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 on
This is a question many lessees consider when seeking ultimate control of their building and finances. However, there are several factors to think about: Complexity... For those in high-rise buildings, with complex legal or accounting setups, or for the many lessees affected by the numerous health and safety obligations now imposed on those responsible for
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
The following blog post was written by one of our Property Managers, Rizwan Valiji, as part of his Trainee Programme. What the Property Industry Considers ASB The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) refers to examples of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) as intimidation, harassment, verbal abuse and noise. The first call to action that residents
The following blog post series has been written by one of our property managers, Vivian Emanuel. Vivian was our first employee to graduate from JFM’s internal property management training programme in January 2019. The series was produced by him as part of his training, but we’ve held on to it before publishing a little longer
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
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
Below are some of the more immediate questions that one might ask when considering whether to collectively exercise the Right-to-Manage and take control of a block away from the landlord. This list is not exhaustive by any means and is intended as an initial point of reference only. Should you wish to discuss any of
Part 3 - Changing Managing Agents – Top 10 Things to Consider 8. Client Login Personally, if I could not administer and carry out certain fundamental functions online for my banking, utilities, mobile phone and so on, I really would despair having to make the time to have to phone the relevant institution instead. If you
