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.
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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,
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Following our blog on the 14th January, the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Approval of the regulations is pending, and further amendments may be made between now and 1 June, but one thing is certain…they are not
Capital gains tax (CGT) changes come into force 6th April 2020 and are set to affect most private residential Landlords. In its simplest terms, CGT is paid on profits made through the sale of any property which is not your main home, calculated by deducting any private residence relief and lettings relief from the capital
The minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) regulations came into effect April 2018. It became a legal requirement that qualifying, privately rented properties have a minimum E or above rating on their energy performance certificate (EPC). Most properties marketed and let after the enforcement date will already comply or know if they are exempt but there
