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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, announced that landlords will need to raise the standard of their accommodation to an EPC standard C by 2030. Understanding the cost implications would be significant, our team got to work, calculating that it would take just over £24 billion to retrofit all PRS properties across England, Scotland and Wales to an EPC C. Whichever way you look at it, £2

The financial success of your buy-to-let depends on the investment making a profit, and both the property value and your profits at least keeping up with inflation. So, before buying, it’s essential to carry out extensive research on prices, trends and demand in your area, and ‘stress test’ your figures for rental income, expenditure and capital growth, to be as sure as you can that your investment will be a long-term success. Here are 7 of the most common reasons why buy-to-let investments fail, and what

The latest market analysis by Inventory Base, the UK's market leading Property Inventory Specialists, reveals the five UK postcodes where buy-to-let investors can generate the highest yields with an initial investment cost of below £100,000. Inventory Base analysed average rental yield data* in the UK to highlight which postcodes offer the highest yields for buy-to-let landlords who don’t want to break the bank on the initial purchase of a property. The analysis by Inventory Base shows that the average re

A luxury development of 15-storey and 45-storey towers housing 581 one and two-bedroomed apartments in the heart of Birmingham is to be looked after by Principle Estate Management. Principle won the contract for what will be known as Brindley Drive (Edition) after a competitive tender by specialist developer Court Collaboration. The towers, will be called Park Residence and Centenary Tower and will have a concierge and security services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Premium facilities for residents w

Watts Group is a trusted adviser on sustainability, but our team knows being committed to carbon reduction is about more than helping clients. We have to “walk the walk” in our own business too.  It means bringing in sustainable practices and committing to challenging targets across the Group’s operations involving nearly 100 people in seven UK locations. At the start of the journey, the leadership team set up a climate group led by Iain MacLaren, the Group’s Lead Director for Scotland. An early step w

In February the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) intervened in the landmark case of A1 Properties v Tudor Studios. The case was an appeal by an intermediate landlord (A1 Properties) which had not been served with a Right to Manage (RTM) claim notice by Tudor Studios Management Company Limited due to an ‘inadvertent’ omission. A1 Properties, which has no management function, appealed to the Supreme Court on the basis that failure to serve an RTM claim notice on an intermediate

Lyfe Safety Systems are excited to announce that their team is growing. Thanks to the trust and recognition from their amazing clients. Join us in welcoming Neil Mitchell as the new Operations Manager. With 22 years of experience climbing the ladder in the fire industry, Neil brings invaluable expertise and passion to the team. Neil shares, “I’m eager to use my experience and skills to drive success in my new role as Operations Manager at Lyfe Safety Systems!” Lyfe Safety Systems are absolutely delighted

Jackson Sims Recruitment are very happy to announce a New Prop Tech Department at JSR headed by Daryl Lipman. Daryl has spent the last five years working across sectors including Build-to-Rent (BTR), Real Estate recruitment, and PropTech recruitment. With experience in both traditional real estate and PropTech recruitment, he has supported businesses of all sizes, from pre-seed startups to unicorns preparing for their IPO. Passionate about building strong professional relationships, Daryl excels in

A leading planning and development consultancy has announced a raft of new promotions across the UK. Lichfields has promoted 15 employees which include Jade Scott-Meikle, based in the company’s Edinburgh office, Chris Smith, in Newcastle, and Rachel Clements in the London office, to Planning Directors. In other roles, Zoe Simmonds (Leeds), Georgia Crowley and Maddie Lane (London) and Dominic Crowley (Newcastle) are now Associate Directors. Sophie Bisby, Lily Galek, Alice Green and Rosie Williams (London),

A leading London-based property management specialist has announced the launch of its premier real estate offering in Dubai. SBA Properties, the sister company of SBA Property Management, will offer a strategic approach to property investment in Dubai and further afield, with a diverse portfolio of properties to cater to distinctive investor needs. From luxury apartments in the heart of Dubai’s business district to exclusive waterfront villas, SBA’s opportunities for wealth building include service accomm

Soaring temperatures are expected over the next few days as Brits prepare for what forecasters say could be the last heatwave of the summer.  We all know keeping cool in warm weather can be difficult, but that’s especially true for those living in an apartment or flat with limited ventilation.  Help is here however, and nobody is better equipped to provide advice than the housing experts at Grainger plc, the UK’s largest provider of private rental homes. Lewis Morris, Senior Resident Services Manager at G

Work has started on an Ealing Council project that will provide 92 new affordable homes in Northolt and help tackle the borough’s worsening affordable housing crisis. 84 of the homes will be let at London Affordable Rent, which is priced to suit the budgets of local people on low incomes. Those homes will be available to rent by some of the almost 8,000 families currently on the council’s housing waiting list. The development, which is located on the grounds of the old Northolt Grange Community Centre, al