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Leaseholders - beware fake EWS1 forms

Property managers must be extremely vigilant when dealing with EWS1 formsAnother scandal of potentially epic proportions is unfolding around dangerous cladding. This time leaseholders are being targetted with fake EWS1 forms.As if the problem of proving that building...

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Surface water flooding - could you be at risk?

Is your home at risk from surface water flooding? Could surface water flooding affect your home?It only seems five minutes since we were all complaining about the heat and already we have seen extreme weather result in flash floods in parts of the country. Surface wa...

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How will the homes of the future look?

Will the homes of the future look like this?The homes of the future. Ever wondered what they might look like? We have. And over the weekend we were given a glimpse of the kinds of houses we may find ourselves living in by 2030, as the finalists of the Home of 2030 co...

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Planning reforms will deliver more new homes - but is there trouble ahead?

As if one algorithm hasn?t caused enough problems in the last few weeks, now the government is facing criticism of another one. This time planning reforms are in the frame. Under recent changes to the planning laws sent out for consultation on 6 August, the governmen...

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Are you a Glomad or a Rusticarian?

Rural lifestyles are growing in popularity post-CovidHere's a bit of Friday fun for you - are you a Glomad or a Rusticarian? Real estate specialist Strutt and Parker has been looking at ways that shifting attitudes to housing and co-habitation post-Covid could change...

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Green Homes Grant Scheme - why quality really does matter

Quality assurance will be key to consumer confidence.Image supplied by speedpropertybuyers.co.uk/The Green Homes Grant Scheme was announced in July. It promises homeowners and landlords in England vouchers covering a proportion of the cost of upgrading their homes to...

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Get on your bike - but where will you keep it?

Get on your bike! This was the message from Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday as he launched ambitious plans to get us all off the sofa and out walking and cycling. As part of an initiative to help us all lose that lockdown flab, the PM announced that the Govern...

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E-signing to transform homebuying

Homebuyers can wave goodbye to pen-and-ink signatures with new e-signing optionE-signing could be about to transform homebuying. E-signing of documents has come into its own during the pandemic but there still have been some situations where an electronic signature i...

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Building safety should not be left up to residents

Building safety reform may leave leaseholders with more responsibility than they wantDAre you happy to shoulder the responsibility for building safety in your block? If not, you?re not alone. According to new research published this week and commissioned by freeholde...

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Why we say YES to healthy homes guidance!

New housing developments get new guidelines.New healthy homes design guidance for England has just been published. This is timely in light of our blog yesterday about making our town centres more attractive places to live and work. The new guidelines, Building for a ...

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