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Green Homes Grant Scheme - why quality really does matter

Quality assurance will be key to consumer confidence.Image supplied by speedpropertybuyers.co.uk/The Green Homes Grant Scheme was announced in July. It promises homeowners and landlords in England vouchers covering a proportion of the cost of upgrading their homes to...

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Get on your bike - but where will you keep it?

Discusses the PM's initiative to encourage walking and cycling with new plans, including protected bike lanes and cycling training.

Read    03/09/2020

E-signing to transform homebuying

Homebuyers can wave goodbye to pen-and-ink signatures with new e-signing optionE-signing could be about to transform homebuying. E-signing of documents has come into its own during the pandemic but there still have been some situations where an electronic signature i...

Read    03/09/2020

Building safety should not be left up to residents

Building safety reform may leave leaseholders with more responsibility than they wantDAre you happy to shoulder the responsibility for building safety in your block? If not, you?re not alone. According to new research published this week and commissioned by freeholde...

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Why we say YES to healthy homes guidance!

New healthy homes design guidance for England has just been published. This comes at a crucial time, especially considering our discussion yesterday about making town centres more attractive places to live and work. 

Read    03/09/2020

It's time for a town centre revival!

The Government certainly hopes so. Changes to planning legislation, expected to be in place by September, will make it easier to repurpose commercial and retail properties into homes. These changes also include a fast-track approval process to add up to two additiona...

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Law Commission report is both timely and welcome - but we urge caution

The Law Commission report into the leasehold sector is published this weekThe Law Commission report into leasehold reform is a timely announcement, as the Government looks to restart the housing market. But we sound a note of caution. The proposals, announced on...

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Code of practice for agents - have your say

The new code is out for consultation until 4 SeptemberA proposed code of practice for property agents is now out for consultation, so block managers can take a look and comment on the proposals. These include 14 recommendations made by Lord Best in his Regulation of ...

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What does the new Building Safety Bill mean for us all?

The new draft Building Safety Bill has been a long time coming. But we hope it will be a major step forward in improving levels of safety in residential blocks. The new legislation is based on the recommendations of Dame Judith Hackitts building safety review, which ...

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Lenders to rethink cladding safety forms

Mortgage lenders are to ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the installation of External Wall Systems (EWS) on the ability of leaseholders to sell properties fitted with flammab...

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