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Life & Style – Autumn 2019 (Issue 23)
Welcome to this edition of Life & Style, which features a brand new look. Most of you will know me for helping people to lose weight and become fitter, which…
Knit and Natter in Kent
Pauline Jeffree lives in a FirstPort managed development in Kent. We asked if she’d like to tells us what life’s like in Park Court… I have been living at Park…
Research for Centrepoint reveals the gig economy isn’t all good and groovy
Flaws in the benefits system leave homeless young people in the gig economy trapped in a ‘never ending cycle of debt’ writes Clive Booth, FirstPort’s PR Manager. New research from…
Dawn – Development Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
At FirstPort, we love to share the incredible stories of how our Development Managers really are FirstPort Everyday Heroes. Our Development Managers don't just make sure the buildings our residents…
A day in the life of a Development Manager
Von Corner, our Development Manager in Roby Court recently undertook a dementia awareness course with colleagues. Here she explains how they recently learned and how we might help those affected.…
Our Mental Health First Aiders – three months on
In May 2019, 45 colleagues from different roles and brands across FirstPort were trained by Mental Health First Aid England to become the company’s first mental health first aiders (MHFA).…
Recycling & waste reduction symbols explained
Elaine Bald our Business Development Manager in FirstPort Scotland takes a closer look at how Scottish homeowners recycle and reduce waste in their homes. I’ve just moved after 13 years…
Rebecca – Property Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
Our Property and Development Managers really do deserve their FirstPort Everyday Hero status because, more often than not, it’s their quick-thinking, composure and organisation that makes sure issues - big…
Violence and criminal exploitation are driving youth homelessness, according to Centrepoint
By Clive Booth, PR Manager, FirstPort A new report, by Centrepoint FirstPort’s corporate charity partner, has found that violence and criminal exploitation have become ‘significant drivers’ of youth homelessness. Centrepoint,…
US Build to Rent Living – Your Apartment Just Got Bigger
By Lisa Potter, Communications Specialist, FirstPort Build to Rent is a relatively new phenomenon in the UK, with Property Managers at the early stages of looking at how the concept…
