mangers.  In response to Wolfs expansion of their RTM and RMC client base in recent years, Chris has been tasked to provide team leadership whilst overseeing the business development side of the company.  Chris has an MSc in Property Management and Investment, a BSc in Politics and has been a MIRPM qualified since 2011 and brings 14 years of block management experie

Metta Property Management hosted a ‘Grand Office Opening’ on 19th August 2019. They invited clients, contractors and other business professionals and celebrated the opening of their new offices with cupcakes and prosecco. Metta Property Management was founded by award winning property manager, Abby Brealey MIRPM AssocRICS with one purpose – to change the industry for the better. Metta Property Management provides a fully transparent service to clients and encourages engagement from Leaseholders. Their han

This year’s ARMA Conference promises to be the most exciting yet with a top-notch programme of speakers addressing the big issues effecting the residential leasehold block management sector. The event on Thursday 17th October also offers exciting changes from previous years in what remains the sector’s leading event for leasehold professionals. An interactive and engaging new format of keynote speakers, choice of breakout sessions and business and technical expert hubs will deliver a whole new experience