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Bernie Wales is a Residential Property Manager with over 40 years’ experience as a successful property manager, property investor, property trainer, residential leasehold adviser and entrepreneur. He has founded, built and sold several companies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a founding Fellow of the Institute of Residential Property Management.
Having started his career at Sainsburys, he soon transferred into the world of property and by 1980 was responsible for a portfolio of 500+ tenancies in London, together with around 50 commercial investment properties throughout the UK.Four years later he struck out on his own, forming Crabtree Property Management Limited, building up a portfolio of around 10,000 residential units over 18 years as Managing Director. He sold Crabtree in 2002 to four of his staff.
Two more companies followed – Quite Property Investment Ltd focused on the acquisition of freehold blocks of flats and commercial properties, ground rent and buildings insurance management. Bruton Kiff Ltd provided residential property management and consultancy services for Residents’ Associations, Residents’ Management Companies and property professionals.
The latest property management company, of which he is a shareholder but no longer a director – BW Residential Ltd provides residential leasehold management services.
This includes property management, right to enfranchise and right to manage, First-tier Tribunal management (Bernie has been a FTT and LVT appointed Manager numerous times), freehold ground rent portfolio management, company secretary services and commonhold services to residents and leaseholders in purpose-built and converted blocks of flats.
Bernie also provides training courses, consultancy and advice for leaseholders, freeholders and property professionals.
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