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Porter of the Year takes centre stage at Flat Sector Awards
A diligent woman from
Cambridge 
has beaten off five male contenders
to
be named the first
ever Porter of the Year at a dazzling ceremony in
London. Isy Barrett
from the Cambridge Belvedere apartments was presented with the honour
at the News on the Block Property Management Awards. Her outstanding
win has since received extensive media coverage, including the BBC and
Cambridge News.
Eight other prestigious honours were also
presented to recognise excellence and professionalism of all
specialists working in residential flat management. The Awards were
judged by an independent panel of experienced property professionals
and sponsored by SLC Solicitors and Deacon Insurance.
For all the winners click here
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Property Management - Options for leaseholders
This webinar looks at
practical advice for lessees when faced with poor management of their
buildings. It covers the common (and less common) rights and remedies
available in such situations, from enfranchisement, to the Right to
Manage through to the appointment of a manager.
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How to keep your block rodent free
As we all shiver and
long for the warmth of our comfy houses whilst commuting to work in the
freezing weather, rodents share our sentiments and are also looking for
cosy hideouts during the cold snaps. The house mouse is commonly found
around a warm home during the winter months.
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Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards 2010 - Entries open
The second annual
Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2010 (ERMA’s) will take
place on the evening of Wednesday 12th May 2010. The Awards are now
open to entry by contacting News on the Block. The Association of
Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and CARLEX have been
confirmed as Event Supporters..
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Case Study
How one of the UKs most prolific apartment blocks transformed itself into an iconic landmark
At 47 storeys high,
Manchester’s Beetham Tower is more than just the North-West of
England’s tallest building – it’s a symbol of the city’s ability to
reinvent itself from grim northern industrial town to one of Europe’s
most exciting cities. Looming above neighbouring Victorian warehouses,
this glass-fronted tower achieved iconic status within months of
construction and is now Manchester’s most sought-after residential
address. But it hasn’t all been plain-sailing.
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Ed Davey: Has something gone wrong in the retirement leasehold sector?
Edward Davey, MP, Liberal Democrat, Kingston and Surbiton asks: has something gone wrong in the retirement leasehold sector? Over ten years ago, my
grandmother bought a leasehold flat in a block built for retired
people. She was very happy there, as she had less to worry about, help
on hand and actually felt far more independent than before. My brother
and I looked after her financial affairs and there was never any real
problems with either of the firms who managed the block whilst she was
a resident.Click here for more
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- The recent case of Hosebay Limited v Hugo Benjamin Day and Lady Hilary Maureen Greenslade Day (2009) is the latest judicial offering on the thorny issue of what constitutes house under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (the Act).
- Communal heating systems are very common within older blocks and it is inevitable that at some point the Residents Association will consider abandoning the system in favour of installing independent boilers and heating systems to each flat.Whilst the idea of each resident having their own heating system is desirable for all sorts of reasons, making it happen is not as straight forward as you would imagine, so in order to save you time and money on consultants and surveys let us first look at the practical issues.
- Over the past 10 years it has become a cliché for residential developers to hire famous architects. And in Liverpool Grosvenor didn't spare a penny by hiring international architect Cesar Pelli (famous for the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur) to design their landmark city centre block, One Park West.
- Leading national property management company Peverel OM has relaunched as OM Property Management. Andrew Billson, Managing Director of Operations at OM Property Management, comments:
- As membership of pressure group CARLEX swells, News on the Block interviews co-founder Melissa Briggs, about the Campaign for the Abolishment of Retirement Leasehold Exploitation.
- Dr. David channon explains why winter is the busiest period for rodent control. As we all shiver and long for the warmth of our comfy houses whilst commuting to work in the freezing weather, rodents share our sentiments and are also looking for cosy hideouts during the cold snaps.
- Peverel Property Management has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People accreditation in recognition of its performance in training and developing its 1,200 staff.
- Federation of Private Residents Associations (FPRA) Chairman, Bob Smytherman has written to the Secretary of State with responsibility for the private leasehold sector calling for an independent regulator for the industry, similar to the one that regulates Council Housing and Housing Associations.
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