You’ve bought a beautiful newly built house on a great estate, and now you’ve moved in, the bills start to arrive. To your shock, an invoice for Service Charges lands through your letterbox. What’s this? You own your house! The council fixes the lights and sweeps the road, cuts the grass and collects the rubbish […]
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The question is often asked by leaseholders: why do we need a Health & Safety risk assessment every year? The answer is that we as managing agents have a duty under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to undertake these risk assessments. The courts and the Health and Safety Executive have
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We’ve taken a few calls recently from existing long leaseholders who believe that they are being incorrectly charged for Ground Rent. However, whilst the law has changed, and ground rents will in future not be able to be demanded, this only relates to new long leasehold interests and is not retrospective. The new law started
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Michael Parkes Surveyors acts on behalf of individuals, trusts, pension funds and corporate occupiers and investors. We have a diverse portfolio including residential and commercial properties throughout Kent and South East London. Our services are based on the RICS code of practice; Service Charges in Commercial Property. We are flexible in our services, if you
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Leaseholders dissatisfied with the management of their block or development will often turn to their rights under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 to exercise the right to manage, or where appropriate to a collective enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 to buy their freehold. There are very strict
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Is your property managed? Did you know you have the right to see invoices?
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What is the Right to Manage? If you own a leasehold flat, The Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Act 2002 permits you the right to run your own management via Right to Manage (RTM). You will often see the companies set up to do this called Residents Management Companies or RMC’s. You do not need the
Michael Parkes Surveyors acts on behalf of individuals, trusts, pension funds and corporate occupiers and investors. We have a diverse portfolio including residential and commercial properties throughout Kent and South East London. Block Management Block management is the management of a block of flats and includes managing the day to day maintenance and repair of
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