We are too excited to hold back any longer, so here’s another sneak peek of our fantastic DHub software going live in February.

This time we take a quick look at the text recognition mechanism and how it will work in DHub. Watch and let us know what you think! We hope you share our excitement.

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Please keep an eye out for further exciting DHub news to follow.

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DHub Supplier Invoice Upload will evolve with more features so there is no better time to pre-order.

Priced at £140 plus VAT per month (charged annually) plus £50 plus VAT for each 1000 pages of invoices processed. You can buy pages via a pay-as-you-go model. Pre-order today to get early app access.

New versions of
LPE1, LPE2 and FME1 forms launching in January 2022.

A number of trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors launched updated versions of the LPE1 (Leasehold Property Enquiries), LPE2 (Consumer summary) and FME1 (Freehold Management Enquiries) forms. The forms will “go live” on 11th January 2022.

IRPM alongside, bodies such as the Law Society, Conveyancing Association, CILEX, Society of Licenced Conveyancers as well as ARMA, ARHM, BPF, RTMF and ARLA are encouraging  member firms and members to use the new versions from 11th January 2022.

The updated forms now include the UPRN of the property with the updated form fields included within the pdfs. These versions of the forms ask administrators whether they can accept service of notice by email and receive the payments via the banking system to enable more efficiency in the process.

This is the third version of the LPE1 form with a number of new additional questions and amendments made.

It establishes whether there are any restrictions on keeping pets or parking. The form also asks whether a fire safety or an external fire wall assessment has been undertaken, and whether there are urgent works required as a result. It is hoped this will allow those marketing the property to identify material facts around cladding more easily.  A portal to access external wall system reviews has been created by the Fire Institute Association; the Building Safety Portal.

The Freehold Management Enquiries (FME1) form is on its second version and contains a number of additional questions including who deals with the deed of covenant, on contributions to the service charge, and access to insurance.

The forms can be downloaded for free from the IRPM website here, and are also available via the law firm stationers so that any systems using the forms or pre-populating the forms can be updated by 11th January 2022.

We’ve got you covered
Resident will be automatically updating the forms within the system in time for 11th January, including a new field on each unit for UPRNs so these autofill when you use our pre-sales function.

IRPM CEO, Andrew Bulmer, mentions:
“It must be at least ten years ago that the legendary Gerry Fox and I pushed for a common format for replies to enquiries. Other stakeholders thought the same and a sector-wide initiative delivered the first LPE1. The subsequent and comprehensive adoption of this ‘blindingly obvious’ document is testimony to the power of collaboration when stakeholders come together for good. I am delighted to see the latest edition upholding that principle.”

Beth Rudolf, Director of Delivery at the Conveyancing Association, commented:
“The industry has committed to ensuring the forms are up to date and continually assessed to make sure they ask for all the necessary information. These new iterations of the forms do just that, and particularly in light of the ongoing issues many leaseholders are having with their building’s fire safety, it is clearly very important that all stakeholders have full upfront and transparent information on this aspect of the property. We’ll continue to review these forms to make sure they are fit for purpose going forward and in particular as their becomes greater clarity over the need for external wall assessments and access to them. ”

*Content credit: IRPM

Christmas is getting closer and during this Festive period we would like to share our excitement for this new product coming in February 2022.

This is why we’ve put together a short video presenting the general look and feel of our brand new app:

Dhub will reduce your manual work (especially with Supplier Invoice processing) with increased accuracy at the same time.

CORE FEATURES

• Text recognition
  
• Full integration with Resident (other softwares to come)
  
• Multi-User access
  
• Internal Notifications System
  
• Another approval layer which picks up duplicates
  
• Full audit trail for each invoice

PREORDER NOW AND GET EARLY ACCESS

DHub Supplier Invoice Upload will evolve with more features so there is no better time to pre-order.

Priced at £155 plus VAT per month (charged annually) plus £50 plus VAT for each 1000 pages of invoices processed. You can buy pages via a pay-as-you-go model. Pre-order today to get early app access.

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