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The idea of residents taking control of the management of their own buildings is often presented as an obvious solution. ...

If you’ve ever tried to read your lease and felt your eyes glaze over by page two, you’re not alone. ...

Building budgets everyone understands. JMJ creates clear, realistic service charge budgets that build trust and prevent surprises.

Becoming a Resident Management Company (RMC) Director can sound a little daunting. It comes with responsibility, legal duties, and sometimes, ...

Commonhold for existing blocks is often talked about as the future of flat ownership. A simpler, fairer system. Something that ...

When a resident board stops working, it rarely starts out that way. Most resident boards don’t set out with the ...

If you sit on an RMC or RTM board, you will already know that managing differences on a resident board ...

Owning the freehold of your property is often seen as the ultimate goal for leaseholders. It means greater control over ...

There has been a lot of noise in the press recently about estate management charges, most recently following Matthew Pennycook’s ...

For many leaseholders, the phrase “property management” can come with a fair bit of frustration.

The Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill represent another step in the government’s ongoing plans to reshape how residential buildings are ...

When it comes to managing residential blocks and estates, systems, compliance, and budgeting are all important, but without effective communication ...

Recent legislative proposals have brought the topic firmly back into focus for flat owners across England and Wales.

Spring has a way of revealing things.

Understanding leaseholder and freeholder responsibilities in a leasehold development can be confusing, especially when it comes to block management, service ...

At JMJ Asset Management, we believe building insurance should feel clear, understood and properly managed, and not something that only ...

Section 20 consultation is one of the most important and most misunderstood obligations in residential block management. For RMC and ...

We sat down with Jodie Fraser to talk asset management, useful tips for investors, navigating market uncertainty, and what it ...

Few topics create as much uncertainty or concern among leaseholders, and as much pressure for directors, as planning for major ...

Block management and property management may sound similar, but they serve very different needs. Whether you're a leaseholder, landlord, or ...

Garden projects often leave behind more waste than homeowners expect. Soil, broken paving, old fence panels and tangled roots can ...