Most of us can be proud of our generation tag. Baby Boomers got to see all the good bands. Generation X raved the night away in a muddy field. Generation Y gave us much of our technology. So why does journalist India Knight describe Generation Z as “Generation Mummy’s Little Sausage”? Harsh judgement on an […]
Read moreAnother month picking my way carefully through the forest of legislation that has sprung up around the rental property sector. The latest wheeze from the Powers that Be was to introduce new legislation that effects tenancy agreements and many of systems that property management companies have in place, then to release prescribed documents at one […]
Read moreAs a residential block management specialist, I am often put in mind of my famous great grand uncle Rea il Magnifico. My uncle was a tightrope walker in northern Italy during the 1920’s. He wowed audiences with his amazing dexterity. As a block manager I feel I am preserving a family tradition. Walking a tightrope. […]
Read moreHaving spent most of 2018 railing against ill thought out legislation hitting the property rental sector, I was pleasantly surprised to find a Labour MP in a Westminster constituency had done something good for the rights of tenants. My surprise turned to delight when I discovered one of our Barristers, Justin Bates had drafted the […]
Read moreI am proud of our Complaints Procedure. It is an escalation from “Can we sit down and talk about this?” to “call in the Ombudsman you poltroon”. I am most proud that we have never had to implement it in all these years. Lavazza coffee and Italian biscuits solve most disputes. If an ACAS officer […]
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