The cladding crisis has thrown into harsh light the dangers of incorrect cladding and below-par fire safety provisions in apartment blocks.
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Taking an eco-friendly approach has been necessary and largely popular for quite some time. Many blocks are preparing for the future by creating the infrastructure for EV charging, making their building’s more energy-efficient and even going as far as fitting ground source heat pumps and solar panels.
If your block is managed by an RMC, it’s good to know what needs to be reported to the director or a board member and, most importantly, when.
With the cost-of-living crisis in full effect, you are likely to be scrutinising your service charge demands a little more than usual. Unless your service charge is set at a fixed amount in your lease, the chances are your landlord is allowed to increase your charges. However, increases must be reasonable, and the law allows leaseholders to challenge increases if they are seen to be unreasonable.
As an RMC Director, Property Manager or Right to Manage Company, you will be on the front line for service charge enquiries. Residents are likely to be receiving higher bills than usual, largely due to insurance costs. Buildings Insurance is often the highest cost listed on the service charge breakdown and prices are creeping up and up.
Yorkshire-based property specialist Pure Block Management has launched an online portal that will streamline customer service for leaseholders and tenants of the apartment blocks and residential complexes it manages across the region.
A private developer has paid £810,000 for adjoining properties 1256-1258 Pershore Road in Stirchley. The property was previously owned by a family who had secured the planning permission.
JB Leitch Reaffirm Commitment & Legal Leadership in the Property Management Industry.
Earl Kendrick Chartered Surveyors have launched a new business specialising in cost management and quantity surveying services.
Future Group have been awarded ‘Partner of the Year’ by the ARMA Ace Awards at a fun-filled ceremony on the 17th June 2022.