Government Housing Team Tours Barton Park
Grosvenor’s Strategic Land team and FirstPort welcomed a delegation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to Barton Park in Oxfordshire this week to showcase the project’s progress.…
FirstPort hosts industry roundtable with Dame Judith Hackitt
In readiness for the start of European Health & Safety Week, we were delighted to host a roundtable lunch with Dame Judith Hackitt. We were joined by twenty industry leaders…
FirstPort and Emmaus celebrate two years of partnership
June 2018 marks the two year anniversary of the FirstPort and Emmaus charity partnership. A markedly different charity to others – Emmaus offers far more than a shelter for one…
FirstPort sells retirement apartment leases
FirstPort has sold 275 long-leases for apartments in retirement developments across their nationwide portfolio to real estate investment company, Residential Secure Income plc. The sale of these apartments will not…
Maintenance of retirement fire and emergency call systems
Following an independently-managed tender process, FirstPort has appointed OpenView to manage the maintenance and repair of both fire safety systems and emergency call systems in our independent and assisted living…
FirstPort Retirement Property Services receives ARMA accreditation and membership
FirstPort is delighted to confirm that its specialist retirement division has been awarded full accreditation from and membership of ARMA (the Association of Residential Managing Agents), joining the rest of…
FirstPort secure Cyber Essentials Plus certification
FirstPort has received the Cyber Essentials Plus certification, showing that our systems and processes have been independently audited and assured as fit to guard against common cyber attacks. The Cyber…
Survey shows vast gulf between demand and supply in retirement housing
A survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Retirement Homesearch - and published in the latest Quarterly Review - shows that 19% of UK over-50s believe it is ‘likely’ that…
FirstPort announces first acquisition
FirstPort is delighted to announce the acquisition of Pentland Estate Management, which was owned by Linden Homes and is their property management provider. Linden Homes is owned by FTSE 250…
Longest residing resident in Scotland helps open new Glasgow office
The UK’s largest residential property manager, FirstPort hosted an official opening of its new Glasgow office at Troon House, St Vincent Street. The move sees FirstPort Property Services Scotland employees…
