WHY IT IS TIME FOR RADICAL CHANGE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Bernie Wales argues the case for dropping fixed charge fees. Leaseholders have complained that service charges are too high, property managers are not good enough, they do not care about what happens and they do not reply quickly enough, if at all. On…
DetailsDuties of a Company Secretary A residential management company is usually a private limited company. It is not necessary in law to have a company secretary however they do perform a role which often cant be covered by a member or shareholder of the company. The secretary is an officer of the company, and their duties can…
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We recently received a legal update from KDL Law which we found really interesting. The case was about some major works, where part way through the contractor had to leave due to ill health and another contractor had to be found. In addition to that more works were found to be needed. We have…
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LEASEHOLD/BLOCK MANAGEMENT Forms go live in January 2022 and can be downloaded free from the IRPM website In November, the industry bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors launched updated versions of the LPE1 (Leasehold Property Enquiries), LPE2 (Consumer summary) and FME1 (Freehold Management Enquiries) forms. The forms will go live…
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We regularly need to arrange for cabinets to be placed in the communal areas at the blocks of flats we manage. These cabinets contain various information about the building which the fire brigade may access if needed. They will include Logbooks for maintenance and ideally plans of the building including the fire strategy for example.…
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EVC Property Management Ltd are delighted to announce that Emma Catterall was a winner at the 2021 PM50 awards. These awards are all about recognising & celebrating excellence in residential property management. Each category in the awards had its own score sheet and the judges were looking at the following where relevant: Leadership Innovation Industry Engagement…
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