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154 reasons why your landlords need more help
There are at least 154 reasons why your landlords need more help than they think, says Adam Walker, so your first job is to tell them what they are!
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Government to introduce regulation of leasehold property management
The government is to introduce measures for the regulation of leasehold property management, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed. His department is now seeking views on whether “a new regulatory model is needed for agents in the leasehold sector” and “what form regulation of letting and managing agents should take to best protect and empower tenants and leaseholders”. The proposals set out by Sajid take a three-pronged approach to regulate the management of leasehold properties. This will include measures to bring in regulation of managing agents, measures to protect consumers from unfair costs and overpriced service charges, and ways to give leaseholder more “say over their agent”. The Communities minister also wants to know if a new independent regulatory body for the property management sector. This is because, the Department of Communities and Local Government says, the sector is only “partly self-regulated” through the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and ARLA Propertymark through their codes of conduct. Agents who are not members are not therefore covered by these codes and this “can provide a poor deal for consumers”. “This is supposed to be the age of the empowered consumer – yet in property management, we’re still living in the…
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Is block management the future after the fees ban?
Four million leasehold homes need management, so, says Nick Faulkner, could this be the really big opportunity for letting agents?
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Davis Tate celebrates 25 successful years
After a modest start at Goringon- Thames in January 1991, Davis Tate now celebrates 25 successful years of trading.
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Outsourcing lettings: one way to spread your workload?
With Britain fast becoming a nation of renters, agents have a never ending series of tasks, but help is at if you embrace outsourcing lettings, says Marc Da Silva.
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Tech update: lettings software innovation
Are you up to speed with the most recent letting software innovation? Marc Da Silva reports.
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Why the property management sector’s feeling flush
With the private rented sector rapidly expanding, property management and inventory services are increasingly important, says Marc Da Silva.
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Ask the expert …
Property management – challenging chore or profit potential? Sarah Rushbrook says outsourcing simplifies everything.
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