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The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has hosted its popular annual Golf Day. 30 seasoned golfers and novices alike enjoyed navigating the 27-hole course of Warley Park Gold Club in Essex.   Golfers enjoyed a sunny day of teeing off in style at the fairways of Warley Park and revelled in some healthy competition, with a selection of prizes and trophies up for grabs.   This year’s competition winners were:   Nearest the Pin: Sean Pugh, Kerry London 

On Wednesday 15th May, 2019, industry experts and opinion-forming panellists from across the Build to Rent (BTR) sector came together in our London base for the inaugural ‘UKAA Roundtable: Building a Workforce for Generation Rent’ event. With the industry set to more than treble over the next few years, this proved a crucial time to discuss the innovative approaches to building a successful workforce. Andrew Deverell-Smith, deverellsmith’s founder and CEO, kicked off the roundtable by outlining the key is

Principle Estate Management has won the contract to look after a portfolio of four high quality property developments in north Birmingham and Lichfield. The portfolio is spread across luxury flats and houses in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, and Lichfield. The properties were all built by a reputable local developer around ten years ago to exacting standards with some of the individual flats sold to the developer’s personal contacts, including friends and family members, and others retained for themselves,

QUESTION What rights do I have to extend my lease and what happens if the lease runs out? ANSWER Thank you for your email. In broad terms there are two ways in which a lease of a flat can be extended: (1) by agreeing an informal voluntary deal with the landlord or (2) by pursing a more formal route and serving a statutory lease extension notice under the legislation. Under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 tenants of long leases are given the right to extend. The right provided f

By sheer numbers, letting agencies are spending a lot of money on the logistics of keys. Or more specifically, key handovers, to all of the people that need access to a property. The model seems really dated in this century where we increasingly expect things on demand and via our phones. Let’s look at a few scenarios:   Airbnb and Short-let Providers In order for these hosts to provide access to their guests, they need to physically be there to open the door and hand over the keys to their properties. Th

We all know that leases are wasting assets and that the process involved in extending them under the current legislation is expensive and complex. So, is your landlord really throwing you a lifeline if he/she offers you a voluntary lease extension?   Leases granted on a voluntary basis are generally on a “take it or leave it” basis. This means that there is little opportunity for negotiation and, unlike under the legislation, you can’t ask the tribunal to decide which terms are appropriate or force the la

A multimillion pound development of build-to-rent apartments has opened its doors in a rejuvenated inner city area of Manchester, complete with unrivalled facilities and amenities. Over £53m has been invested to create The Trilogy in the heart of Castlefield, which comprises 232 pet-friendly one, two and three-bedroom apartments ready to move into. Spanning 165,000 sq. ft. the striking development is located on Ellesmere Street and is set across three buildings known as Trilogy North, Trilogy West and Tri

Caxtons is delighted to announce that Head of Block Management, Tony Martin, has been made an Associate Director of the South East based independent firm of chartered surveyors. Born in London and raised in Kent, Tony is a graduate of Greenwich University in Management and Maintenance and qualified in 2000 whilst working for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.   Tony joined Caxtons as a Property Manager in 2006 and was promoted to Senior Property Manager four years later.  This was followed in 2016 by h

We all know how important exercise is when it comes to staying fit and healthy. Unfortunately, joining a gym can be more of a headache than its worth. Not only do you need to find the time to get to the gym each evening, but it can also cost a fortune to maintain your membership. But what if you had all the benefits of a health and fitness centre in your home instead? This is the question that many developers and show homeowners are beginning to consider when designing compelling new properties. Now that

ARMA CEO, Dr Nigel Glen, said: “ARMA is delighted with the news that Government has agreed to fund cladding replacement in privately owned high-rise buildings. Leaseholders can finally get their lives back on track in the knowledge that their homes will be made safer. “This was a call first made by ARMA directly to the Secretary of State immediately after Grenfell and we have to congratulate the pressure groups that helped bring about this significant move, allowing affected leaseholders to finally live s

Now that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a brand-new baby boy to look after, they can expect more than a few changes to their lives. And while the royals will have more help than most, there are some universals. One is that healthy babies with healthy lungs don’t come with volume control! So Harry and Meghan will have to get used to a fair bit of noise from their bundle of joy. The good news is that the Duke and Duchess live in a large farmhouse in the Cotswolds, so the neighbours are unlikely to be t

Reposit, the InsurTech company bringing tenancy deposit alternatives to the forefront of the residential lettings market, today announces its new partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East of England and its large base of landlord clients.   Reposit helps landlords attract new renters by reducing upfront costs, therefore opening up properties to a wider demographic of potential tenants. The pioneering cover protects landlords from those same issues covered by a tr