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Monday, 20th August 2007
AMBER and Enfield Island Village
– A New Start for the
Village
AMBER
are proud to announce that they have been appointed to manage
Enfield Island Village, a
residential development comprising of some 1314 units, effective 28
August 2007.
As a consequence of this instruction AMBER are delighted to
welcome to their team Iain Campbell, on site Estate Manager
transferring from the previous Managing Agents CPM Asset Management
Limited. Iain will initially be supported by a team of property
professionals who specialise in resolving any ‘hand-over’ or prior
period issues coming to light or arising, whilst at the same time
recruitment and training of dedicated assistants/support staff is in
train.
“With Iain joining us, alongside Lucie Williams, Mike
Tidmarsh and Keith Hughes, we have a first class experienced
Property Management Team” commented Ian Harvey, Managing Director of
AMBER, before adding “We also have two further, experienced,
Property Managers joining us in September and October, and this can
only serve to add even more strength to our
business”.
Stephen Johnson, Company Secretary for parent company Red
Brick Holdings Limited commented “This is a huge boost for
AMBER. It also comes at
an opportune time for AMBER and the Island as, in line with our
group objective of putting in place the right number and calibre of
staff up front of instructions, provided they receive accurate and
timely information from CPM, AMBER will be able to effect a more or
less seamless transition to the new management
arrangements”.
NOTE FOR READERS:
The Enfield Island Village development is a mix of private
houses, residential flats and social housing, built around a central
piazza and ornamental canal. The Island is situated on the North
Eastern boundary of the London Borough of Enfield in picturesque
surroundings being flanked by the River Lea and Lee Valley Park to
the West/North West, and Sewardstone Marsh and Epping Forest to the
East
NEED
MORE
INFORMATION?
Find out more about Enfield Island Village at www.eivral.com/index.htm
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Monday,
6th August 2007
Red Brick achieve FSA
(Financial Services Authority) Authorisation
Red
Brick Insurance and Financial Services Limited, sister company to
Amber Estate Management Limited (AMBER), both forming part of Red
Brick Holdings Limited, today achieved authorisation
by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to deal in insurance
related services.
Commenting
on this achievement for Red Brick, Company Secretary Stephen
Johnson said he believed that "to my knowledge a number
of managing agents, including some high profile local
competitors, continue to provide insurance related services in
misguided or deliberate ignorance of the requirements of the FSA” He
went on to say “As we all know, in affairs where criminal
prosecution may ensue for acting illegally in regard to insurance
related matters, ignorance is no defence!”
Stephen added “The board made an early decision
to ensure that group companies had all necessary bases covered
by putting in place and maintaining the appropriate
financial resources and skill-sets to achieve FSA
authorisation. Being a now well established and respectably sized
business that is growing organically we are particularly proud of
our FSA achievement as the group are now head and shoulders
above many of its competitors. This is another great leap
forward for the group, but more importantly it gives clients further
financial assurances whilst also giving AMBER a further
significant edge over a number of their
competitors".
NOTE
FOR READERS:
The FSA are an independent body that
regulates the financial services industry in the UK. The
Financial Services and Markets Act gives the FSA four statutory
objectives:
·
market
confidence: maintaining confidence in the financial
system;
·
public
awareness: promoting public understanding of the financial
system;
·
consumer
protection: securing the appropriate degree of protection for
consumers; and
·
the
reduction of financial crime: reducing the extent to which it is
possible for a business to be used for a purpose connected with
financial crime.
NEED
MORE INFORMATION?
Find
the FSA at www.fsa.gov.uk
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Friday,
3rd August 2007
Amber achieves
membership of ARMA
Amber
Estate Management Limited (AMBER), part of Red Brick Holdings
Limited, were today admitted as full members of The Association of
Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) the regulatory body that
oversees Residential Managing Agents in the
UK.
ARMA
has been and is influential in the governance of Residential
Managing Agents and membership is deemed to be an important
indicator of quality for any Residential Managing Agent. Commenting
on this achievement Ian Harvey, Managing Director of AMBER
said: "accreditation as a full member of ARMA formalises the way in
which we have geared our business from the day it was established.
We have been working in accordance with and following the ARMA
Code of Practice from day one and I believe our membership of
ARMA underlines our achievements to date. It also adds
significant weight to our mission of providing a first class
property management service based on honesty, integrity, and
transparency, all within a value for money financial
package"
NOTE
FOR READERS:
ARMA
is the only body in England & Wales to focus exclusively on
matters relating to the block management of leasehold property,
whether for resident management companies or investor freeholders.
With over 185 corporate members managing some 750,000 leasehold
units in an estimated 30,000 blocks (at least 60% of which are
lessee-controlled properties), ARMA is committed to reputable
practices in the profession, professional codes of practice, and
consistent levels of service and client satisfaction.
ARMA
members comprise selected firms and sole practitioners engaged in
the management of residential leasehold blocks of flats in the UK.
All members agree to adopt and abide by ARMA's principal objectives
and undertake to comply with the Code of Practice issued by the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
(RICS)
NEED
MORE INFORMATION?
Find
ARMA at www.arma.org.uk.
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Thursday,
26th July 2007
AMBER
and ECS – A Commitment to Excellence
On
26th July 2007 AMBER reiterated its Commitment to
Excellence in the provision of services for clients by the decision
to continue to move forward with Estate Computer Systems (ECS) QUBE
Property Management Software Solution as the backbone of its client
property management, accounting and administration
software.
Commenting
on this decision on behalf of the Board of Red Brick Holdings,
Company Secretary Stephen Johnson said “with what we know of some of
our competitors systems; with what we have seen on paper in the way
of reports when we have taken over competitors properties; and from
what we have been told of the functionality of some of the newer
systems, I am confident AMBER have made the correct long term
decision. In excess of £150,000 has been committed thus far to
providing I.T. systems and infrastructure in support of client
business, but nevertheless the group companies remain virtually debt
free. This contrasts sharply with some of our competitors, yet we
are still able to provide a competitively priced ‘value for money’
property management service for our clients”. Looking further ahead
Stephen said “In looking at our long term objectives, John
Thumbwood, Sales Director for ECS was able to assure me that there
are some great additions and functionality improvements scheduled
for release over the coming months that will benefit us and our
clients enormously. What we have now with ECS, and what is to come,
only serve to further underline our mutual Commitment to
Excellence”
NOTE
FOR READERS:
Estate
Computer Systems (ECS) is a specialist in providing property
management and accounting solutions. Established since 1978
they are a leader in harnessing the power of IT to bring business
benefits to the property sector. ECS has become the UK's leading
supplier of property management solutions and is dedicated to
providing flexible and efficient property software to the industry.
QUBE Property Management Software is a flexible property and
portfolio management system designed to provide a complete solution
for managing agents, occupiers, investors, Government bodies and
block managers.
NEED MORE
INFORMATION?
Find
ECS at www.estatecomputers.co.uk
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