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Why our construction industry must do better

Last month cases were filed in the High Court against a number of companies and organisations involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower for the part they played in the fatal fire of 14 June 2017. The list includes building product suppliers Celotex, Kingspan an...

Read    21/01/2021

Why the new safety rules MUST include low rise blocks too

Just before Christmas, the Government announced an extension to its building safety fund and allocated £30M in funding to pay for alarm systems in blocks where leaseholders are paying out huge sums of money for a waking watch.Good news – in part. The fund is still in...

Read    18/01/2021

When will we address fire safety in low rise blocks of flats?

Last week, the RICS proposed new guidance designed to reduce the number of buildings that will need an EWS1 fire safety assessment before flats in the block can be mortgaged or re-mortgaged. A consultation on the proposals runs until 25 January, so if you are a lease...

Read    15/01/2021

Back in lockdown - do you know the rules?

So we’re back in lockdown. This time round we all know the drill and the Government has swiftly confirmed that the property market will stay open for business. So letting and estate agents can continue to work with clients in a Covid-safe way with viewings, sales and...

Read    05/01/2021

Housing market: did 2020 add value to your home?

In 2020 our lives were transformed by Covid-19. Unfortunately 2021 started with tighter restrictions and the likelihood of a third national lockdown, despite the promise of vaccinations during the next few months. But for many homeowners there is a chink of light – h...

Read    04/01/2021

Looking back on 2020 - and forward to 2021

What a year. As we celebrated last Christmas, none of us could have imagined what the following 12 months would bring. For the residential sector 2020 has been characterised by two things: Covid and building safety.We all responded to the first challenge pretty well....

Read    23/12/2020

Don’t let your Christmas decorations put you on the naughty list!

Tesco might be telling us there is no naughty list this year, but people looking for a new home this Christmas have different ideas. They are quite certain what’s naughty and nice! A recent survey by Bankrate UK has found that 60% of buyers and renters admitted to be...

Read    21/12/2020

A big win for leaseholders - but there's still a long way to go

Today, there is some much needed festive cheer for flat owners living in buildings with potentially dangerous cladding. The Government has announced that the deadline for its £1.6bn Building Safety Fund will be extended until next summer.

Read    17/12/2020

Five new ways to improve housing delivery

In August the Government's planning consultation came under fire for setting out proposals that would concentrate housing delivery in the South East of England and largely outside urban areas. The algorithm used to calculate housing need appeared to fly in the f...

Read    16/12/2020

Lost your job in retail? We can help

Lost your job in retail? We can retrain you in Proptech marketing. At Ringley we are passionate about bringing young people into our business and growing their skills via apprenticeships. Since our business launched we have graduated more than 50 apprentices and we h...

Read    09/12/2020

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