Rachel North

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

What insurance work can my AB Block Property Manager do? Our property managers collectively manage circa 3000 individual units, so this question is asked frequently. Leaks into the flat below or from the flat above are a very common headache for many residents. The level of involvement your property manager should have is more complex

Climate Friendly Communication – Leaseholder Call to Action AB do like a little bit of social media. And like 5.59m (and counting) other followers, we are now following David Attenborough’s new ‘A Life On Our Planet’ Instagram account. In one upload David talks about  putting nature at the heart of decision making, this can be small

What are reinstatement values and why are they so important? In its simplest terms a ‘reinstatement value’ is how much it would cost the owner of a property to rebuild their home or building from scratch, like for like and on the exact same piece of land. This value takes factors such as demolition costs,

Our Estate & Block Management team has launched AB’s Hybrid booking keeping service for Leaseholders & Resident Management Companies who prefer to be more hands on and self-manage. It lets you take care of block maintenance whilst we take care of bookkeeping and other necessary tasks using the same cloud-based Resident property management platform as our

From the end of September 2020 homeowners and landlords in England can take advantage of the Government’s Green Homes Grant. To be eligible you must own your home which can include residential park homes, long-leaseholders and shared ownership; or be a private or social residential landlord. It applies to homes in England only and excludes new builds