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We are delighted to welcome Amy Chudyba to Preim to join our growing team of Assistant Property Managers. With her background in property coordination and a passion for expanding her knowledge in estate management, Amy is the latest fantastic addition to our specialist estate management team. The main part of her role is managing the
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We were thrilled to welcome BBC Gardener’s World to the Meon Vale development in Warwickshire recently, to celebrate a green-fingered resident’s success in encouraging the growth of native wildflowers and an abundance of wildlife in her new garden.   Dionne Sambrook started her garden in Spring 2018, when she moved into a new-build house on
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At the Preim managed Bulford estate in Wiltshire, we recently undertook a significant project to enhance both the safety and appearance of the communal spaces. This initiative involved removing an unstable wall, installing a replacement barrier, resurfacing the car park and line marking the parking bay areas. The Project Scope Our primary concern was an
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  Cameron started with us all the way back in 2017 as a Senior Estate Manager to help us bolster our customer-facing team and to ensure that as the business grows, we are still able to continue to provide an exceptional service to residents on our managed estates. Cameron previously worked for our parent company,
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In the not-so-distant past, local authorities would adopt and maintain open spaces, roads, and footpaths within new housing developments and this maintenance would be funded through the local residents’ council tax. However, due to local authority budget cuts, in order to secure planning permission developers are now often forced to establish Resident Management Companies (RMCs)
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We are experiencing an exciting period of growth right now and our teams are expanding. Our newest addition is Tyler Beckwith, and we are thrilled to have him on board as our new Assistant Property Manager. Tyler joins us from Advanced Handling LTD, where he worked as a Purchasing and Service Administrator. Tyler said, “I
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We are delighted to announce that our Assistant Property Manager, Fenne Horne, has been awarded Affiliate status by The Property Institute (TPI). TPI originates from the merger of The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and The Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM) in March 2022. Since joining the Institute, Fenne has completed 15 hours
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Earlier this year, we were delighted to take over management of the Leybourne Chase development, in West Malling, Kent. Leybourne Chase, built by Taylor Wimpey, comprises 733 homes within 140 acres. It includes a restored former grade II-listed Manor House, which is now home to 18 luxury apartments. It also has its own community facilities,
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Our invaluable Supply Chain Manager, Sam Rowe, recently celebrated an impressive 20 years with the company. What an achievement! Sam first joined Preim back in 2003 as a credit controller. She then progressed to finance manager, looking after her own team that produced the annual service charge invoices along with management accounts for over 200
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Our estate managers take pride in maintaining the consistent aesthetic appeal and functionality of the properties they manage, so the properties always look the very best for the people living in them. Recently, we undertook a large redecoration project across six blocks of apartments, each with 6 to 12 apartments per block, at the Kilnwood
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When it comes to residential estate management, adhering to Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) regulations is paramount.s At Preim, we’ve integrated CDM regulations seamlessly into our systems and processes to ensure that only contractors of the utmost competency undertake construction work for us, safeguarding the safety and quality of our estates. We also
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As a Managing Agent with a specific focus on freehold housing estates, we were delighted to read about the recent government initiative that will ensure more greenspaces are incorporated into new housing developments. Every significant housing project must now contribute a minimum 10% benefit towards nature, marking England as the pioneer in enshrining Biodiversity Net
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At Preim, we understand the importance of meticulous budgeting in maintaining the financial health of our managed estates. Over the past couple of weeks, we have been working hard issuing annual service charge budgets and invoices. Most of Preim’s managed estates have a financial year end of 31st March – so it’s our busiest time
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We love shining the spotlight on our brilliant employees. This time it’s the turn of James Plant, head grounds person at the Badersfield development and former RAF Coltishall base in Norfolk. James has been with Preim for a long time – 14 years to be exact. When he started, the company was much smaller! The
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It’ was fantastic to get into the Christmas spirit with communities on our managed estates over recent weeks. As well as attending various festive events across the developments we manage, we donated ten Christmas trees and helped organise several Christmas light switch-on ceremonies. On 9th December, an event at Tadpole Garden Village, organised by Preim
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At Preim, one of our key roles on any development we manage is to keep the open and communal spaces looking great, all year round A team from our head office took that responsibility to heart recently, when they joined forces in a staff-led litter pick event at the Oakham Heights development, in Rutland. Armed
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The latest Community Day at the Kingsgrove development, near Wantage, might just have been the best yet. In fact, it was two events in one, with an afternoon community fair and then an evening of musical entertainment, complete with a delicious hog roast. At Preim, we are committed to fostering meaningful, face-to-face relationships with the
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At Preim, we are committed to fostering communities in and around the developments on which we work. Creating communities that in turn stimulate wider community growth, engagement and a sense of pride, is fundamental to what we do and how we work with our housing developer clients. Sport is something that always brings communities together,
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The opening of a new community centre at the Forge Wood development in Crawley, saw residents and their families come together and engage with local service providers and support networks. The event, organised by Crawley Housing and the Management Company, celebrated the key role the new building would play within the development. A fire safety
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We’ve been delighted to showcase some of our fantastic employees over recent months. We like to shine the spotlight on their great work and share a little bit about their everyday responsibilities. This time, it’s the turn of Customer Account Manager, Abigail Morton, who has a slightly different story than most, having worked with us
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Each summer, some amazing volunteer residents at our Kilnwood Vale development, near Horsham, organise a fantastic fun day for all the family. This year was no exception. Despite a few English summer downpours, residents were out in force to support local businesses who were amongst those exhibiting on one of the development’s large open spaces.
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Ongoing engagement with both residents and local councillors is helping us create a community focused and collaborative place to live at the Kingsfleet development, near Thetford. As Kingsfleet’s estate management agent, one of our key responsibilities is looking after and maintaining the development’s green and open spaces. Michael Westwood, Preim’s Regional & Client Manager, recently
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  We’re delighted to have recently welcomed a whole host of new hires and internal promotions, boosting our number of estate management staff across the business. We’ve upskilled our existing workforce but also welcomed fresh faces from around the country, embracing remote working to support the growing geographical reach of our estates.   “As a
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  Despite very chilly temperatures in the run up to this year’s holidays, residents at Preim garden villages have been putting on a fabulous show of festive spirit – from carols around the Christmas tree, to visits from Santa and mulled wine to warm everyone up again!   Preim has been delighted to donate Christmas
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Photo credit: Shohini Dutta   Hear from community gardening group TGV in Bloom as they explain why their partnership with Preim, as Tadpole Garden Village’s managing agent, has helped their development flourish.    “We wouldn’t be where we are today, if it hadn’t been for Preim,” starts Pete Welsh when talking about the Tadpole Garden
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Our Employee Awards continue to recognise people who go above and beyond in our team! This month we’re celebrating Samantha Rowe who’s role is in the Client Finance. Read about Samantha’s great work below.  

  Photo credit: Shohini Dutta Photography   At Preim we pride ourselves on supporting the communities within our developments and over recent years we’ve had the pleasure of supporting TGV in Bloom at Tadpole Garden Village. TGV in Bloom is run by residents of Tadpole Garden Village and was formed as a community focused group
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  At Preim we like to recognise the hard work and dedication of our employees. That’s why we have decided to celebrate it through an Employee Award, which is offered every 8 weeks. Nominations for the award are made by fellow employees or management.We would like to say a huge congratulations to Kayleigh Hill, for being our
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    At Preim, we believe that the best way to create great relationships at the estates we manage is through connecting with people face to face. Therefore we were delighted to spend a lovely and sunny day with the residents at Kingsgrove Wantage.     The community event was a great opportunity for people
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    At Preim we are passionate about creating garden villages for thousands of residents who enjoy green spaces, sustainability and many other eco-friendly practices. What’s even more amazing is seeing how the residents then take over our vision and plant their own seeds, quite literally. This year a new initiative called Queen’s Green Canopy
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Receiving positive feedback from the residents we serve is what is most important and rewarding to us at Preim – particularly when we are asked to take over from another managing agent due to residents’ dissatisfaction. The residents committee at a development of 1,200 properties near Crawley were involved in selecting a new managing agent
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Thank you to our customers for sharing their positive reviews   Working within a very challenging sector makes receiving positive feedback and reviews from satisfied customers even more important.   At Preim, we very much pride ourselves on providing industry leading levels of customer service.   We are aware that there will often be times when our
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Taking pride in our estates Setting the tone for the coming season, we have been working with our landscaping contractors, Majestic Garden Services, to complete a programme of winter maintenance tasks at the Oakham Heights development in Rutland. Whilst the growing season in the Spring & Summers months is traditionally that which requires the most
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Getting ready to step into spring at Houlton Getting our developments ready for spring takes some careful and considered preparation – like at one of Preim’s developments near Rugby, for example.  With some great potential for the green and open spaces to be enjoyed by residents, a priority for Preim is also the many species
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Tree-mendous landscaping effort at Cambridgeshire village Working closely with new housing developers is something that Preim, as an experienced Managing Agents, really thinks we can add value to, particularly when it comes to the environment. We recently carried out a tree planting project in conjunction with Allison Homes at the Woburn Drive development in the
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FROM number crunching to grounds maintenance – estate management company Preim is investing in staff through a series of apprenticeship programmes across the business.  As the UK marks National Apprenticeship Week (7-14 February), Preim is celebrating the success of its very own trainees from areas including finance and caretaking.   Now in its 15th year, the
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Having moved from London to join Preim – Damian Tusting brings with him his experience in dealing with leasehold properties and a focus on resident communication. As part of Preim’s continuing expansion in the area of customer care, we are delighted to welcome Damian to the team. We find out a little more about his
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With a focus on high quality service delivery to residents, Preim has welcomed family man and rugby fan Phil Brown to the role of Customer Account Manager.    We are delighted to welcome Phil Brown as our new Customer Account Manager. We catch up with Phil to find out more about his role:   Q:
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In the second part of our Review of the Year, Preim’s community mobiliser Kasia Ganzera shares some highlights from the last six months of 2021…  After an eventful summertime in Tadpole, our community just kept on going!   Firstly, we saw TGV In Bloom celebrating their second birthday at the allotments; with over 250 attendees enjoying what the 16 local businesses had to offer while being entertained
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IT’S beginning to look a LOT like Christmas – thanks to a tree-mendous team effort to bring seasonal cheer to our communities.   Donated by Preim, these impressive 16ft Christmas trees have travelled from a supplier in Dorset to take pride of place at a number of our developments, to be enjoyed by residents, their families and friends.     A team from Cut n Clear Landscapes have spent many hours
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Flaunting their fabulous knits and silly sweaters – our Preim fundraisers have boosted coffers for Save the Children in the charity’s annual Christmas Jumper Day.   Our staff made a fundraising fashion statement by making a donation to wear their best winter woollies, with proceeds from this event and a previous Preim dress down day
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WHILE our Tadpole Garden Village residents will have to wait a little longer to officially raise a glass in the new neighbourhood pub – owners Arkell’s Brewery have organised a seasonal sneak peek of what’s to come!  In an early toast to the Strawberry Thief and to get the village in the Christmas spirit, the Arkells
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  IT has certainly been a very busy year in terms of business and community engagement at our Tadpole Garden Village.  Residents and businesses have overcome many challenges of the pandemic to bring some exceptional stories to TGV. Preim’s community mobiliser Kasia Ganzera shares some of the highlights ….  “December is such a great time when we celebrate Christmas among family and friends. It presents a wonderful opportunity to look back at the year
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  Preim is delighted to be supporting celebrations to mark Diwali – the festival of lights – at our diverse and multi-cultural community in Houlton near Rugby. The dazzling event is being set up and run by residents and is open to the whole Houlton community to enjoy. Held at St Gabriel’s CofE Academy, 270
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We are delighted to welcome Laura Wade to the team as our new business manager. Her role is integral to the smooth running of the office – from first aid to vehicle fleet management. We catch up with the experienced dance teacher and keen traveller. Welcome to Preim – can you tell us a little
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  LIVE music, face painting and a celebration of the great outdoors – all part of the birthday party held to mark the second anniversary of TGV In Bloom. The event was an opportunity to thank the many sponsors and supports who have assisted TGV In Bloom in being at the heart of the community
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Preim and Tadpole Garden Village representatives were invited to help toast the start of works on a brand-new neighbourhood pub at Arkell’s Brewery breaking ground ceremony.  Helping to raise a glass to The Strawberry Thief – which is due to open in 2022 – they were delighted to get an insight into plans for the pub, which will be a destination
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Q: Welcome to Preim – can you tell us a little about your role with the company and what your responsibilities are? A: The role of Head of Support Services is to oversee all support service functions including service charge accounts, credit control, utilities administration and company secretarial to ensure that these services are delivered
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We are delighted to welcome Sam Der-Kevorkian to the Preim team, as our new utilities administrator. We catch up with the musician, singer and keen gymnast to find out more about the role:   Q: Welcome to Preim – can you tell us a little about your role with the company and what your responsibilities are?  A:
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WITH more opportunities for meeting people, attending events and socialising in general, we are helping to ensure our Woodcock community at High Wycombe doesn’t miss a thing!  Keen to ensure that all residents (particular non-Internet users) stay up to date with local news, the Woodcock Steering Committee bought an estate notice board – and Preim volunteers have made the area around it
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Budding gardeners have been helping local businesses to blossom while boosting funds for projects around our Tadpole Garden Village. The second in a series of Open Plot events organised by the TGV in Bloom team has been hailed a huge success, with almost £300 raised from the sale of home ground herbs, plants and vegetables.
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As part of Preim’s business strategy to recruit more ‘home gown’ talent, Preim is delighted to welcome Cheyenne Turbett to the Badersfield ‘family’ as she takes up her new post as assistant caretaker. Under the guidance of senior caretaker James Plant and caretaker John Jackson, 19-year-old Cheyenne is living the dream, with a job that
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When it comes to taking pride in their work, you will be hard pressed to find anyone to beat the passion and commitment of Preim’s James Plant and John Jackson. The friends have been working at Badersfield on the former RAF Coltishall base for over a decade. Having risen to the working and personal challenges
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Tadpole Garden Village’s superstar residents Stu Olden and Pete Welsh are well known as the green fingered duo behind TGV In Bloom – a gardening scheme aimed at encouraging people to take pride in their community. As part of their Britain In Bloom campaign they have launched the TGV In Bloom Club which meets once
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Preim is delighted to welcome senior customer account manager Michael Westwood to the team. With 10 years’ experience in the commercial and residential property sector, including working for a number of global brands, Michael will be responsible for the management of a portfolio of garden villages; overseeing a six-strong team. And he says he will
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New girl on the hair and beauty block Jess brings salon ‘wow’ factor to garden village THERE is great news for the residents of Tadpole Garden Village – the wait for that haircut, grey roots remedy, eyebrow shaping and nail revival is almost over! And standing by to welcome customers to a brand-new salon is
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There’s no place like home for family run barber business at Tadpole Garden Village The business community at our Tadpole Garden Village is being boosted – thanks to the opening of a family-run barber business next month. With the road map out of lockdown allowing hairdressers and barbers to welcome back customers from April 12
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Resident focus will be a priority for our new customer account manager Shaun Mundy We are delighted to welcome Shaun Mundy to the Preim team, as our new customer account manager. Shaun, who joined the company at the beginning of 2021, is already looking and planning ahead with his own creative ways to support residents
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We have always known that green spaces are incredibly important to communities. At Preim we know that they are integral to successful placemaking and that communities will often go to fabulous efforts to make green spaces usable for all. Yet, in 2020, the presence of green spaces that are accessible and close to home has
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As we enter into another season, and many communities begin to plan (their albeit different) 2020 festive celebrations, we wanted to look back on some of the highlights from autumn. We’ve been amazed at how community spirit has continued to shine through at the estates we work with. Neighbours, steering groups and community mobilisers have
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With an active community engagement plan, a community mobiliser in post, many successful neighbourhood events and the gradual adoption of amenities by the Community Interest Company, the Swindon development, Tadpole Garden Village, has become a place many are proud to call home. A key development for the community was the launch of the Tadpole Garden
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Building and supporting a sense of community is something we have always been passionate about at Preim. In the midst of lockdown, however, the purpose of community has become more important than ever. Many of us have found ourselves connecting with neighbours, supporting vulnerable individuals in our community and even adapting community projects to keep
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The Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom competition has roots in British gardening since 1963 – and is continually on the hunt for places and people embracing horticulture to make a difference to their communities. That’s why residents at Tadpole Garden Village saw an opportunity to take part. Starting as two friends working to make
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Sustainability has always been at the core of Preim’s business approach – whether that is in supporting healthy, happy and self-sufficient communities, or in working with local businesses wherever possible to deliver estate works. Our recent partnership with Kilnwood Property Maintenance Ltd is a fantastic example of just that – with Phil Szabo, owner of
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Dealing with the finances of a residents’ management company or community interest company is certainly no mean feat. With often over 1,000 households paying an annual service charge into one residents’ management company, there needs to be systems, budgeting and control – in line with legal requirements – in place. A significant part of Preim’s
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Kingsfleet is a new community being created in the heart of the stunning Norfolk countryside. Boasting beautiful surroundings and a great location (just 37 minutes from Norwich and 47 from Cambridge), Kingsfleet will also offer residents a wealth of community amenities and something quite unusual for a new development – heritage and history. When completed,
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It can often be underestimated how much work goes into creating a community display or event – so our praise goes to the Wyton community for pulling together to create a fantastic Remembrance Day poppy display. Organised with the buy in from numerous groups, including the Wyton on the Hill Parish Council and Wyton Residents’
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You may have heard that we recently launched a new community app for Northamptonshire development, Monksmoor Park. The app, created in partnership with Crest Nicholson, was created to facilitate residents’ communication with each other and stakeholders – including Preim. As more and more residents use the Monksmoor Park app, Preim director, Andrew New, spoke to
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The Kilnwood Vale Community Fun Day is one of many events that residents, friends, families and local businesses look forward to each year. Last year’s event welcomed 300 residents and this year, as the Kilnwood Vale community continues to grow, we’ve exceeded that again with 500 people turning up for a day filled with family
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Community ownership of key amenities and infrastructure is vital for many developments – both new and well-established. It provides residents with the opportunity to mold their communities, to create places they are proud to call home and prioritise what matters to them and the environments they live in. That’s why an ex-MOD estate in Catterick,
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This time last year we were congratulating Tadpole Garden Village community mobiliser, Chris Tanner, for his brilliant efforts in the 2018 London Marathon – raising an amazing £2,800 for the Movember Foundation and completing the marathon in 5 hours, 26 minutes. This year – we’re cheering on a new set of runners – from Tadpole
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Whether it’s a trail through a country park, a local play area or a green nestled in your local neighbourhood – it’s likely that you’ll have appreciated the presence of a green space at some time or another. In fact, The Land Trust reported in 2016 that 9 out of 10 of us feel that green spaces play a
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At Preim we work with a broad range of Resident Management Companies (RMC’s) stakeholders  – from residents, to solicitors to developers. It’s incredibly important that we understand each party involved, their requirements and where they may need additional support. Doing so helps us to provide the best possible service to our customers– particularly when a property on one of the estates we manage is being
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Festivities have been in full swing at many of the communities we work with, from Crest Nicholson garden villages Tadpole Garden Village to Kilnwood Vale. Keep reading to find out more about Santa’s visits and a ‘meet your neighbours’ gathering – as well as a tree-mendous tree planting effort!   In the meantime, may we also take this opportunity to
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A local pub is often considered the hub of a community – whether that’s as a place to meet with friends, to grab a meal with family or have a neighbours’ gathering.  That’s why Crest Nicholson was delighted to announce plans for a new pub to serve its 1,855 home community, Tadpole Garden Village in Swindon, in September
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Conversation is key to helping a new community grow. Developers want to share news with residents, community events need to be promoted, and neighbours often love the opportunity to meet and chat with one another. Although conversation is of course an old artform, new technology can still play a role in helping it happen.   That’s why Preim,
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Over 300 Kilnwood Vale residents gathered at the green space in the heart of their new community on Saturday, 28 July. An opportunity to celebrate the growing development, meet their neighbours and learn more about the local area, the community fun day was a roaring success. The community’s furry friends were centre stage on the
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Crest Nicholson’s Tadpole Garden Village has been shortlisted in the Best Community Living and Best Placemaking categories of this year’s Sunday Times British Home Awards. The Swindon development is becoming renowned for its exceptional initiatives to empower residents and create a place that promotes people’s health, happiness and wellbeing. We are delighted to see this
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Nineteen homeowners from the Weston-super-Mare development, Locking Parklands recently gathered to help mould the future of their community. Bringing together Locking Moor residents, the Residents’ Company meeting provided residents with the opportunity to discuss everything from the maintenance of amenities through to future development plans. On the face of it, the meeting may have appeared
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Offering comment on the garden village lifestyle Chris Tanner, Preim’s community mobiliser at Tadpole Garden Village, was featured in the Daily Mail on Sunday in June. The feature was included as part of the paper’s special supplement on property choices throughout life. Within the feature, new builds and garden villages formed a prominent part of
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Crest Nicholson Strategic Projects is celebrating double success following the industry-leading Planning Awards. Tadpole Garden Village in Swindon was named ‘Best Housing Scheme (500 home or more)’ at the UK’s housebuilding, planning and placemaking awards. Monksmoor Park, another Crest Nicholson development, beat off the remaining competition to be runner-up, receiving a highly commended award from
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Many of the developments we work with aim to provide residents with alternative modes of transport – encouraging walking, cycling and the use of public transport where possible. A new bus route has been a real success at Tadpole Garden Village since its launch in 2016 and just last month, on Saturday 12 May 2018,
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On behalf of everyone at Preim we wanted to say a huge well done to Chris Tanner, our community mobiliser at Swindon development Tadpole Garden Village, on his brilliant effort completing the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April 2018. Raising a whopping £2,800 for the Movember Foundation – a charity working to halve the number
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Although spring feels well and truly upon us now, the rainy weather at the Easter weekend didn’t put a dampener on the fantastic community events taking place at Tadpole Garden Village and Kilnwood Vale. Read all about the bank holiday weekend events that took place and their importance in building these new communities: Kilnwood Vale
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It’s a sign of successful community engagement when residents take it upon themselves to create their own initiatives and gatherings. We were delighted to learn about just that as Tadpole Garden Village residents look to establish the community’s first Women’s Institute group in March 2018. Ann Fitzgerald, a Tadpole Garden Village resident and WI member
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Over the last 12 months and following the arrival of our head of client delivery, Oliver Taylor, we have further strengthened our client delivery team. Working closely with contractors, communities and developers, our client delivery team is at the heart of Preim. So we wanted to take this opportunity to introduce and get to know
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Kilnwood Vale is a 2,500 home development in West Sussex that promises to be a thriving, empowered community as residents continue to make the garden village their home. Preim has been working with developer Crest Nicholson for several months to both help engage residents in the Residents Management Company model and to manage green spaces
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With Christmas just around the corner, the communities we work with have been busy getting into the festive spirit with events, gatherings, decorations and even a bake off! Christmas is the perfect opportunity to bring together residents and Preim’s community mobilisers have been doing a wonderful job of achieving just that. Read more about how
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We are delighted to welcome Cameron Maguire to the Preim team as customer account manager Having started in his new role in October 2017, Cameron is a fantastic addition, already helping to ensure we are providing an exceptional service to residents at Preim-managed estates. Joining us from Encore Estate Management, Cameron is currently working to
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