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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 »

Resident

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

Fixflo

Twenty-five years and counting

Manage Your Block

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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News

8th September 2021

Save the date: the Oxford Weekender is back!

Back for 2022, and taking place over the weekend of 1– 3 April 2022, the popular Oxford Weekender will once again be held in the splendid surroundings... more »

20th August 2021

Belvoir Group launches block management service in partnership with B-hive Block Management Partners

Having successfully trialled the proposition for the last 18 months with one of their Northwood Franchisees, the Belvoir Group have now signed an exclusive... more »

HML launch block management Partners model

Leading property law firm to raise money for suicide prevention charity this July

FirstPort appoints Andrew Urwin as new Head of Technology

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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)? »

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 »

Why Do I Need a Reinstatement Cost Assessment For My Flats? »