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Fire safety - someone else's problem?

Since last year's Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety in blocks of flats has been at the top of property managers' agendas. The issue of whether or not the front doors to people's homes comply with fire safety regulations has been looked at in detail during the ...

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To sub-let or not to sub-let?

Airbnb and other short-term lettings websites are a great way to turn your spare room (or even your whole flat) into a nice little earner. Or are they? If you live in a leasehold flat and sub-let a room - even on an infrequent basis - you could find yourself in troub...

Read    02/09/2020

Why use a managing agent? Because we're worth it!

The cost involved in employing a managing agent is often questioned by leaseholders. We understand where they are coming from because for many flat owners and tenants, if we're getting it right, the job we do is largely invisible. So it can be hard for residents to t...

Read    02/09/2020

Ringley placements- In the shoes on an employer.

A little know fact about Ringley is that we have University and Schools work placement program that runs every week and most weeks have at least two young people working within us learning life and business skillsThis week we have a little fun with for students who j...

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New merger, new market, new opportunity

There are exciting times ahead for us here at Ringley. We have just joined forces with Manchester-based lettings agent JP Hay to expand our coverage in the North and Midlands and to develop our presence in the rapidly expanding build-to-rent (BTR) market.Manchester i...

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Noise nuisance or domestic abuse?

Gudrun Burnet is working to tackle domestic abuse in residential blocks by working with property managers to raise awareness.If you live in, own or manage a residential block, chances are that at some point you have had to deal with a difficult leaseholder or tenant....

Read    02/09/2020

Shaking up property disputes - it's about time

It really is all change in our industry at the moment as yet another consultation is unveiled by government ? this time on the idea of setting up a new ?Housing Court?.Proposals were outlined yesterday (13 November) by Communities Secretary James Brokenshire that aim...

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Pay your rent on time - and boost your credit rating!

Do you always pay your rent on time? If so, your on-time payments could soon improve your credit rating in the same way homeowners benefit by keeping up their mortgage payments. The Creditworthiness Assessment Bill, now going through Parliament, will enshrine this in...

Read    02/09/2020

Good news for the NIMBYs?

Lets face it, most of us are NIMBYs at heart. We know we need more housing and we know we should welcome housebuilding in our back yard but dislike the 'sameness' look of the new housing that is seemingly springing up everywhere.  In cities these days it?s all a...

Read    02/09/2020

7 years after the Mary Portas Town Centre review the government announces a 697m fund to revive high streets!

With life leaving the retail centres of many towns, developers are eyeing commercial property for residential conversion. With multi tenanted buildings being the end result are we acting in an appropriate manner or are we constructing ticking time bombs?  In man...

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