Wellbeing Survey First launched in 2021, ARMA and IRPM (Now part of The Property Institute) have been providing a ‘mental health check’ of residential property management professionals annually, by identifying the key pressure points to inform and help shape the future of mental health and wellbeing support for the sector. Now in its third year,…
Duties 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…
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…
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…
Service Charge & Rent Payment Update EVC Property Management regularly receive legal updates from KDL Law www.kdllaw.com and others so that we can keep up to date with current issues. KDL Law have been asked several times about the situation in relation to Rent and Service Charge recovery for long leases and estate charges throughout…
What is RoPA? RoPA stands for the Regulation of Property Agents. In October 2018, UK Housing Minister, Heather Wheeler, announced that a new working group called RoPA would be set up and tasked with advising the UK Government on a new regulatory framework for letting, managing and estate agents. The working group is chaired by…