Issue 144 Online Now

The issue also brings expert commentary and analysis on the latest developments affecting the leasehold and property management sector, including a special winners feature from the Apartment Adviser Awards 2026.

Featured articles include:

• PM firm and MD rapped after apprentice's death

• The Director's Cut – Your managing agent says its tech is brilliant, but have you seen it? asks Jonathan Channing

• LM's Corner – Complaints are part of the job – abuse is not, says Louie-Mae Gibson

• The value question – Demonstrating value matters more than cost control

• How building safety is strengthened by tech

• AI is automating the drudgery not judgement

• With great power comes great responsibility – Will buying into or converting to commonhold be a case of being 'careful what you wish for'?

• A drop in the ocean? Zoe Davenport looks at what a softening insurance market means for residential buildings

• The next generation of property management – The team at FirstPort looks at how smart technology is transforming how we manage buildings

• An ongoing operational challenge – Why utility management has become a strategic priority for property managers

• Are you prepared for unfair dismissal law changes? Laura Wharton reviews how new laws will affect employers

• The future of leasehold property management – Brady Solicitors has partnered with News on the Block to launch a new industry research project

• Quid pro quo leases consultation launched

• Apartment Adviser Awards 2026 – View the special winners feature

PropTech Feature, sponsored by Adiuvo

• Do customers actually want AI? AI is not a theoretical future – but there's a wrong and right way to implement it

• Investing in better service through technology – Tom Shrive introduces a new platform that aims to help clients

• Seeing maintenance through advanced-tinted spectacles – How tech is helping address the skills shortage

• The technology gap – Managing agents are being caught between cutting-edge solutions and entrenched platforms

• Bringing PREEPS and door checks into one engagement process

• Weaving the golden thread – Dr Shaun Lundy looks at how PropTech underpins Building Safety Compliance

• Is it possible to find the ideal PropTech solution? When choosing the best tech for property managers, start with the people who use it

• Manage the exceptions, not the invoices! The best PropTech does the routine work quietly and lets people get on with managing buildings

• The case for caution – AI can become another layer of noise if it used incorrectly, warns Daisy Hamilton

• AI is here. And now comes the hard part – How do we embrace AI without losing the expertise, judgement and human relationships that define great property management?

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