Thursday March 10, 2016

It will not be news to our lessees who are buy-to-let investors that they are about to be hit very hard by a series of new rules that will place enormous financial burden on their operations. It’s a real shame because the measures are not going to suddenly resolve the country’s housing shortage. Landlords appear […]

Wednesday November 25, 2015

Many of our investors who are not familiar with the north east are often surprised by the legal arrangement concerning what are known as ‘Tyneside Flats’. The flats, most of which were built around 1900-1940, were designed to fill a need for high density housing. They were usually well built 2 storey terraces and semi […]

Monday September 7, 2015

Before venturing into the work of block management I recall spending so much time on the London train I was on first name terms with many of the staff. The reason for my long haul commute was to update myself on the arcane laws and ever changing regulations surrounding block management, where a block of leasehold […]

Monday May 11, 2015

I am told the question “What do you do?” Is a favourite of HM the Queen at Buckingham Palace garden parties and I hope one day to find out. Until then, it is a fair question for our customers to ask. For our leaseholders the answer is simple. “We aim to provide you with a […]

Sunday February 8, 2015

HPBM was setup to get the best deal and service for freeholders, resident management companies and  leaseholders. I would like to thank Northumbria University for helping us recruit and train our team of Estate Management graduates over recent years. This is the team who operate our ‘Lease Check’ service and they are now adept in […]