Author: Earl Kendrick Group

Chris Shattock has been promoted to Director and Head of Commercial Surveying, a year after he joined the business.

For many, purchasing a flat in an older building represents a chance to live somewhere with genuine architectural or historical interest.

Multi-disciplinary surveying and engineering consultancy Earl Kendrick has announced the promotion of Daniel Lane to Director.

Fixing today’s problems is reactive. Building tomorrow’s reputation is proactive.

The problem we see is that in too many cases, the Planned Maintenance Programme is treated as a piece of paper rather than a practice.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has officially published the 4th edition of its Service Charge Residential Management Code, which came into effect on 7 April 2026.

Hybrid working was supposed to give us the best of both worlds: flexibility at home and connection in the office. For many people, though, it has quietly introduced a third experience, something in between that can feel surprisingly isolating.

As expectations for residential blocks evolve, the quality of shared spaces has become central to the overall living experience.

 It is now fundamental to how we understand buildings, how we manage risk and how we communicate with the people who live in them.

In the fast-paced world that we all live in, good, timely communication is key. Without this people are in the dark and don’t know what you are doing for them.