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February 2010
A new LSVT environmental risk management project contract for IMA.
A council appoints IMA to help prepare the way, pre-ballot, for the planned housing transfer project to commence, assuming a positive ballot result. As with the Rutland CC housing transfer this transfer involves a long-standing ALMO converting to a new housing association.

December 2009
2009 – Another successful year! – Here’s to 2010!
Contracts undertaken with amongst others: Three Rivers DC, City South Manchester Housing Trust, Rutland CC, Aylesbury Vale DC, Eastlands Homes Partnership and Sedgefield BC (now part of Durham CC).

November 2009
Successful completion of the Rutland County Council housing transfer.

October 2009
Working with Rutland County Council we commissioned the environmental survey, provided an environmental risk management options review, undertook the environmental insurance market review and worked closely with Savills – - www.savills.co.uk– and Winkworth Sherwood – www.wslaw.co.uk – on the evolution of the transfer agreement, with particular reference to the environmental warranties and related environmental clauses.

September2009
Rutland County Council – www.rutland.gov.uk – appoints IMA to oversee its environmental risk management as part of its housing transfer planned for November 2009. As with the Salford housing transfer this was from an ALMO to a newly established housing association. In this instance, the new association was based on the pre-existing ALMO – which presented its own challenges for the transfer process.

July 2009
IMA – Previous Housing Transfer, Environmental Insurance Extended
Following a successful transfer a couple of years ago, assisted by IMA, in the home-counties, IMA negotiated the extension of their environmental insurance a further year to start to close the gap with the length of the environmental warranties in the Transfer Agreement.

June 2009
IMA – Previous Housing Transfer, Environmental Insurance Extended
Working with north-west social housing provided, that had previously received a housing transfer, IMA negotiated the extension of their environmental insurance a further year to start to close the gap with the length of the environmental warranties in the Transfer Agreement.

April 2009
IMA Successfully Executed five Environmental Insurance Policies – two with one of the main environmental insurers, and one each with three of the others.

March 2009
Successful Completion of Sedgefield Borough Council Housing Transfer (8,500 homes)
Working with the Council commissioned environmental survey and undertook environmental insurance market review. Worked with PWC – www.pwc.co.uk – Lawrence Graham – www.lg-legal.com – on the environmental warranty negotiations in the face of post credit-crunch increased funder requirements.

Successful Completion of the Manchester East Transfer (5,300 homes).
Working for the Housing Association – Eastlands Homes Partnership Ltd www.eastlandshomes.co.uk – along with their advisors, Trowers & Hamlins – www.trowers.com – and Sector Weedon Grant – www.sector-group.com –, and their funders (RBS/Barclays) and their advisors, Addleshaw Goddards – www.addleshawgoddard.com . Secured a ground-breaking risk management solution that enabled the transfer to proceed.

February 2009
IMA – Previous Housing Transfer, Environmental Insurance Extended
Working with a home-counties council that had previously transferred, negotiated the extension of their environmental insurance a further year to start to close the gap with the length of the environmental warranties in the Transfer Agreement.

January 2009
IMA wins another new Housing Transfer Contract – for Sedgefield Borough Council Housing Transfer
The Council – www.sedgefield.gov.uk – is transferring some 8,500 homes to the new housing association – Sedgefield Borough Homes. Environmental survey needed completing, risk management options identified and a strategy put in place for the closing months of the transfer process.

December 2008
2008 – Another successful year!
Contracts completed with amongst others: Three Rivers District Council, London Borough of Havering for the Mardyke Estate transfer, City South Manchester Housing Trust, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council; and commenced work with Eastlands Homes Partneship.

October 2008
Successful Completion of the Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Housing Transfer
IMA, as advisor to the Council, successfully concluded the LSVT environmental warranty insurance market review – particularly with reference to the changing financial circumstances and the credit-worthiness of the insurers involved. We worked alongside Tribal www.tribalgroup.co.uk – and Cobbetts – www.cobbetts.com – to ensure the effective management of the environmental risks within the context of the transfer agreement.

September 2008
IMA introduces a new insurer to the LSVT Environmental Insurance Market

July 2008
IMA wins Eastlands Homes Partnership LSVT Housing Transfer Risk Management Project for the Manchester “East” Transfer
This success follows closely the successful work with City South Manchester Housing Trust and their transfer on 3rd June 2008. Eastlands is an established Housing Association having been set up to receive some 2,800 homes from Manchester City Council in 2003. This new “East” transfer is more than twice the size of the earlier transfer and will increase the Eastlands’ portfolio to some 8,200 homes. Environmental risk management is seen as critical to the transfer – hence the appointment of I Martin Associates Ltd.

June 2008
IMA’s Innovative Approach helps another challenging LSVT to complete
Working closely with the client and their advisors: the environmental consultants, lawyers and housing consultants; and with the funders, we succeeded in engineering a menu of options to enable the negotiators to complete the LSVT with confidence that the environmental risk management would there for the final shape of the transfer.

May 2008
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council LSVT Housing Transfer Risk Management Project
The Council – www.berwick.gov.uk – requires the environmental survey to be specified, tendered and managed, an environmental insurance market review and support to the warranty negotiations in preparation for the housing transfer on 3rd November 2008.

April 2008
City South Manchester Housing Trust Ltd Housing Transfer Environmental Risk Management Project
Working with the receiving Housing Trust – www.citysouthmanchester.co.uk –, as part of the “Manchester Model”, we helped review Manchester City Council’s environmental survey, and that of the Trust’s own environmental consultants. We worked alongside the Trust’s advisors, including Tribal – www.tribal.com – and Anthony Collins Solicitors – www.anthonycollins.co.uk – and the Funder’s advisors Addleshaw Addleshaw Goddards – www.addleshawgoddard.com – assessing the options open to the Trust and putting everything in place to support the Trust’s negotiation of the warranties.

March 2008
IMA’s Innovative Solutions Helps Two LSVT’s To Complete
Both completed in double-quick time – one including the rapid specification and oversight of the environmental survey in time to support the environmental insurance market review and to directly contribute to the closing stages of the environmental warranty negotiation. The other presenting unique challenges with the structure of the transfer – IMA working closely with the environmental consultants and the leading environmental insurer managed to create a solution that became integral to the successful completion of the transfer.

February 2008
London Borough of Havering Mardyke Estate Housing Transfer Risk Management project.
With the transfer planned for the end of March, the need to establish risk management options, available insurance etc was critical as part of the regeneration of this estate and the planned transfer on 31st March 2008. Working closely with the Council – www.havering.gov.uk – and their advisors, including Trowers – www.trowers.com – IMA was able to design and deliver an innovative risk transfer solution without which the transfer would have been at risk.

January 2008
Three Rivers DC Housing Transfer Risk Management project.
The Council – www.threerivers.gov.uk – required the environmental survey to be specified, tendered and managed, an environmental insurance market review and support to the warranty negotiations in preparation for the housing transfer on 17th March 2008. Working with the Council and their advisors, including Tribal – www.tribalgroup.com – and Pinsent Masons – www.pinsentmasons.co.uk – we were able to help identify key areas of risk and to design and deliver a risk management strategy starting with the transfer agreement.

November 2007
Torridge DC Housing Transfer Risk Management project.
IMA was selected by the Council – www.torridge.gov.uk – because of its specialist knowledge to advise on its environmental risks associated with the housing transfer, set out the options open to the council and to undertake an environmental insurance market review. This was done in double-quick time for the transfer taking place on 10th December 2007, working alongside Tribal – www.tribalgroup.com – and Pinsent Masons – www.pinsentmasons.com .

October 2007
IMA designs, tenders and places an environmental risk management solution to enable a council to proceed with a Sale & Purchase Agreement for a redevelopment project which otherwise was at risk of stalling.

September 2007
Watford Borough Council LSVT environmental risk management project concluded. Working alongside BWNL – www.bwnl.plc.uk – and Trowers – www.trowers.com

July 2007
IMA commissioned to design an environmental risk management solution to enable a council to proceed with a Sale & Purchase Agreement for a redevelopment project which otherwise was at risk of stalling.

June 2007
Wellingborough Borough Council LSVT Environmental Risk Management Commences – www.wellingborough.gov.uk

April 2007
Watford Borough Council awards IMA its LSVT environmental contract.
- www.watford.gov.uk

March 2007
Derwentside District Council LSVT Environmental Risk Management Concluded.

New Business Initiative
IMA links up with Building & Land Guarantees Ltd – www.buildingandland.co.uk – to provide a complete environmental risk management service. Ian Martin from IMA and Paul Rose, Director at B&LG, have worked together previously at Certa UK Ltd.

February 2007
North Norfolk District Council LSVT Environmental Risk Management Concluded.

December 2006
LSVT Risk Management Contract – Derwentside District Council!
Derwentside now part of Durham Council – www.durham.gov.uk

November 2006
IMA wins North Norfolk District Council LSVT Risk Management Contract.
www.norfolk.gov.uk .

October 2006
LSVT contract with Pendle Borough Council – www.pendle.gov.uk – Environmental LSVT Risk Management Contract. Working with Trowers & Hamlins – www.Trowers.com.

IMA wins new Landfill PFI Risk Management Contract
Groundbreaking Midlands Landfill Redevelopment – working with Heath Lambert, IMA is providing environmental risk management support for this new project.

July 2006
Sefton Borough Council Contract Environmental LSVT Risk Management Contract – www.sefton.gov.uk – working with Wright Hassall – www.wrighthassall.co.uk – PwC – www.pricewaterhousecoopers.co.uk – and Peter Deakin, Project Manager.

June 2006
- Macclesfield Borough Council LSVT Environment Contract Commences
Working with Trowers & Hamlins – www.trowers.com – and Gerald Davies as project manager – www.michaelguest.co.uk. MBC is now part of Cheshire East Council – www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

May 2006
- NHF New 2006 LSVT Consultant’s Directory Launched
See IMA’s entry in the new updated NHF LSVT Consultant’s Directory www.nhfdirectory.co.uk/consultants

- Salford City Council LSVT – www.Salford.gov.uk – Environmental Risk Management Pre-ballot Scoping Contract awarded.

April 2006
- IMA address NHF LSVT National Conference, Manchester
The presentation ‘Environmental Risks & Liabilities in Stock Transfer’ is available

- LSVT Environment Contract – Rossendale Borough Council Kicks-off.
Working with the Council – www.rossendale.gov.uk – and their main advisors, Trowers & Hamlins – www.trowers.com .

March 2006
Aylesbury Vale DC LSVT Environmental Risk Management Concluded – www.aylesbury.gov.uk. Working with BWNL – www.bwnl.plc.uk – and Pinsent Masons – www.pinsentmasons.com.

February 2006
Conclude the Borough of Broxbourne LSVT Environmental Risk Management Project – Working with the Council – www.broxbourne.gov.uk – and Trowers & Hamlins – www.trowers.com.

January 2006
Aylesbury Vale DC LSVT Environmental Risk Management Commenced –.
Aylesbury Vale District Council has awarded IMA the Project Management Contract to manage the LSVT Environmental Risk Management Project.

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