In my career, I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews for Property Managers, and I’ve also been seated on the side-lines as an observer a fair few times. Along the way I’ve picked up some tips that have worked consistently well for...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Susan Mitchener  CIPD  (Linkedin) Head of Human Resources | VERTO HR   TUPE stands for ‘Transfer of Undertaking, Protected Employment’. Put simply, an ‘undertaking’ means a business. The TUPE regulations came into force in 2006 and apply at the...

Inducting, or on-boarding, new employees into your business is an often rushed or completely forgotten process/notion, and yet it is the most important part of forming the employment relationship.  Your new starter is enthusiastic and ready to be engaged, after...

This year Alice Cadfan-Lewis, founder of Block Recruit, led a discussion at the Bretherton’s Property Management Unwrapped Conference. The topic of discussion was ‘Recruitment vs. Retention of Staff in a Candidate Driven Market’ and was attended by national developers, freeholders...

  Growing a business from the embryonic stage, to a fully developed profitable organisation is not without its challenges. Every successful company director has many plates to spin on the road to success, as a consequence it can be easy to...

  Feeling lost or suffering from paralysis on your career path? You haven’t even considered leaving your 9 to 5 in, well….in forever, and as you’re deliberating on next steps a well-meaning colleague or friend asks with concern ‘Well, what do...

A recent “State of the Property Management Nation” survey revealed that the sector has enjoyed rapid growth over recent years. The demand for capable candidates, experienced in block management, is far out-stripping supply. It does, of course, take many years...

  At Block Recruit, we recently read a very interesting article by Mark Rodrigues, about the importance of employee well-being in the workplace. His article highlights how life of today typically means a more sedentary lifestyle, less sleep and more stress...