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Manage Your Block partner with the FPRA to help self-managed directors across the UK

There has never been a more tumultuous time to manage a block of flats. Between the new leasehold reforms introduced this summer to the cladding... more »

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Online help Flat owners living in self-managed blocks can now take advantage of Resident® a new online guide, accounts and property management... more »

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  • Voyager Residential - Yardi
Disputes
No! You Show Me Yours!

Lee Stafford, Partner at Bishop & Sewell, talks us through the sticky area of service charge disputes. Service charges remain a common area... more »

The Property Ombudsman - Complaint relating to parking and outdoor space

The Property Ombudsman helps to resolve complaints between consumers and property agents when things go wrong. In this article they take a look... more »

  • Get out of my (right of) WAY!
  • How to get the best from your managing agent
  • How can we build a healthy community?
  • Forfeiture: Leasehold Unfairness?
Communal Facilities
Lifts - What Are The Benefits or Pitfalls of Future Action (or Inaction)?

Gareth Lomax, Director at Ardent Lift Consultancy, tries to answer a question they hear all the time- how much longer will our lift last? Hollywood... more »

Common Questions About Electric Gates

Sean Cassidy, Managing Director at Future Security, gives us the answers to some of the common questions his team receive re the maintenance... more »

  • Throw Some Light On The Subject!
  • 1930s Lift Restored to Former Glory!
  • Management of Estates & Outdoor Common Areas Where RTM Companies Are Involved
  • Residential Leasehold - Parking Cuckoos
Lease
Why Do I Need a Reinstatement Cost Assessment For My Flats?

Lorna Harrington, Director at Barrett, Corp & Harrington, answers one of the most commonly asked questions for the BCH team. We are often... more »

The Importance of Team Communication

Mark Briggs, Director at Barrett Corp Harrington, tells us why while great customer service is vital, team communication is paramount. At BCH,... more »

  • Property Alterations - Licence to Alter and the associated legal considerations
  • Extending your lease - 12 good rules
  • The dangers of varying the insurance covenant in a lease extension
  • The importance of making sure that you get the lease terms right
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Manage Your Block partner with the FPRA to help self-managed directors across the UK
News

3rd March 2021

New Supply Chain Operations Director appointed by FirstPort

FirstPort has appointed a Director of Supply Chain Operations to ensure that customers and clients are at the centre of its strategy. Derren Chamberlain... more »

25th February 2021

First-of-its-kind report reveals key role managing agents need to play in wake of leasehold reforms

70% of Resident Directors currently spend ten hours or less a month on their role, but leasehold reform and industry changes (such as the effects... more »

  • IRPM and ARMA Launch Wellbeing and Resilience Survey for the Property Management Sector
  • Future fuels up drive for EV chargepoints in flats
  • A new Business Development Manager for London based Property Management firm Crabtree
No! You Show Me Yours! »
No! You Show Me Yours!
Case Law
Will It Get Cheaper For Leaseholders To Buy Freehold Or Extend Leases In The Future?

Laura Severn, Director at LMP Law, answers one of the questions she hears time after time. Last year I was tasked with predicting the future... more »

Lights, Lifts & Gates Whose Responsibility?

Laura Severn, Director at LMP Law, looks at the division of responsibility when it comes to the maintenance of lighting, lifts and gates. When... more »

  • Is There a Formula For Customer Service & Client Retention?
Health & Safety
What You Need to Know About Type 4 Fire Risk Assessments

Katie Mooney, Brand & Marketing Executive at 4site Consulting, answers some of the most frequently asked questions the team receive re Type... more »

Emergency Lighting - your guiding light to safety

Gregg Masters, Managing Director at 4site Consulting, answers your questions about emergency lighting, using a worst-case-scenario to bring the... more »

Lifts - What Are The Benefits or Pitfalls of Future Action (or Inaction)? »
Lifts - What Are The Benefits or Pitfalls of Future Action (or Inaction)?
Insurance
Storm Damage to Fences & Gates - Did You Know It's Covered By Your Flats Insurance?

Belinda Thorpe, Managing Director at Residentsline, discusses the very topical subject of insurance and storm damage. Unfortunately there will... more »

Major Works
Dont Paper Over the Cracks When it Comes to Car Parks

Residential and mixed-use developments often have underground car parks and it is important that these functional parts of the building are not... more »

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Why Do I Need a Reinstatement Cost Assessment For My Flats?
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Manage your Block
  • Right to Manage: when is a building considered structurally detached?
  • 60 seconds with Desmond Moreira
Lease
  • Why Do I Need a Reinstatement Cost Assessment For My Flats?
  • The Importance of Team Communication
Service Charges
  • TECH03/11 - Destined for the dustbin?
  • Lessees should not underestimate the right to inspect
Section 20
  • Section 20: Qualifying Long Term Agreements (QLTAs)
  • What is Section 20?
Insurance
  • Storm Damage to Fences & Gates - Did You Know It's Covered By Your Flats Insurance?
  • What Makes for Exceptional Customer Service & Why is it so Important?
Cleaning & Maintenance
  • Don't Park the Concrete Maintenance
  • ARMA Advisory Note - Pest Control
Major Works
  • Dont Paper Over the Cracks When it Comes to Car Parks
  • Consider the Services to Improve Your Service
Health & Safety
  • What You Need to Know About Type 4 Fire Risk Assessments
  • Emergency Lighting - your guiding light to safety
Disputes
  • No! You Show Me Yours!
  • The Property Ombudsman - Complaint relating to parking and outdoor space
Communal Facilities
  • Lifts - What Are The Benefits or Pitfalls of Future Action (or Inaction)?
  • Common Questions About Electric Gates
Energy
  • ARMA Advisory Note - Electric Vehicles in Residential Leasehold Management Developments
  • Electric charging- let's start the conversation
Case Law
  • Will It Get Cheaper For Leaseholders To Buy Freehold Or Extend Leases In The Future?
  • Lights, Lifts & Gates Whose Responsibility?
Software
  • Manage Your Block partner with the FPRA to help self-managed directors across the UK
  • Resident
Jobs
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  • Block / Property Manager
Landlords
  • ARMA Advisory Note - Leasehold information sheets
  • ARMA Advisory Note - FME1: Freehold Management Enquiries
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  • Be Original - social media marketing services for the block management industry
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