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GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR LEASES
At Mainstay we pride ourselves on working upfront with the developer and our work not only includes providing a detailed estimate of costs but reviewing and if necessary commenting on legal documents. As managers we have the advantages of seeing just about every form of lease, good and bad, and every type of corporate structure. We can advise on everything from regulations to Landlord covenants and rent review clauses. This will include advising on Residents? Management Companies (RMCs) and whet...
Read More...SUE HANNIS WINS AWARD
Sue's award is testament to our commitment to staff training at all levels. Mainstay have no less than 24 qualified IRPM members and 41 staff currently studying for relevant qualifications in management, lettings and accounting.
"We are very proud to have the very best people in the industry" said Glyn Miles, Managing Director of Mainstay Group. "Sue's achievement is testament not only to the quality of our people but to our real commitment to training. Our customers expect the hi...
TIME FOR REGULATION?
A little like Estate Agents then? Well yes, except that there is considerable pressure to regulate Estate Agency and it will undoubtedly happen in some form or other in the near future. As for managing agents, well they just have to contend with the ever increasing burden of legislation and regulation that makes it more and more difficult to manage and offers more and more loopholes to the unscrupulous.
At the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) annual conference in October, att...
DEVELOPERS AND THEIR MANAGING AGENTS
"Developers invest a huge amount in differentiating and branding their products", said David Clark, Business Development Director at Mainstay Group, "and this means they will often be associated with their buildings for many years to come. As a consequence they are taking a greater interest in how schemes are managed in the long-term, whether their customers will thank them for their selection of managing agent, the maintainence of their asset value, and, indeed, whether those cu...
Read More...MAINSTAY?S MANCHESTER MANAGEMENT DOUBLE
Mainstay is a leading property manager in the North West and has recently been appointed by Dandara to manage their Base and 360? schemes along with St George's Island in Castlefield. This follows on from their appointment as managers of Timber Wharf, Box Works, Moho and Burton Place in the same location for Urban Splash.
"We are very keen to work with niche players such as Dandara and Urban Splash who are at the cutting edge of urban living schemes." said David Clark, Business Dev...
MAINSTAY SECURE 'CHAMPION' APPROVAL
Mainstay Group were recently recognised as one of the most enterprising businesses in the West Midlands region when they received a 'Champions of Enterprise' award from Mustard.uk.com at a ceremony at the new Ricoh Stadium in Coventry.
Mustard's Champions of Enterprise scheme aims to promote the West Midlands entrepreneurial culture and provide mentoring and support to aspiring business leaders.
From a standing start in 2000 Mainstay Group has raced to a £5 million turnover and now employs ov...
Mainstay Nets ARMA Pair
Following the appointment of ARMA Chairman David Clark to the Group Board, Worcester based property management specialists Mainstay Group has announced the arrival of past ARMA Chairman John Nouch to the newly created role of Southern Regional Property Manager.
John was Chairman of ARMA from 1997 to 2000 and moves to Mainstay from Countrywide Property Management where he was responsible for a number of prestige developments including Port Solent. Prior to that John spent 15 years in the Housing...
NINE FIRST TIME PASSES FOR MAINSTAY
All nine Mainstay candidates sitting the part one examination for the Institute of Residential Property Managers (IRPM) passed at the first attempt.
As a result of the number of applications to sit the exam from Mainstay the IRPM agreed to allow the exam to be sat in a local pub, The Swan.
Despite the temptation of fine cuisine and real ale, candidates turned in spectacular results including distinctions for Bill Spray, Sue Hannis and Tim Roberts. The successful candidates can now utilise th...
COLLEY JOINS MAINSTAY
Worcester based Mainstay Group have appointed John Colley as Director Of Commercial Property Management.
John, a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, was formerly a partner at Bruton Knowles before joining Mainstay, where he is the company's first Commercial Property Director.
Managing Director Glyn Miles explained that John's appointment reflects Mainstay's increasing reputation in commercial property management, where it has recently secured significant contracts including...
MAINSTAY CUTS THE MUSTARD
Property management, more than most business sectors, is subject to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. However, one Worcester-based company seems to have found a formula for success under all conditions.
The Mainstay Group, formed in April 2000, provides a wide range of services across the residential mixed use and commercial sectors. Its clients include developers, portfolio managers and residential management companies.
Today, the group manages over 15,000 apartments. In its first...
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