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12/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/PBC Today
Ringley appoints head of engineering to tackle cladding crisis
Ringley Group has appointed Jon Curtis as head of its building engineering division to spearhead its response to the cladding crisis Jon Curtis, who has presented to Government ministers on issues relating to the EWS1 (External Wall System) forms, will spearhead Rin...
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12/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Property Wire
Ringley Group appoints EWS1 expert as head of building engineering
A cladding expert has been appointed by Ringley Group to lead its building engineering division, as the country continues to grapple with the fallout from the cladding crisis. Jon Curtis, who has presented to government ministers on issues relating to the EWS1 (Ex...
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09/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Property Investor Today
PropTech tie-up allows more virtual tour options for investors
Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has partnered with virtual reality technology company The 360 View to provide virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership will allow agents to create ‘immersive’ virtual tours that they can attach to the property list...
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08/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Daily Express
Mortgage UK: Boris Johnson's plans are ‘clearly not sustainable’ - alternatives explored
MORTGAGE products are set to to be upended as Boris Johnson unveiled plans to launch five percent deposit offerings. The Prime Minister announced he intends to get new buyers onto the property ladder but some have criticised the feasibility of his plans. Mortgage ...
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08/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/WhatMortgage
Will PM’s plans for 95% first-time buyer mortgages solve the housing crisis?
Prime minster Boris Johnson’s plans to turn ‘generation rent’ into ‘generation buy’ using long-term fixed rate mortgages with only 5% deposits have been met with scepticism from experts. The proposals, which Johnson announced yesterday at the virtual Conservative ...
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08/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Letting Agent Today
PropTech link up means more virtual tour options for agents
Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has agreed a partnership with another PropTech operator to offer virtual tours of rental properties. The partnership with The 360 View allows agents to create so-called ‘immersive’ virtual tours that they can attach to the pr...
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08/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/South West Londoner
Less than half of private renters feel safe at home Shelter finds
Less than half of London’s private renters believe their home has made them feel safe during the pandemic, a report by housing and homelessness charity Shelter has found. The report, which took data from independent analytics firm YouGov, found that only 48% of Lo...
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07/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Landlord Today
Property management chief backs Shelter over poor quality homes
A prominent rental industry figure has backed Shelter’s sweeping condemnation of the lettings sector - but insists landlords are not to blame. Mary-Anne Bowring, group managing director at Ringley - which is a property management and PropTech business - says Shelt...
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07/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Property Wire
Shelter: Renters felt unsafe during lockdown
Over half (51%) of private renters in England say their home has made them feel safe during the pandemic, Shelter research has found. A third (35%) live in poor conditions, with electrical hazards, pests or damp-related issues in their home. Meanwhile 43% recko...
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07/10/2020
Author : Mary-Anne Bowring/Mortgage Finance Gazette
PM’s 95% mortgage proposals ‘promising’ but is it too little, too late?
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s proposal to introduce long-term fixed-rate mortgages for buyers with 5% deposits has been greeted with scepticism by industry commentators. The reforms, which the Conservatives first mooted in their election manifesto last year, are ...
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