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 assistance for Fully Managed Lettings Tenants and Block Residents. Below are our 2022 Christmas opening hours Alexandre Boyes offer our fully managed letting, estate & block management residents SOS out of […]
Here are a few key bits of property news from October 2022: – Housing Secretary announcement… Michael Gove has resumed his role as the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary on the 25th October following Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle. PropertyMark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, said: “The Levelling Up agenda and reforms to
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, or put it on your 2023 places to go list. Located on the Kent / Sussex border in the valley of the River Teise (whose source starts at Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells), the
Following our 2022 so far – what is happening in the private rented sector blog earlier in the year the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 apply from the 1st October 2022. The new regulations require that: – All rooms with a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers) must contain a Carbon Monoxide
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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 materials have been recognized as being more combustible, more likely to catch fire and burn easier. The 2017 fatal fire at Grenfell Tower brought EWS’s under the spotlight as the
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 management services will be familiar with Resident Block Management Software launched by Kate Boyes back in 2014 and used by our property managers, Directors, and Leaseholders. Plymouth Block Management came onboard
Rightmove published their latest quarterly dataset of UK rental activity today for the period 1st April – 30th June 2022 indicating rents have grown at the fastest annual rate in 16 years. Their data was taken from 332,460 asking rents of properties listed on their portal between 1st April and 30th June. The key take
We are delighted to announce that Ashleigh joined our Block & Estate Management team this summer. Ashleigh joined Alexandre Boyes in 2018 as a property manager, overseeing the East Grinstead fully managed lettings portfolio building solid client and tenant relationships: – “It’s a bitter sweet feeling for me; I absolutely love my job as their
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Our Block & Estate property managers are members or working towards membership with The Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM), the leading professional body for property management professionals. On the 9th March 2022, the IRPM merged with The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) bringing the two bodies and membership together, under ‘The Property lnstitute‘
On May 30th, the current housing minister Eddie Hughes confirmed that the UK government is not considering rent controls in England at this time: – “The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls. Historical evidence suggests that rent controls would discourage investment in the sector and would lead to declining property standards as
