How energy efficiency can be improved in listed buildings respectfully and in full compliance with the rules and regulations in place.

Winter is round the corner and the fear of frozen pipe season is getting real. Most people will have dealt with or know someone who has dealt with the fallout from a frozen pipe that has burst. It is a…

Clear Building Management sets out some key safety areas to consider if you have leisure facilities in your development.

Could on-site facilities provide a happy medium between home comforts and the effectiveness of equipped, managed facilities?

You can just leave your tenant’s heating system to run. Correct? No annual maintenance, no cleaning, no degradation of performance. Can you?

Whether heating, lighting, security or decoration, communal areas contribute to your service charge and the impression the building creates.

Amperage is a measure of electrical power. All homes and businesses have a feed coming into a consumer unit.

As a leading manufacturer of smart infrared heaters, we get asked a lot of questions relating to the technology.

Listed properties are difficult to heat and keeping them warm in an efficient, effective and environmentally friendly manner is a tall order.

Mould is the bane of many homeowners and tenants’ lives and a complaint received all too regularly by property managers and RMCs alike.

Sinead Campbell of London Flats Insurance discusses everything you need to know about the maintenance of your block’s water system.

Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance discusses the heating system in your block of flats and how to be as energy efficient as possible.

Kavita Bharti, Legal Adviser advises how LEASE can help with lifts, lighting and heating. Service charges are payments by the leaseholder to the landlord for all the services the landlord provides. These will include maintenance and repairs, insurance of the building and,…

Karen Bright at Bishop & Sewell explains what you need to consider in terms of the lease when replacing a communal boiler or heating system.

Thames Utility Brokers understand the factors influencing energy supplier credit decisions and have built strong relationships with managers.

John Ward of Insight Property Consultancy explains what combined heat and power is and why you should be aware.

Air conditioning individual rooms in listed buildings is one of the core parts of our business, it is the reason behind our formation.

When climate talks take place it’s easy to switch off as the messages seem to be aimed at governments rather than us as individuals.

Landlords, property managers and residents management committees should cut energy usage to reduce bills rather than chase cheaper tariffs.

Energy supplies to individual flats are always charged at 5%. But is that the case when supplies are to a communal area?

Power station closures and lack of replacements means the UK is facing an energy shortage and the devaluation of the pound.

Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances.

Is energy management posing problems in your block? Steve Knox argues the case for outsourcing.

The government has bound us to cut CO2 emission and to achieve this we must increase the proportion generated from renewable sources.

In this ARMA advice note, we’ll take a quick look at how you can make sure you stay gas safe in your flat.

From the 1st of April 2009 the Gas Safe Register will came into effect and replaced the CORGI gas registration scheme as the official gas safety body.

With the government offering government grants are you wondering how you can benefit being a flat or apartment owner?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety warning about the potential dangers of certain types of gas boiler flue systems that run through ceiling or wall voids usually in blocks of flats.

Do gas companies have the right to bypass planning consent, ignore aesthetic considerations, and possibly reduce the value of our property?

Residents are complaining of loss of privacy due to CCTV being installed, What is the Company’s legal position?