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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...

Read    02/09/2020

Noise nuisance or domestic abuse?

Noise complaints and disruptive behavior are common in residential blocks, often resolved with a simple conversation. However, when disputes escalate into domestic abuse, it requires a different approach. Recognizing the difference is key to ensuring the right suppor...

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...

Read    02/09/2020

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, just like homeowners benefit from paying their mortgage. The Creditworthiness Assessment Bill, currently going through Parliament, aims to make this a reality. Th...

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 about ...

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 many cas...

Read    02/09/2020

Stamp duty abolished for some first time buyers - and rates relief for retail

Yesterday?s Budget speech didn?t include many dramatic new measures to boost the property sector but we certainly welcome the Chancellor?s first time buyers? stamp duty abolition on shared ownership homes valued at up to £500,000. This is a good way to get normal wo...

Read    02/09/2020

'New' Proptech tool is old news - we were there first!

Here at Ringley, a story published in Letting Agent Today has really got our backs up. Inventory services provider No Letting Go has just announced their new proptech tool. It automatically sends a copy of an inventory to a tenant, allowing them to check it in their ...

Read    02/09/2020

Leaseholders are promised reform - finally!

After years in the wilderness, leaseholders have been promised long overdue reforms to the way the system works. Earlier this week, the government released its latest consultation, Implementing reforms to the leasehold system in England, which sets out to tackle a r...

Read    02/09/2020

Regulating property agents - it's about time!

After years of on-off discussions about the way our industry is regulated, the government has finally decided to bring property agents into line with the other professions and set minimum entry standards for lettings, estate and managing agents. This has to be good n...

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