Ringley Group Appoints New Head Of Operations

Property management consultancy Ringley Group has appointed Eric Asarè as its new head of operations of Work by Ringley.

Work by Ringley, which was established in 2019, provides flexible workspaces to growing businesses.
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Labour takes aim at buy-to-let at party conference

Labour shadow housing minister Lucy Powell hit out at housing being traded as an asset and poor-quality buy-to-lets at the party’s conference in Brighton.

Powell branded the Conservatives ‘the party of speculators and developers&...

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Labour Party pledges to set up building works agency

The Labour Party has pledged to set up a ‘building works agency’ to fund post-Grenfell repairs.

Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Shadow Housing Secretary Lucy Powell said her party has “a plan” to solve the bu...

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Flat owners pin hopes on Gove to fix Britain’s cladding crisis

Upon his appointment as the new Housing Secretary, Michael Gove’s brief was made clear. The former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was told that the first and foremost item in his in-tray was the cladding crisis which continues to affect hundreds of tho...

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Potential ‘landmines’ in the Fire Safety Act revealed by property expert

Fire door inspections and compartmentation will be the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga, a property consultancy expert has warned.

New legislation in the form of the Fire Safety Act 2021 [FSA] has introduced fresh rules concerning the ...

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Agents Beware: new property management safety issue on the horizon

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country.

Mary-Anne Bowring, group managing director at property consultancy Ringley Group, is warning that fi...

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‘Fire doors and flat compartmentation the next building safety landmine to explode’

Fire door inspections and compartmentation will be the next subjects to come under the building safety microscope, warned Mary-Anne Bowring, group managing director at property consultancy Ringley Group.

New legislation in the form of the Fire Safety Act 202...

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New fire safety rules will cost leaseholders £500 per year

Leaseholders in high-rise blocks of flats face paying £500 more every year in inflated service charges because of new fire saf...

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'In 20 years, I've never seen anything like it': Estate agent says he's done £1m of sales A WEEK in Manchester's booming property market

A city centre estate agent has told how his firm sold homes worth a staggering £52m over the last 12 months as Manchester's property market looks to bounce back from Covid.

Deansgate-based Reside Manchester sold 167 properties at an average of &pou...

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EWS1 cladding form: what are the certificates options and how much should they cost?

Purchases of properties across the country have been thrown into chaos as banks have demanded that apartment blocks pass a test proving they are fire safe.

EWS1 certificates are given to high-rise buildings that have passed an Extern...

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