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7 Welcome LesleyDavis introduces this issue’swebsite guide plus other newsand features
9 Wereport on thenew arrangements for flood insurance cover, ARMA’s annual conference andthe newFirst-TierTribunal Property chamberwhichhas nowreplaced the LVT
NEWS
12 Banish the bathroomblues It’s timeto brighten up your bathroom
lifEStylE
15 legal Jonathan Uptonaskswhere leaseholders nowstand as aresult of twolandmark cases that change the way Section 20 consultationsmust be carried out
with a fewideas fromFlat Living ADViCE
16 Property Don’t get into hot waterwhen buying anew flat. Checkthatcentral heating
18 BobSmytherman This summer theFPRAhas been campaigning on insurance commissions andonarange of issuesaffecting 19 leaseholders in retirement property
systemwarns BSW’s Clive Searle oPiNioN
AlanWalker
20 letters Readers writefor advice on lift inspections and fire doors
Amorelevel-headedapproach to health& safety is badly needed says Alan
22 ARMAsurgery BruceMaunder Taylor answers moreof your leasehold questions
ARMA
24 Directory ARMAmember listings
26 find an agent Members advertise their services
31 What’s on ourwebsite for you? Over the next 20 pages we give readers a tasteofeachofthe different sections of the Flat Living websitewithlinks to theonline pages so youcan seefor yourselfwhat’s on offer, fromexplaining the finer points of lease extensions to advice onmaintenance
WEBSitEguiDE
32 What is a lease? Sterling EstatesManagement explains thecomplexitiesofthe leaseholdproperty system
34 Extending your lease What is alease extensionand howdoesthe processwork?
35 Buying your freehold JPC Lawtalks flat owners through the process
36 What is Right toManage? Since2003flat owners have hadthe right to decide on themanagement arrangements for their property
37 Manage your block TrinityEstates offersits tips forchoosing the right agent
38 Howto formaResident’s Management Company
Jordans’Karen Howell-Bowleysharesher expertise company formations
39 Why outsource propertymanagement TheMainstayGroup argues thecasefor professional propertymanagement
40 Service charges and accounts What areservice charges,whattodoif you don’t agree with your service charge demand andwhattodoabout service charge arrears
42 Key aspects of blockmaintenance London 1Stop explains theimportance of forwardplanning foreffective maintenance
43 Caselaw Jonathan Uptonlooks at recent cases of importance to flat owners
44 Managingrisk Blue Risk highlights theimportance of health andsafetyand explainswhy riskmanagement is an essentialpartof propertymanagement
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