Rachel North

Following our 19/3/2020 blog the chancellor Rishi Sunak made more unprecedented announcements in his statement on 20/3/2020, giving more updates on income help including for the self-employed and for businesses. In his statement he announced   “Our Plan for People’s Jobs and Incomes, will: * Protect people’s jobs; * Offer more generous support to those […]

Yesterday 19/3/2020 the Government announced measures to protect tenants and landlords during this unprecedented pandemic …read the press release here. These measures include:1, Emergency legislation suspending new evictions from social or private rented accommodation for a period of time2, No new possession proceedings through applications to the court to start during the crisis for at least

The current outbreak of corona COVID-19 virus continues to present risk and worry to everyone and businesses worldwide. AB, like everyone are mindful of how we can help minimise the risk of spread and continue normal day to day services during this force majeure pandemic.AB team members will endeavour to ask landlords, vendors, applicants, viewers, tenants, contractors,

Tenant’s deposits are a hot topic right now. The Government included ‘lifetime deposits’ in their Renters’ Reform Bill and deposit replacement products continue to emerge. But what does it mean? Why the current interest? In a nutshell it is all part of the Government’s efforts to improve the experience of those living in the private

Set back from the road passers-by would never know that inside the  All Saints  Church in Tudeley, just outside Tonbridge, you will find some of the most stunning original pieces of Chagall stain glass artwork.  The Russian-French artist is one of the most influential modernist artist of the 20th Century famed for depicting fiddle playing goats, donkeys, floating

The AB estate managementteam are delighted to be appointed the 1st managing agents of a new block of contemporary flats overlooking the train station in East Grinstead, complete with a fab penthouse!   Kate Boyes set up our block management department in 2007 which now manages over 3000 units. A quarter of the AB estate management portfolio

Last week saw Boris Johnson’s Government reshuffle replace Esther McVey as housing minister with Christopher Pincher. This makes Pincher the 10th housing minister since the Conservatives came into power in 2010. Rather than bring stability and equilibrium this high turn over of housing ministers continues to create uncertainty in our troubled industry. Mark Hayward and

There is growing concern in the Private Rental Sector that as  Landlords face a continuing raft of legislative changes they will withdraw from the sector opting for short-term lets. ARLA Propertymark launched their  Impact of Short-Term Lets report on 31st January 2020. Read it here.  It highlights a  substantial hike in the short-term letting sector already.

We are pleased to announce that Alexandre Boyes joined OnTheMarket.com  property search portal this month. According to OnTheMarket.com there is growing consumer engagement with their portal “In September 2019, almost 1.2 million people were using our property alert service and we sent over 100 million instant alert emails”. Head over to take a look at our Tunbridge Wells and East

We have recently been contacted by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) with regard to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  registrations in particular where blocks / estates are registered with Companies House as a Ltd company. In 2018 the GDPR came into force generally requiring Agents, Landlords and Businesses who process data electronically e.g. mobiles, computers,