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The Property Institute (TPI), the professional body for the residential property management sector, has published its agenda for change in a manifesto for the new Government – with a continued focus on policy change to protect people living in multi-occupancy buildings leveraging recent leasehold reform in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, and the Building Safety Act 2022. In England, an estimated 3.5 million leasehold flats, representing 14% of all residential homes, are managed by residential

A staggering 37% of buyers are being gazumped. What is more shocking, is that the figure has grown by 6% in the last two years. The HomeOwners Alliance as part of its campaign to reform the buying and selling process is calling for an end to the practice of gazumping and recommends that buyers take out Home Buyers Protection Insurance to mitigate the financial loss. Recent research from MFS group highlights the risks of gazumping: 37% of homebuyers are now being gazumped - up from just over a third 

The Association for Rental Living (ARL – formerly the UKAA) has appointed Nicola Fleet-Milne as the new Chair of the ARL Midlands Hub. The founder of Birmingham’s FleetMilne residential sales and lettings agency takes over from outgoing Chair Rebecca Taylor, of Long Harbour. Taylor has successfully led the Midlands Hub since its founding in May 2023 and will continue to serve within the Hub going forward. ARL’s Midlands Hub proactively addresses key challenges and opportunities for the living sector from

UK Single Family Association (UK SFA), the membership organisation for the single-family rental sector across the UK, will integrate into the Association for Rental Living (ARL), which represents all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built rental living sectors including urban and suburban single-family and multi-family rental, co-living and later living, as of 10 June 2024. The integration of the UK SFA into the ARL consolidates the experience and expertise of both organisations and

QUESTION  Please can you confirm that the 2007 version below is the latest version of this act that needs to accompany Service Charge Demands?       ST STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.   2007 No. 1257 LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND The Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 Made - - - - 16th. April 2007   ANSWER The reference in your enquiry is to the statutory instructions. In terms of the form and contents of what the summary should contain, the LE

Simple Life, the build-to-rent provider with over 6,000 properties in the UK, has launched its inaugural TV advertising campaign, “Go Get the Simple Life”, marking a first for the build-to-rent sector.  Simple Life, part of Sigma Capital Group, has launched the TV advert as part of a wider brand awareness campaign, focused on the North West of England. The professional landlord is the UK’s leading BTR provider specialising in single family housing across the UK from Scotland to Somerset, offering high-qua

The UK’s largest provider of property inventory management reporting services, No Letting Go, and mydeposits, which is powered by Total Property, are excited to announce a strategic partnership. This is the first stage in an exciting collaboration which will see the future integration of No Letting Go’s top-tier inventory management services and advanced reporting software, Kaptur, with mydeposits’ expertise in deposit protection and early resolution. During this first phase, the collaboration will provid

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating of C by 2025 (for all new tenancies) and 2028 (for existing tenancies). Despite a consultation starting back in 2020, the proposed legislation hadn’t progressed through Parliament and no doubt many landlords who faced increased costs and a shortage of tradespeople to carry out the necessary work heaved a sigh of relief.  But it is important to realise the respite may only be te

A major programme of improvement works at a luxury apartment block in central London has been successfully completed by Principle Estate Management. Strathray House at 30/31 Marylebone High Street consists of ten two-bedroomed residences in five storeys above a commercial ground floor, each worth at least £1.1 million and bringing in rents averaging around £3,650 a month. The works cost a total of £211,430 and included upgrading the main entrance door, modernising the lift, internal decoration and refurbi

The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues in 2023. A 240% rise since 2013 highlights the growing demand for the service and new customer service channels including 24/7 webchat and an online self-service tool. 2024 marks the service’s 35th year of operations. It has grown from its estate agent roots to provide redress for lettings, residential leasehold management and a wide of range of property profession

Peabody and Crest Nicholson have formed a new joint venture to deliver hundreds of much-needed new homes in Brackley, Northamptonshire. The partnership between not-for-profit housing association Peabody and housebuilder Crest Nicholson will provide circa 405 high quality, energy efficient homes off Turweston Road. The 34-acre site will include one- and two- bedroom apartments and two-, three- and four-bedroom houses across a range of tenures, including affordable rent, shared ownership and open market hom

Leading accessible homeownership provider SO Resi has recently announced the launch of its SO Resi Sutton development. The development is home to 22 Shared Ownership apartments in the heart of Sutton town centre – an attractive opportunity for prospective homeowners looking to put down roots in the London area.     The apartments available at SO Resi Sutton pair stylish living with ease and each apartment has been designed with modernity in mind. All homes include high-quality Bosch appliances including a