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Terrorism: is your block policy right for you?

With vigils held earlier today for the victims of Friday's horrific terror attack at London Bridge, our thoughts are with their families and friends. At Ringley, we are also acutely aware of the implications of the terrorism threat for property managers, their client...

Read    02/09/2020

How a 'golden thread' of data will help keep residents safe?

At an RICS event in Manchester, Ringley CEO Mary-Anne Bowring and LifebyRingley MD Sam Hay discussed the impact of Dame Judith Hackitt’s building safety review on block management. The review currently applies to high-risk residential buildings (HRRBs), defined as th...

Read    02/09/2020

HPL cladding: more questions than answers

Footage from this weekend's devastating fire at a student block in Bolton must have given the property industry a collective sense of déjà vu. Thankfully, everyone was safely evacuated, but once again, flames rapidly spread up the exterior of a building, melting its ...

Read    02/09/2020

Ground Rent: Is This The Beginning Of The End?

A London estate agent is now advertising leasehold flats in a new-build block with no ground rent to pay—a first for the capital, according to the sales literature. While some developers have already been offering 999-year leases with no ground rent, this shift raise...

Read    02/09/2020

Good news for broadband providers - and you!

Would you like better broadband speeds in your block? If so, here’s some good news. The government has announced new measures to simplify the installation of faster internet connections in blocks of flats where landlords repeatedly ignore access requests from broadba...

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Ringley's 12-point plan for change

In a week when all the political parties are setting out their stalls and manifestos are popping up all over the place, at Ringley we have taken the time to produce one of our own. Yesterday, we blogged about the changes in the industry that ARLA and the NAEA want to...

Read    02/09/2020

Fire! Should you stay put or evacuate?

If you don't know the evacuation plan for your building, now is the time to find out. Would you stay put if a fire broke out in your block? As the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is published, the stay put policy used on the night of the devastating ...

Read    02/09/2020

Solar panels on flats - what you need to know

Following on from last week's tips for greener homes, today we're taking a closer look at installing solar panels on blocks of flats. At first glance, there are plenty of advantages—cheaper electricity, the ability to sell excess energy back to the grid, and environm...

Read    02/09/2020

Five tips to make your home greener

We all watched Extinction Rebellion take to the streets over the last few weeks. Whether or not you agree with their tactics, they have certainly succeeded in getting us all talking about climate change. Major initiatives to help the environment generally need to be ...

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Make lease extensions easier, say experts

A group of leasehold experts is calling on the government to make it easier for flat owners to extend their leases. The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has written to Housing Minister Esther McVey, urging her to review and improve flat o...

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