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RMGBOUGHT BYSOCIAL LANDLORD
OneofARMA’slargestmembers, RMG, announced in April that it has been sold to Places for People, alarge social landlord operating throughout England,Wales and Scotland. According to an announcement byRMG, “Places for People (PfP) are one of the largest propertymanagement, developmentand regeneration companies in theUK. They own ormanage over 81,000 homes and have assets of more than £3.1 billion. In future,RMGwill operateas
Regular
maintenance is essential
H&S COMPLIANCE AREYOURGATESSAFE?
Followingthe tragic deathofa grandmotherwho was crushed by ametal gate in Norfolk in April, the Gate Safe campaign has issuedkey remindersabout the need for safetywhen installing andmaintaining gates. Anyone responsible for gates in a block of
flats should note that nAutomatedgatesmust be fitted with amechanical stop so that in the event of any limit switches or otherelectronic safety devices failing,the gate will stop from
RESEARCH HASYOURPROPERTYGOTTHEU-FACTOR?
Forget theX-factor, living on a street with anamebeginning with theletter‘U’ couldboost the value of your property, accordingtonew researchfrom property websiteZoopla. Average property prices on streets that startwitha‘U’ currentlystand at £251,307-the highestofany letter in thealphabet–and £25,503 more than the current averageUKpropertyvalue of £225,804.
Zoopla.co.uk analysed averagehouse prices of more
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than threequartersofamillion streets in theUK. Themost expensive street beginning with ‘U’ is Upper Phillimore Gardens wherethe averagehomeisworth £5,640,496. Streets beginning with
theletters T(£248,008)andO (£244,450) camein second and thirdrespectively in termsofthe highestaverage property values, while those starting with the letter ‘Z’ have the lowest property values.
TOPFIVEMOSTEXPENSIVE STREETS BEGINNINGWITH ‘U’
Rank Streetname 1
2 3 4 5
UpperPhillimoreGardens,LondonW8 UpperCheyneRow,London,SW3 UpperBelgraveStreet,London,SW1X UpperBrookStreet,London,W1K UphillRoad,London,NW7
Average property value
£5,642,978 £3,783,056 £2,636,293 £2,476,846 £2,131,081
Source:
Zoopla.co.uk(March2013) 13 either opening or closing further
than it is designed to travel nGate supportposts(referred to as portals)must offer a design that is strong enough to withstand a
high wind loading nFoundationsmust be sized correctlytoofferastableand
secure base nSwing gatesmust feature the correctsizehinge pins andcare must be taken tomonitor wear
andtear nAutomatedgates aregenerally
installeddue to theregular usage/ high volumeof traffic and as such, are subject to more wear and tear thanamanualgatesoregular maintenance/routine inspection is essential. ARMAhas a guidance note
and a lessee advisory note on electrically poweredgateswhich explain thesafetyprecautions thatmanaging agents and landlords should carry out. For
more information go towww.
arma.org.uk
a largely autonomous business within the PfP Group, under its existing nameand branding. TheRMGmanagement teamwill remain with thebusinessand will continue to have executive responsibility for the operation of the company across theUK. PfP started life as North British
Housing Association but has expanded andhasawiderange of property relatedbusinesses. The companyisseeking to become more involved in the private build- to-rent market and earlier this year acquired propertymanager Touchstone,primarilytodevelop private rental business.
DavidCowands, GroupChief Executive
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