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You are here: Home / Latest News / Roger Southam takes over as LEASE chair

Roger Southam takes over as LEASE chair

December 15, 2014 //  by Sebastian O'Kelly

… and Countrywide executive appointed to the board (which means there is still no representative of leaseholders)

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The above shows Roger Southam with his board at Chainbow, not the board of the Leasehold Advisory Service

The colourful property manager Roger Southam, of Chainbow, is today announced as the new chairman of the Leasehold Advisory Service.

Mr Southam, a chartered surveyor, founded Chainbow but sold out most, perhaps all, its residential management contracts to Trinity in 2012.

LKP contacted him in that year regarding Chelsea Bridge Wharf by Battersea Bridge which, like most Berkeley Group freeholds/ headleases had been sold to the Tchenguiz Family Trust and was managed by Peverel. Mr Southam was organising the right to manage.

A flamboyant figure in property management, where he is recognised as an accomplished entrepreneur, Mr Southam is noted for his penchant for bow-ties and suits of a purple hue.

He replaces Deep Sagar, the LEASE chairman for eight years, with whom LKP had a strained relationship owing to our criticisms of the quango. 

Mr Southam is joined on the board by Margaret Longden, an executive with Countrywide whose estate management arm was accused in the Commons of “ripping off” leaseholders in Swindon by Tory MP Justin Tomlinson on October 22 last year (Hansard October 22 Column 269)

After LKP explored the issue further, Bovis Homes decided to eject Countrywide from the management of its sites nationwide.

The new appointments leave unchanged the fact that there is no representative of a recognisable leasehold interest on the board of the Leasehold Advisory Service … which was set up primarily to assist leaseholders.

Mr Southam’s YouTube singing debut does not suggest a career switch is imminent …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZyyUsf8FGM

A statement today from the Leasehold Advisory Service reads:

LEASE’s chief executive, Anthony Essien, is pleased to announce that the Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis MP, has appointed Roger Southam as non-executive Chairman of the Leasehold Advisory Service for a five year term from 1 January 2015. Roger succeeds Deep Sagar who served two terms totalling eight years with numerous achievements.

Roger brings more than 30 years’ experience in the property industry to the role. Roger Southam is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a Fellow of Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM) and a Fellow of Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). He is a regular panellist for industry focused groups including RICS, British Property Federation, Bank of England, HM Revenue & Customs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.

LEASE’s chief executive is also pleased to announce that Margaret Longden has joined the LEASE board effective 1 December 2014. Margaret is a regional Managing Director of the lettings division of Countrywide Estates and has a background in corporate finance as well as property industry expertise. Other board news: John May was recently reappointed to the LEASE board and Justin Caffrey has retired from the board.

Anthony Essien said: “I am delighted that we were able to attract candidates of the calibre of Roger and Liz to our board to act as Chairman and Non-Executive Director respectively. They will provide us with tremendous experience and skills that will help us to successfully meet the challenges ahead as we assist the residential leasehold and park home sectors.”

“I would like to thank the outgoing Chairman, Deep Sagar, and Non-Executive Director Justin Caffrey, for their hard work and valuable support in helping LEASE progress during their terms”.

A statement on Mr Southam’s Chainbow website describes the founder in these terms:

Roger has more than 30 years’ experience in the property industry. Initially Chainbow was founded as a property investment company, specialising in shopping centre and mixed-use asset management throughout the UK and Europe. In 2006, it moved into British residential block management.

Roger Southam is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the immediate past Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors Livery Company. He is a regular panellist for industry focused groups including RICS, British Property Federation, Bank of England, HM Revenue & Customs, and the Department of Communities and Local Government. Roger is also the former Chairman of the CSTT, the industry charity that supports young, disadvantaged people into surveying careers.

Having a reputation as a trouble-shooter, Roger has assisted with more than £185million worth of retail asset transactions boasting increased capital value gains of up to 23.5% and increased commercial rental income of up to 12% through his proactive management approach.

Related posts:

LEASE chair Roger Southam resigns DCLG rejects second complaint about Roger Southam as LEASE chair. He was appointed on merit, it claims Roger Southam should not be LEASE chair, leaseholder tells housing minister Motion of no confidence in Roger Southam as LEASE chair LEASE chair Roger Southam in Private Eye (again)

Category: Latest News, LEASE, News, Roger SouthamTag: Anthony Essien, Chainbow, Countrywide, Deep Sagar, LEASE, Leasehold Advisory Service, Margaret Longden, Roger Southam

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