The source of the fire at Grenfell Tower was a fridge-freezer, a Hotpoint model FF175BP or FF175BG. Neither model had been subject to a product recall. Current advice to appliance owners is:- always to register your appliance when you buy one. leave space between the back of the appliance and the wall to allow air […]
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Interim measures recommended by independent panel of experts Inform your local fire and rescue service fire safety/protection department. Failure to do so may put fire-fighters as well as residents at risk. The fire and rescue service will carry out an urgent inspection with the ‘responsible person’ to ensure that they are identifying and introducing appropriate
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IRPM have issued guidance to Property Managers as follows. If you are a resident in a block of flats this is just as useful for you to read too; Engage with residents to ensure they fully understand the emergency fire procedures in the building, particularly the meaning of “stay put”. Ensure that fire procedure notices
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Following the horrific Grenfell Tower fire, the DCLG have issued urgent instructions to Councils and Housing Associations and advised that all residential landlords should also be informed. We wanted to share this information too. If you have any concerns, please speak to your managing agents. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620227/170618_local_authorities_and_housing_associations_re_checks.pdf
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Michael Parkes Surveyors Ltd has been shortlisted in the category of Civils and Infrastructure with our entry; Great Lines Heritage Park, for the Medway Design and Regeneration Awards. There is a People’s Choice Award – and we would love you to vote for us and our project. Please go and vote under the People’s Choice Award
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As members of ARLA Propertymark, we receive regular updates from them and we’d like to share this one with you as we thought it really set out what\’s involved in referencing. The case for referencing “Referencing ensures that tenants do not take on a financial commitment which is unsustainable. Referencing reduces the risk of
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COMMERCIAL VALUER Click here for more information: Valuer Consultant/Freelance/Employment all considered Please forward your CV to, Michael Parkes Surveyors Ltd Reading House, Waterside Court Neptune Close, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4NZ Email: dford@michaelparkes.co.uk No Agencies Please
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Why might I need a Valuation? If you bought your home through a scheme which gave you an equity loan to help towards the purchase, then when you sell you will need to repay the loan. This is usually calculated as a percentage of the value when you sell. Some schemes offered a fixed loan,
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“Build, Build, Build” Over the last three decades, various governments tried to solve the housing crisis. All have failed to get Britain building enough, and attempts to correct this. Will the Housing White Paper be the exception? It is sold as a bold, radical vision for housing in this country. Shadow housing secretary, Labour MP
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Who can apply for Planning Permission? Anyone can, whether they own the land in question or not. However, it is more usual in the case of completely new development for the owner of a site to apply in order to maximise the value in their property by developing it to something other than the
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