ISO45501 & Data-Led Risk Management: How JFM Delivers Real Health & Safety Oversight By Joe Mallon MRICS FTPI, Co-Chairman - JFM Block & Estate Management Health and safety in residential block management is often reduced to policies and statements. The reality is more demanding. It requires structure, discipline, and a system that can stand up
An open letter to politicians, journalists, and anyone who genuinely wants to help flat owners in the UK It’s time to make a real difference — in real numbers — to leaseholders’ bank balances. But first, let’s clear the air. There’s too much noise. Too many myths. Too many well-meaning but ultimately misleading soundbites —
The writing has been on the wall for a long time—people want control over their homes. Leasehold reform in favour of dwelling-holders has always been the direction of travel. While this shift will be challenging for some, history tells us that homeowners gaining more control over their living spaces is an inevitability. Owner-Controlled Management
The debate continues: office-based or home-based work? The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 transformed the office worker landscape, for better or worse, depending on who you ask. At JFM, we stand firmly in favour of the hybrid model. Advocating for more remote work has become significantly easier recently, with productivity being a key factor: 77% of
In June last year, Joe Mallon, one of our Joint Founders, was asked to write for Flat Living Magazine. In the article Joe set out the importance of employee wellbeing during a time of upheaval in the sector. You can read that article here: https://www.flat-living.co.uk/taking-charge-of-employee-wellbeing-in-property-management/ Some of highlights are below. Taking Charge of Employee
2017 has been an eventful year for JFM, to say the very least. We have seen a number of exciting changes take place that have set the company up to build on previous successes. Let’s take a look at some of the major landmarks. ARMA – JFM now Full Members JFM are now full members
Instead of insisting that landlords undertake impractical assessments of a leaseholder’s ability to pay, let’s remove the legal roadblocks so landlords can start putting sensible rolling reserve plans in place. Let’s educate the public about the dire financial implications of pushing works into the future. Give leaseholders all the data they need at the start
Taking Stock & Looking Forward to 2016 with JFM Our January 2016 Update: A belated Happy New Year to all our customers and suppliers. 2015 will be a year with a special place in our hearts. It is the year that the JFM partners launched the business into the block management sector. Our mission to
It is estimated that roughly 50% of residential leasehold properties in the UK are run through a resident management company (RMC). What is harder to tell is how many of these are under self-management. Based on the numbers of self-managed resident management companies that have approached JFM for help, we think this could be more
JFM Block & Estate Management have achieved accreditation by the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership (LKP). For us, this is a major milestone. Our stance on developer relationships and a refusal to work for freeholder-investor landlords has struck a chord with the organisation. Overseen by campaigner, Sebastian O’Kelly, LKP are the only charity in the country that
