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7 Welcome Lesley Davislooks back on ARMA’s first 20 years andforwardtosomenew initiatives.


NEWS


9 Wereport on newguidance forservice chargeaccounting, theARMAand ALEP conferences andthe FPRA’s campaign to get communal areasofblocksre-categorised as ‘domestic’ by the energy companies.


lifEStylE


13 Countryhouse restoration At homeat beautifully restored historic Balls Park in Hertfordshire,where a luxury apartment will set you back a cool £1.5 million.


15 Communal areas EmmaSmithlooks forways tomake those reception areas and corridors warm and homely.


18 Get the look Wallpaper ismaking a comeback and we’ve got some tips formaking themost of it.


ADViCE


19 ProPErty Couldsmartmanagement


add value to your block?


Anthony Tokatly argues the casefor effective,strategic management.


20 fiNANCE WhitleyStimpsonlookatthe keypointsofthe newbest practice guidance on service charge accounting from ARMA.


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23 lEGAl Can’tpay,don’t have


to pay-yet


BruceMaunder Taylor looks at a recent case with implications foranyone managing a block of flats.


24 lEGAl the A-Z of legal terms


SLCSolicitors’ jargon busting guide to those legal words we all sometimes find confusing.


26 MAiNtENANCE Quick wins for winter


KevinMarshalllooks at those aspects of your block that will need attention this winter.


oPiNioN


30 BobSmytherman Will the Green Deal work for flatowners, asks theFPRA chairman.


31 JohnWilliams Areyou frustrated with utility companies? John is andhe tells uswhy.


32 letters Accounting forservice charges; lifts; and maintaining thestandardfor managing agents.


33 interview DavidHewett’s15-year tenure as ARMAChiefexecutive comestoanend in early2012. Wetalk to oneofthe key players in ARMA’s success.


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