The Alexandre Boyes offices will be closing over the festive holidays whilst still operating our Out of Hours Assistance for Fully Managed Lettings Tenants and...

We are frequently asked ‘Why am I being charged £50 (inc vat) to pay my service charges by monthly standing order’? What’s the short answer?...

‘Rabbit’, ‘White Rabbit’ ‘Pinch Pinch’ it’s the 1st of the month. On this day in history August 1st 1998, twenty-six years ago Alexandre Boyes opened...

Julie is an accomplished property expert who manages Alexandre Boyes Prime Portfolio including a handpicked mix of new builds, developments, historical estates & Grade II...

The Alexandre Boyes Tunbridge Wells block management team are often asked the same questions about service charges. This blog pulls together the most common Q&As…...

Many lettings landlords leave regulation compliance to their letting agent opting for a fully managed service but many landlords opt for let only or rent...

Back in 2023 we posted an opening banking article and how its used in block management. In March 2024 RICS published guidance for their regulated...

Over recent years the block management industry has faced an influx of fire safety legislation and regulations including communal and flat fire doors. So, what...

The Renters Reform Bill has been a much talked about topic in recent months. The media reporting mixed information causing scaremongering and confusion over the...

“My Ministers will bring forward a bill to reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and...

This week, on October 23rd, the long awaited Rent Reform Bill (the Bill) had its third hearing in the House of Commons. Michael Gove, the...

Kirsty joined the Alexandre Boyes‘ Estate & Block management department in 2021, and recently took time out to share her career path and insights into...

Leaseholders who own or manage a block of flats or development can form companies typically called Residents’ Management Companies (RMCs) or Right to Manage Companies...

The Alexandre Boyes offices will be operating different opening hours over the Bank Holidays but are still on hand to offer out of hours assistance...

On February 9th, 2023 the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee  published their report on the current Governments proposals to overhaul the Private Rental Sector...

In this blog we put the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s report released on the 9th February 2023 under the spotlight, considering the current...

Kevin joined the Alexandre Boyes block management team back in 2015 and is a Property Manager with over 30 years experience in the property industry....

Rachel joined the Alexandre Boyes team in 2015 becoming Lettings Manager in 2018. Rachel has extensive local knowledge having grown up in the area, ten...

Open banking is a developing trend using “financial technology” (fintech) companies to compete with traditional financial ways to deliver financial services. Why does Open Banking exist?...

Here at Alexandre Boyes we promote training for the whole team and professional membership. As a regulated firm we are required to keep training records...

At the end of 2022 Kate Boyes took time out to give an interview about her career, the origins of Alexandre Boyes, founding Resident block...

The Alexandre Boyes offices will be operating different Christmas opening hours over the festive holidays but are still on hand to offer out of hours...

Here are a few key bits of property news from October 2022: – Housing Secretary announcement… Michael Gove has resumed his role as the Levelling...

With only a few days left before it’s seasonal closure, autumn is a great time to visit the hidden gem that is Bayham Old Abbey,...

Following our 2022 so far – what is happening in the private rented sector blog earlier in the year the  Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm...

An external wall system (EWS) is that which forms the outside wall of a building for example cladding, insulation and firebreak systems. Some EWS composite...

In the beginning, our sister company Resident, very first client was  Plymouth Block Management. Those of you that are familiar with our block and estate...

Rightmove published their latest quarterly dataset of UK rental activity today for the period 1st April – 30th June 2022 indicating rents have grown at...

We are delighted to announce that Ashleigh joined our Block & Estate Management team this summer. Ashleigh joined Alexandre Boyes in 2018 as a property...

Our Block & Estate property managers are members or working towards membership with The Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM), the leading professional body for...