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Two takeaways from the Government’s green plan

Yesterday, the Government announced its new 10-point plan for the ‘Green Industrial Revolution’. A key strand of the strategy is that sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will end by 2030, to be replaced by electric and hybrid vehicles. Plug-in vehicles, or E...

Read    19/11/2020

Could Build-to-Rent transform suburbia?

As if the property industry hasn’t got enough confusing acronyms, here’s another one: SBTR. This stands for Suburban Build to Rent and it could signal a new direction for the phenomenally successful BTR sector.One of the biggest players in the market, Legal & Gen...

Read    18/11/2020

Leasehld reform: what happens next?

In July 2020, the Law Commission, which has been looking into leasehold reform for the government, published its recommendations for changes to the way the existing leasehold system works. The proposed reforms have implications for everyone living in a leasehold flat...

Read    17/11/2020

Flood insurance: don't put it off

Following a wet and windy weekend, property managers will be inundated with calls from residents facing the fallout from the bad weather. Heavy rainfall means leaking roofs and gutters and localised flooding and we can expect more as we move into winter.So it's timel...

Read    16/11/2020

Is more leasehold coming our way?

Leasehold property is taking over from freehold in UK towns and cities, according to a survey carried out by conveyancer My Home Move. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in new build flats in urban areas; they have a relatively small footprint and are a...

Read    13/11/2020

New tax threat could hit landlords hard

A rather un-conservative report has been released today by the Government that, if acted on, threatens to double the tax on the sale of second homes and rental properties. This is likely to hit the Conservative party’s own voters hard but could raise £14 billion in m...

Read    12/11/2020

Fed up with block admin? Try Blockcare 300

On Monday we blogged about the help we can offer small blocks with our virtual property management tool, Blockcare 100. This provides online guidance and support to enable you to run your building yourself. However, for those managing blocks who prefer not to collect...

Read    11/11/2020

Do you know the rules about running a flat management company?

Today we’re highlighting a new Companies House campaign that aims to help anyone who is setting up or running a flat management company get it right.Did you know that you can be banned (‘disqualified’) from being a company director if you don’t meet your legal respon...

Read    10/11/2020

Could blockcare 100 be the virtual property manager you need?

During the first lockdown in March, residents in blocks across the country realised the value of their property managers. When you’re at home all the time, those niggling problems you barely notice when you’re out at work all day become really important and leasehold...

Read    09/11/2020

Evictions halted - again!

For landlords cheered by the resumption of the courts hearing possession cases from 21 September, there’s bad news. It was only to be expected that, following the stop on bailiffs acting in areas already facing Tier 3 restrictions, possessions in the rest of the coun...

Read    06/11/2020

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