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Could BTL investors avoid 3% stamp duty surcharge following tax tribunal ruling?

Buy-to-let investors could soon fill the HMRC with stamp duty surcharge refund requests. This is following on from a potential precedent set at a recent tax tribunal that saw a couple acquire a neglected building and were able to refute the additional 3% stamp duty c...

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Why do interns come to Ringley?

At Ringley we are passionate about bringing young people into our business. We have a thriving intern programme but we were keen to find out what attracts them to our business. So we asked them."Why do interns come to Ringley? Well, there are two reasons. The first i...

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Ringley: working for a sustainable office environment

Here at the Ringley Group, we believe that is our duty to help improve and protect the environment whenever possible. We are committed to being a 'green' business and genuinely care about our carbon credentials. Ringley has already met the Renewable Energy Certificat...

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Company Day - team building for success

The theme of our Company Day last year was 'taking responsibility'The annual Company Day is deeply ingrained in Ringley?s traditions. This is a day out of the office that takes place once a year and gives us all a great opportunity to get together to celebrate our co...

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Landlords and tenants - you need each other!

Fixed-term tenancies for private renters should be scrapped. Landlords should also stop evicting tenants just because they want to sell their homes. These are just two of the reforms called for by leading think-tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in...

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Build-to-rent: could this be your next career move?

With build-to-rent now growing at a rapid rate, have you ever wondered if you have the right skill-set to take advantage of the opportunities that are out there for block managers? At LifebyRingley, our new build-to-rent brand, we constantly promote block manage...

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Solving the block safety conundrum

Safety is, of course, a key aspect of block management. But who should be responsible for ensuring the safety of residents? In the wake of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, Dame Judith Hackitt was asked to carry out a review of the building regulations, putt...

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Property agents in the spotlight

Leasehold reform is badly needed to protect the public from rogue operators and to promote the reputation of professional property agents. After years of being deaf to the sector's problems, government is now listening and has set up working groups to look at th...

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Housing complaints are about to get easier

Housing complaints will be easier to resolve in future thanks to a new Housing Complaints Resolution Service announced in January. The government has been taking a long hard look at leasehold in recent months. Its package of new reforms aim to make the property marke...

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Electric car charging: driving home the facts

Have any of the flat owners in your block got an electric car? If not, chances are they soon will. The government has announced a ban on new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 to combat air pollution. At the moment the market for electric cars is still relativ...

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