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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 Block Residents. Below are the changes to our usual opening hours: Open until 12pm Wednesday 23rd  December Closed Christmas Eve 24th December  to Monday 28th December Open  Tuesday 29th December & Wednesday 30th December 10am – 3pm

AB has written a few articles over the last 12 months on the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, and now Arla Propertymark has written to Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP, Minister of Housing, stressing concerns about anticipated and widespread failure in compliance. The regulations came into force on the

Back in October Romford MP Andrew Rosindell introduced a  bill now known as ‘Jasmine’s Law’ which passed its first reading. The second reading is scheduled for the 29th January 2021. The main aim is to end blanket No Pets clauses which many pet owners perceive to be unfair. The bill would not make pets in

2020 has seen many statutory amendments due to Covid-19, many applicable to Lettings. The Courts have entered a  ‘Winter Truce’  period in relation to evictions following the introduction of The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) which came into force 17/11/2020, in England only. The regulations restrict county court

We are often asked this question, not only at the start of a working relationship with clients and leaseholders, but years into it. In truth it varies between agents. It is largely determined by the contract between the agent and client (be that freeholders or resident association companies), client instructions and the agreed basic fee.

Sometimes our Estate & Block Management property managers are asked the same questions but in a slightly different way, by different people, at different times, where the answer can have a different implication. Here are a few of the most common questions asked: Q What happens if things go wrong with AB? AB take customer