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Posts by category
- Category: Real Residents
- Category: Your FirstPort Team
- A day in the life of a Development Manager
- Our Mental Health First Aiders – three months on
- Recycling & waste reduction symbols explained
- Rebecca – Property Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
- US Build to Rent Living – Your Apartment Just Got Bigger
- What are the top tips to the perfect CV?
- Retirement Development Manager straight out of University is a big hit with residents
- Five Retirement Division Regional Managers brace themselves for the Tough Mudder Classic
- Cinemas, gyms and bee-keeping clubs: Why it’s good business to ‘create communities’ on developments
- Diane – Development Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
- Celebrating great customer service with the WOW! Awards
- They may be the world’s hardest workers but honey bees need our help
- Claire – Property Manager and FirstPort Everyday Hero
- Following in your Father’s Footsteps
- How a survey revealed I needed… a survey
- Digital confidence isn’t something you have, it is something you Do!
- Husband and Wife Duo Recognised for Supporting Digital Inclusion in Scotland Retirement Developments
- Inspiring Leeds Development Manager wins national award
- Category: Charity
- Violence and criminal exploitation are driving youth homelessness, according to Centrepoint
- Flagship employment scheme failing vulnerable young people
- Young, homeless and LGBTQ+
- Team England training kicks off ahead of the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff
- Does more pressure need to be put on the government to increase funding to reduce homelessness?
- Would you know how to help a young person sleeping rough? Centrepoint does
- Watch: ‘Why don’t you just go home?’ Stigma young homeless people face highlighted through social media comments
- FirstPort Graduates climb Mount Snowdon for Emmaus
- Category: Lifestyle & health
- Alleviating loneliness on our retirement developments
- The value of the outside environment
- The value of wellness. Perspectives on health and wellbeing from commercial and residential property
- Cinemas, gyms and bee-keeping clubs: FirstPort reveal why it’s good business to ‘create communities’ on developments
- Category: Retirement living
- Category: Development Discoveries
- Category: Seasonal Updates
- Category: Life&Style Magazine
Help & Support
- How can I get a property transfer pack?
- Help with mortgage lenders and fire safety
- Your welcome brochures
- Our terminology explained
- I'm buying a property managed by you and have pets. Can I get advise on the lease relating to keeping pets at the property I am buying?
- Who do I contact about keeping a pet in my property?
- I'm buying a property managed by FirstPort and want to make an alteration when I move in. What do I need to do?
- I'm a customer and want to make an alteration to my property (e.g. change bathroom layout). Who do I contact?
- I'm buying a property managed by FirstPort and am going to let the property, what do I need to do?
- I'm a customer and need to speak to you about subletting my property, who do I contact?
- What is lease consent and why is consent required?
- I'm a solicitor and need to contact FirstPort about buying or selling homes. Who should I contact?
- I'm a customer, and I'm thinking of buying or selling my house. What should I do?
- Leave us a compliment... our WoW! Awards
- What is the property ombudsman service?
- How do I sign up for my online account?
- What should I do if I have lost a parcel?
- Who do I contact about nuisance neighbours?
- How do you monitor maintenance jobs?
- When do you do redecoration work?
- Who looks after the roofing and guttering on my property?
- Do you look after the fencing on my development?
- Who maintains the barriers and gates in my development?
- Do you look after my windows?
- Do you look after my waste bin area?
- Who looks after your lifts?
- How can I resolve a parking problem?
- What do I do if my garden hasn't been maintained?
- What are major works?
- How do we support residential management companies?
- How do we support resident associations?
- How do I know if I am leasehold, freehold, or commonhold?
- What utilities does my service charge cover?
- How do you let me know how my Service charge has been spent?
- How do you prepare the budgets for my service charges?
- How do we handle VAT payments for site based staff?
- Why do I need to pay into a reserve fund?
- What happens if I make late payments?
- What does my management fee pay for?
- How can I sign up for eBilling?
- How do we handle complaints?
- How do I update my account details?
- What do I do if I have a leak?
- What is ground rent and why do I pay it?
- How can I make a payment?
- How do I get a new key or key fob?
- What is a service charge and why do I have to pay it?
Property Insights
- A culture of openness: Government is leaving nowhere to hide on building safety
- The changing role of the property manager
- Maximising PropTech’s Potential in Residential Property (Part 2)
- Maximising PropTech’s Potential in Residential Property (Part 1)
- Property management insight is the key to effective Build to Rent design
- Fire safety and the residents' voice
- Does more pressure need to be put on the government to increase funding to reduce homelessness?
- In Build-To-Rent Developments, Pampering Shouldn’t Interfere With Practicality
- Watch: ‘Why don’t you just go home?’ Stigma young homeless people face highlighted through social media comments
- Retirees looking at equity release need all the facts to make an informed decision
- The focus needs to shift to last-time buyers to make downsizing work better
- New Housing Complaints Resolution Service vital to give customers more confidence
- Top Employer - What is the key to a successful business?
- Would you know how to help a young person sleeping rough? Centrepoint does.
- Property Predictions for 2019
- 2019 will be year of change for the Leasehold system
- Banning combustible cladding won’t solve fire risks alone
- UK Build to Rent needs to scale up fast
- Build to be rentable
- Legislation will improve fire safety standards
- Wellness: Making The Home Where The Heart Is
- How to set up your grad scheme for success
- Build to Rent still has lessons to learn from other sectors
- The value of the outside environment
- A new lease of life
- UK Government releases new 'how to' guides for leasehold and rental
- The value of wellness
- Humanising big data is the key for property managers
- Alleviating loneliness on our retirement developments
News
- Elaine Bald joins FirstPort Scotland as Business Development Manager
- Response to the Property Agents Working Group Report
- FirstPort launches Mental Health First Aiders
- Top trio feature in Flat Living's Property Management 50
- FirstPort announces Equistone Partners Europe as new investors
- Congratulations to our ARMA Ace Awards 2019 winner – Coral Norton
- Mark Hegarty appointed as Regional Manager for Large & Complex Developments
- Heather Payne joins FirstPort as Chief Technology Officer
- Celebrating our award-winning developments and employees
- New Regional Manager for Large & Complex Developments announced
- Where are we two years on from Grenfell?
- FirstPort announces acquisition of Barratt Residential Asset Management
- Viventi Capital Management appoints FirstPort as their Build to Rent partner in UK with £100m investment
- Two Senior HR Appointments Announced
- FirstPort named as one of the UK’s Top Employers
- FirstPort awarded Five Star grading in the British Safety Council's Occupational Health and Safety Audit for the third consecutive year
- FirstPort launches new charity partnership with Centrepoint
- FirstPort hailed Property Management Company of the Year
- FirstPort employees recognised for outstanding commitment to customers
- FirstPort announces senior appointments to Luxury and Build to Rent portfolios
- Government Housing Team Tours Barton Park
- FirstPort hosts industry roundtable with Dame Judith Hackitt
- FirstPort and Emmaus celebrate two years of partnership
- FirstPort sells retirement apartment leases
- Maintenance of retirement fire and emergency call systems
- FirstPort Retirement Property Services receives ARMA accreditation and membership
- FirstPort secure Cyber Essentials Plus certification
- Survey shows vast gulf between demand and supply in retirement housing
- FirstPort announces first acquisition
- Longest residing resident in Scotland helps open new Glasgow office
- New FirstPort Halesowen office opening celebrated with local football legend
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