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Do you have your own electrical supply?

The answer may not be as obvious as it seems, because some Warner flats still have the original installation, which shares a supply across up to four flats. In this set-up the main supply comes into a ground-floor flat and…

Friends and neighbours

In London, it’s said, only 1 in 10 of us count our neighbours as friends. Love Productions are planning a new prime-time series for ITV1 to explore how true this is. They want to film with a number of households…

Freehold Managers win ‘outrageous behaviour’ award

On Saturday Freehold Managers won an outrageous behaviour award for its opaque and unchallengeable terrorism cover. The awards, organised by the E17 Housing Action Campaign, were based on votes by local people and aim to highlight the best and worst players…

Loft consent victory

In a victory for common sense, Freehold Managers have backed down in their attempts to impose sky-high charges for consent to alterations. In the past year Warner residents asking for consent for a loft conversion have been asked to pay…

LAS – new Chair, new broom?

The Leasehold Advisory Service starts the year with a new Chairman. Roger Southam, a chartered surveyor and property manager, was appointed by the Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis, for a 5-year term. Although his background, as founder of the Chainbow property…

A leaseholder’s manifesto

With a general election just six months away, what are the main parties offering the approximately nine million voters living in leasehold? Research by Leasehold Knowledge Partnership found that more than 25% of the housing stock in England & Wales…