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How Ringley makes sure your energy bill is accurate

If you live in a house, ensuring you are getting a good deal from your energy supplier is simple if you can be bothered to shop around. But for flat owners and tenants, it’s not so easy. Energy in a bock of flats is a bulk-buy with one contract for the whole building...

Read    16/02/2021

Is the new cladding fund just a leaseholder lottery?

Last week, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an extra £3.5 billion to fund replacement cladding on high-rise buildings above 18 metres. Good news? Not entirely. Yes, this is a substantial amount of money and thousands of leaseholders will be hugely reliev...

Read    15/02/2021

Pets and tenants - the new rules!

The UK government has recently introduced a new Model Tenancy Agreement, and it comes with some exciting changes—most notably, the inclusion of a pet-friendly policy. This is a step forward for tenants and landlords alike, as it formalizes the process for allowing pe...

Read    12/02/2021

Don't wait for reforms to extend your lease - act now!

In January, the Government announced that it will be making fundamental changes to leasehold that will have an impact on flat owners going forward. See our previous blog for details. These changes will be rubber stamped by legislation that is to be brought forward du...

Read    10/02/2021

Why we must keep listening to residents

The Grenfell Inquiry started again this week with more disclosures from cladding manufacturer Kingspan. In November, we heard that one of the company’s managers had openly said that professionals raising fire safety concerns relating to the company’s insulation shoul...

Read    09/02/2021

New electrical checks - keep the evidence!

As of 1 April, new electrical safety regulations will come into effect for all rental properties in England, impacting both new and existing tenancies. The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require landlords to ensure...

Read    08/02/2021

How Planet Rent keeps disputes to a minimum

New research from Decorus for Sage, spotted in Landlord Today, reveals that more tenancies now end in disputes raised by tenants rather than landlords. This is often due to a lack of clear understanding between both parties regarding their responsibilities. The most ...

Read    05/02/2021

Why we should stop and think before turning shops into homes

Back in December, we blogged about the Government’s proposals to allow retail-to-residential (retail-to-resi) conversions as a way to revitalise high streets. The idea is that empty shops are blighting town centres, and turning them into homes could bring people—and ...

Read    04/02/2021

Waking Watch fund is ready for business

Do you live in a high-rise block where you and your fellow residents are paying for a waking watch? If so, your freeholder or property manager can now apply for finance to install a fire alarm system instead.

Read    03/02/2021

New cladding finance expected "very shortly"

Spotted on Twitter this morning: a ‘property lawyer’ tweeting that he didn’t know what all the fuss over cladding was about and that, as leaseholders are liable for repairs under their lease, they should be made to pay. Cut and dried he said. Except that it’s not. L...

Read    02/02/2021

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