Browsing: Flats

We all know about the usual policies needed to protect your block: Buildings Insurance, Directors and Officers Liability (if you’re an RMC) and specialist cover for features such as lifts and swimming pools etc. But have you protected your building and it’s residents against the unexpected?

Here’s we’ll detail the London Flats Insurance policies that are too often left on the “it’ll probably never happen” pile, which can sometimes lead to huge financial outlays when these rare incidents do occur.

Winter appears to be in full swing already- a bit of a shock after the heatwave we experienced this summer! As temperatures drop and the ‘big’ coats come out of storage, it’s time to make sure your block and your residents are prepared for the months ahead.

Retirement is a time when many Brits look to relocate for a change of scenery in towns and villages that may not have been as convenient to live in while raising a family or working full time.

As more of us look at ways to reduce electricity and gas consumption in our homes, property management company FirstPort has been checking in with its developments to reveal some resident-led changes being made.

As we approach the winter months, the changing weather conditions can cause damage to your home. However, with a few easy steps you can prepare your property for the long, cold months ahead.

The approved scheme involves a 2,623 sq ft retail unit on the ground floor and 60 apartments – 29 single bedroom, two person apartments; 27 two bedroom apartments for up to three people and four two bedroom apartments suitable for up to four people.

Picture the scene…

You’re the Director of an RMC and today is not a good day. The building’s been flooded which has caused water damage to multiple flats, issues with access for the whole building and no one has electricity, heating or water.

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

In Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, the government set out that sales of all new petrol and diesel cars and vans would end in 2030. Alongside Government plans to introduce targets for sales of clean vehicles from 2024, the public discourse on zero emission motoring has now firmly shifted from if it will happen, to when.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out a range of recommendations and other potential remedies designed to give leaseholders greater protections from high prices and ensure the buildings insurance market operates better for leaseholders.