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Ringley gets 'Highly Commended' Award

Ringley picked up the 'Highly Commended' award to reflect the work their valuation team do in the specialist field of Leasehold Enfranchisement. "We work mostly forIn fact Ringley were finalists in two categories - the other being Individual Valuer Of The Year. Mary-...

Read    02/09/2020

Leaseholders should take control of building management

Recent Market Research by leading London Managing Agents the Ringley Group into ownership, services, management and running costs of apartment buildings, has identified that between 50-60% of all inner London apartments are sublet, rising to an estimated 70+% for the...

Read    02/09/2020

Property Management explained

So what's this weeks hot property management topic. To me it seems to be the increasing number of Freshwater blocks we are talking. All of whom seem to be waking up to the realisation that they don't need to be subserviant to Freshwater any more.How so?, you may ask....

Read    02/09/2020

What is Block Management?

Since people began to live in cities space has always been an issue. In modern times, spatial pressures have increased exponentially, leading to increased inner city house prices, and more seriously, an increase in related problems such as homelessness.A less siniste...

Read    02/09/2020

How PlanetRent takes the pain out of rental deposits

Want to offer deposit-free renting to your tenants? PlanetRent can help. Are you charging the right deposit? With the Tenant Fees Act now in place for all tenancies, security deposits have been capped. This means landlords can only charge the equivalent of five-weeks...

Read    18/06/2020

All evictions are equal - or are they?

Which type of evictions should be dealt with first when the ban is lifted? Evictions for anti-social behaviour and domestic violence should be given top priority when the evictions ban is lifted. This is what the National Residential Landlords Association said earlie...

Read    17/06/2020

Will there be a post-pandemic rental crisis?

There is a “looming crisis in the rental sector” because of the financial hardships being faced by both landlords and tenants because of the coronavirus pandemic. This was the verdict of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, which published the in...

Read    01/06/2020

What is Labour's 5 point plan for renters?

We say two years to pay back arrears is not practical or necessary for most renters A five-point plan to help renters cope with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak has been published by the Labour Party. The Bank of England has warned that the UK could be h...

Read    12/05/2020

Landlords - don't forget, new electrical safety checks are on their way

Regulations for mandatory electrical safety checks in rented homes come into force for new tenancies on 1 July 2020. For existing tenancies, the new rules will apply from April next year. Under the new regulations, landlords must ensure all electrical installations i...

Read    11/05/2020

How long will the eviction ban last?

Some rent is better than none so talking to your tenants about rent arrears makes sense The eviction ban could be extended beyond lockdown, according to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. So landlords hoping to replace renters in arrears with new tenants who can pay t...

Read    06/05/2020

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