News

Residential Lettings – Trust The Experts Please click on the following link to read this invaluable guide from ARLA Propertymark. The guide will help you understand the numerous benefits of using our residential letting services. trust-the-experts-email-version

Residential Property Management & Electrical Safety Introduction Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy Government minds are more focussed than ever on safety matters in the private rented sector. The Housing & Planning Act 2016 gives the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government the power to make regulations imposing duties on Landlords. One of

ARLA membership is critical Ever wondered what letting agents do and why they charge fees? Residential letting agents must be trained and aware in an ever changing landscape in order to protect you, our clients. ARLA expect their members to be knowledgeable in a wide range of matters and provide information to us on a regular basis to

Planning Applications From today, Wednesday 17 January 2018, there will be an increase of 20% to all existing fees for planning applications, as signposted in the recent Housing White Paper. It was expected to come into effect last summer but has been delayed because the necessary legislation was not prepared in time. The House of

Click the following link to see some before and after photos Block Management Before and After

Tiuta International Limited (in liquidation) (Respondent) v De Villiers Surveyors Limited (Appellant) [2017] UKSC 77 The parties The appellant company, De Villiers, was a surveyor/valuer. (‘appellant’ means the person that applied to a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court). The respondent, Tiuta International, was a lender of short-term business finance (until

Click the following link to read our Building Control Case Study

Planning should be a positive tool used to form strategies which accommodate for growth in the population and therefore housing and business. It is also a management tool which includes controlling and directing resources. Ultimately it balances acceptance and rejections of planning applications based on the factors contained in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Having recently attended a Professional Conference I wanted to share with you a case that I found really interesting. I honestly think CPD is great as you get to learn new things that other people have tested in Court and this makes you stronger when your thinking of your own clients. The case we learned

The Right to Rent scheme was first trialled in the West Midlands when the Immigration Act 2014 was introduced to England. It requires landlords to check prospective tenants immigration status before they let a property to them. If they don\’t meet the requirements, the property should not be let to them. The Home office has released