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Stamp duty: yes, overseas investors should pay more

Buying UK property is a privilege that should be paid forYesterday, the Conservative Party launched its 2019 General election manifesto, setting out the policies it will pursue if it is re-elected next month. Tucked away in the section on housing delivery is the prom...

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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...

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Parties promise big on housing - but can they deliver?

Training will be vital to tackle skills shortages but more is needed if we are to solve the housing crisisThis morning the two main political parties both made election commitments to deliver much-needed housing.  Labour?s manifesto promises £75bn to deliver the...

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Heat networks: have your say

Do you manage a building with a communal heat network, or own a flat or a building that uses one? If so, you?re certainly not alone. Did you know there are at least 14,000 heat networks in the UK ? we didn?t! These include both district heat networks which supply mul...

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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 ...

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Has anything changed since 2017?

Carefully considered reform could really turn leaseholders into property ownersBack in 2017, following the last election, Christopher Howarth a senior researcher at the House of Commons set out ways in which leasehold reform could really turn leaseholders into proper...

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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...

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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...

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Manchester tops latest BTR ratings

Manchester is the best place in the country to rent a new build flat says HomeviewsA BTR development in Manchester has topped the polls in a new report that rounds up residents' reviews of their rental homes. More than 100,000 people around the country now live in a ...

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