In our October 2021 “minimum EPC ratings, Rental Sector and Funding” blog we explored the current standards private rental Landlords must meet along with exemptions, funding, and the current Government’s plans to upgrade the minimum EPC rating. Just a quick recap – since April 2020, the required minimum EPC rating of E has applied for […]
The October 2021 budget announced that “Making Tax Digital” for income tax self-assessments for landlords with income over £10,000 would be delayed by one year until 6 April 2024. In this blog we explore what “Making Tax Digital” (MTD) is, how it will affect our residential lettings landlords and how they will need to comply.
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Alexandre Boyes lettings department opened in 2003 and the industry has seen many changes in those 19 years. There are many factors to consider when choosing the right letting agent. We asked 3 of our Landlords ‘What were you looking for when choosing a Tunbridge Wells letting agent to manage your property?’ Here’s what they
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In 2014 our director, Kate, launched Resident Block Management Software that is not only utilised by Alexandre Boyes, but also over 200 other managing agents across the UK, Ireland and Gibraltor. In 2022 our ‘sister’ company Resident launched their second software – The Data Hub for supplier invoice processing. Please take a look at www.dhub.uk.com . Kate was
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The Chiddingstone Real Football charitable event is back this year. The match is held on Good Friday which this year falls on April 15th. For the uninitiated real football has medieval origins and Chiddingstone’ s Real Football was inspired by Ashbourne Shrovetide Football, a game that’s been played in Derbyshire since at least 1667. The Castle
This week the courts appointed administrators to run Bulb Energy who joined more than 20 companies exiting the energy market in 2021. Many British energy suppliers have struggled with the soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices while the amount they are able to charge customers is limited by Ofgem’s Energy Price Cap (EPC). Prices on
Since April 2020, private lettings properties have required a minimum energy performance rating of EPC Band E. A few exemptions exist and landlords must apply via the PRS Exemptions Register – for more guidance on exemptions click here. The Government, as part of their Net Zero Strategy and continued efforts to improve the overall energy performance of the
The 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans may seem far off but the sale of electric vehicles (EV) is gaining momentum as the UK continues in our collective efforts to decarbonise and become more climate-friendly. 2020 saw over 175,000 EV registrations, a reported 66% growth over 2019 registrations.
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Recently a Director of one of our resident management company clients experienced a deliberate data breach attack by someone pretending to be BT, cold calling regarding their Wi-Fi. Data harvesting and identify fraud is becoming more widespread and sophisticated, with the initial contact worryingly genuine on the face of it! By law any company, regardless
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Kirsty joined the team in 2021, and became an Associate with The Property Institute (TPI) in 2023 Kirsty graduated in 2019 with a 1st class degree in Sociology joining Alexandre Boyes’ Estate & Block Management team in 2021. Kirsty now has 4+ years industry experience and was Alexandre Boyes first graduate of the re designed
