Author: Flat Living Insurance

Harmonious communal living requires everyone involved to actively nurture healthy relationships. Great property managers will treat this as a priority. Living in close proximity with others increases the likelihood of conflict between you and your neighbours- and leasehold ownership means sharing a building with multiple residents. Complicated leases can also…

Property Management is well known for being a challenging, multi-faceted role- and that’s for the professionals. When leaseholders choose to proactively take charge and volunteer to manage their own buildings, they must carefully consider the scope of the role involved. Here we’ll be discussing the challenges of the role, the…

2023 is a tricky but hopeful year for leaseholders. What does lease extension entail and how Michael Gove’s proposals may affect the sector.

Here we’ll be detailing the new responsibilities as well as providing a reminder of the other vital safety measures that should be in place to ensure the wellbeing of your residents and the security of their investments when it comes to fire safety.

In recent news appearances and his written response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent review into the multi-occupancy property insurance market in January 2023, The Secretary of State for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, has referred to many significant reforms that may be put into place by the…

Here we’ll be explaining what can cause damp, how to avoid it and what your freeholder should be doing to help if the issue is structural.

With the new year comes the chance for a fresh start- and that includes making the most of your grounds or outside space.

With policy renewal season just round the corner, we thought a reminder of the factors that influence your insurance premiums may be a good idea.

With a squeeze on budgets and the need to keep service charges to a minimum for struggling residents, property managers may well be considering their options for reducing this large expense.

Read on to find out how you can make sure you’re not paying over the odds, without underinsuring the building and putting anyone at risk.

The cost-of-living crisis is affecting us all, but some of those hardest hit will be the younger generations and those trying to move house in the current climate.

Hope of compensation for leasehold flat owners whose buildings are labelled as unsafe since Grenfell disaster.