The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, announced on 2nd March 2020 a series of measures to further reform and improve building safety for new & existing buildings. Read the Governments statement here. The measures build on recent announcements including: · providing £1 billion in 2020/21 to support the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding materials on high-rise buildings. This […]
Today is all about our NHS, Health Care workers, key workers and all those on the front line during this pandemic. Tonight is the second planned #ClapForCarers at 8pm! The AB Team will be out clapping for them all. Actor Damian Lewis and his wife, have set up a crowd funded Feed the NHS campaign https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/feednhs –
The AB Team have put together more local businesses that are open in one way or another. Please help keep your local businesses going #shoplocal. Rushbridge Family Bakery on London Road in Southborough are open, offering traditional and specialist breads, cakes and savoury delights. Fullers are offering a collection service from their farm shop on Bunny Lane
Buying, Selling, Moving… A collective group including the Law Society, the Society of Licensed Conveyancers & the Conveyancing Association has released guidance on what conveyancers, buyers and sellers should do to comply with the Government guidance on home moving (published 26th March 2020), during the coronavirus outbreak. Click on the links to read the full guides. Some key points: 1, Home
On Saturday 28 March the Government published a comprehensive, non-statutory guide for Tenants and Landlords. This answers several questions with regard to rent, mortgage payment holidays, notices, court proceedings for evictions, property access and health & safety obligations during the Corona outbreak. This 21 page guide is full of Q & As and we recommend
Last night the Government published their current one stop guide on support available for landlords and tenants during the coronavirus outbreak. You can read the full version here. The keys points of that guidance are: From 26/3/2020 landlords are required to give all tenants 3 months’ notice if they intend to seek possession / end the
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If you want to avoid supermarkets and shop local the AB Team have put together some #StayLocal businesses that are offering services and deliveries. Don’t worry if your favourites are missing…we’ll keep adding more #StayLocal blogs in the coming weeks. If you have any suggestions message the AB Team via Instagram Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead. https://www.sankeys.co.uk/fishmongers/ The
AB are members of Propertymark / Arla. Yesterday we received the following statement and guidance: Propertymark remains in daily dialogue with relevant Government departments to get clarification on the issues facing agents, while adhering to overarching Government guidance. In the latest guidance, a Government spokesperson said: “Home buyers and renters should, as far as possible,
The AB Team have put together some #StayAtHome ideas for you all. Stay Home, Stay Active. We’ll be putting together a #StayLocal blog soon. #StayAtHome Online activities for the kids 9.00am – PE with Joe Wicks https://youtu.be/6v-a_dpwhro10.00am – Maths with Carol Vorderman www.themathsfactor.com11.00am – English with David Walliams https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/12.00pm – Lunch (cooking with Jamie Oliver) https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/category/get-kids-cooking/1.00pm – Music with Myleene
Following current Government advice our offices are now closed and the AB Team are remote working at home. During this unprecedented force majeure pandemic AB endeavour to act within Government, HSE and our regulatory body advice & guidance, policies, legalisation and announcements which are fast changing. This may mean that only essential works are carried
