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Cladding tests - what lies beneath?

On 5 May Mary-Anne Bowring, Ringley Group MD hosted a UKAA Webinar that looked at the thorny issue of cladding tests. In particular, she focused on EWS1 form compliance and life beyond the Hackitt Review. EWS stands for? External wall system? and looks at the level o...

Read    03/09/2020

Does your home pass the lockdown test?

With the lockdown easing, homes with their own outdoor space and good wif-Fi will be in demandDoes your home pass the lockdown test? Not something many of us had considered before 23 March this year? Unless you happen to be one of those survivalists with a bunker ful...

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Moving House? Now you can push the go button!

Time to get moving - but you must follow the latest guidelines.Have your moving house plans been brought to a halt by the lockdown? If so, you can now re-start the process. Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that, from today, anyone in England can ...

Read    03/09/2020

EWS1 forms - what's it all about?

EWS1 (External Wall System) forms are dominating many freeholders' and property managers' lives right now - and the requirement to provide them to lenders is having a devastating impact on residents. The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 has completely changed the building...

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Stamp duty holiday isn't enough to kick-start the post-Covid housing market

Fundamental changes to the way we pay stamp duty would be more effective than short term measuresA stamp duty holiday is being called for by the RICS and the National Federation of Builders (NFC) who propose the Government gives homebuyers a financial leg-up once the...

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Oak trees at your block? Don't touch the caterpillars!

Property managers, contractors and residents, especially in London and the South East are being asked to report any sightings of Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars to the Forestry Commission and - most important not to touch them! Oak Processionary Moth was fir...

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How will property management change after COVID-19?

Will it be business as usual after lockdown or will there be long-term implications?How much will change for property management as a result of COVID-19 will depend on the extent to which each managing agent has already digitised their offering.At Ringley, we have lo...

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Are good property managers now needed more than ever?

Good communication - at a distance - between property managers and their clients and residents is more important than ever beforeThe work of a managing agent is to manage, arrange and communicate. We do this for groups of people who need to receive information about ...

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COVID-19: "Essential" cladding work will continue, confirms Minister

Essential safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings will continue during the COVID-19 emergency, following a commitment from Mayors around the country to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP yesterday.The Mayors of Greater Manchester, Sheffield Cit...

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Safety checks on lifts still in place, says HSE

Block managers and residents have voiced their concerns in recent weeks about whether the safety checks in their buildings that are required by law should still go ahead during the COVID-19 outbreak, given the need for social distancing.The HSE has responded this wee...

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