The Government’s Building Safety Bill, first announced in draft form in July 2020, is the next ‘key step in an extensive overhaul to building safety legislation’ according to then-Housing…
A solid, legally-binding lease is essential….
A listed building is ‘a building of special architectural or historic interest’. The listed status can cover a whole building, the interior, any attached structures, or later extensions. It is…
Ten important fire door facts you need to know 1. What do fire doors do? Fire doors create a barrier from fire and toxic cold smoke and prevent it from travelling around a building, keeping the…
Horizon want to work with residents to help make the world a better place for future generations. The information below contains a number of suggestions that could both save you money and…
With a leasehold, you own the property (subject to the terms of the leasehold) for the length of your lease agreement with the landlord. When the lease ends, ownership returns to the landlord, unless…
We see quite a few misconceptions when it comes to leasehold properties. Some of the most common are briefly described below. I have bought my flat, you can’t tell me what to do. As a leaseholder,…
If you buy a leasehold property, you normally have to pay the freeholder “ground rent” as the freeholder is leasing you the land that the house is stood on. This is because as a leaseholder, you…
A solid, legally-binding lease is essential, but a good building management company is the key to making sure the obligations in the lease are kept.
Ensuring you have insurance cover for buildings is essential. However, it is not simply a case of being insured, you need to make sure the building is valued correctly. If you are under-insured, you…
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021-22 sought to restrict ground rents on newly created long leases on houses and flats to a peppercorn amount (a token of no financial value). The Bill…
During the course of the conveyancing process your solicitor may have discovered a restriction on the title to the flat in favour of the landlord or the residential management company that would…
This is a guide to the typical events in selling a leasehold property. It is good for leaseholders to have a general understanding of the process and how they can assist in the sale. One of the most…
We love block management and want to share some handy tips….
Lightning strikes the ground over 350,000 times a year in the UK alone and according to Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents between 30-60 people are struck by lightning each year in the UK,…
Both these terms refer to legal rights provided to all leaseholders under the Landlord and Tenant law, which must be upheld by freeholders. In return, freeholders are entitled to receive a premium as…
The property sector and customers need confidence in a profession that are able to manage and lead in technical and specialist disciplines so the Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM)…
We have arranged for a smart meter to be installed on the communal electricity supply in each of the electricity meter rooms at Fairway View. This will ensure that the utility supplier is getting an…
Flat fire doors It is our legal responsibility as managing agent of Fairway View to ensure that a Fire Risk Assessment is conducted. All blocks of flats must have a risk assessment carried out…
A quarter of all insurance claims made on flats are for damage caused by water leaks. The damage costs millions of pounds and causes heartache to those involved and disputes between neighbours over…
As with all electro/mechanical equipment, lifts reach a point when parts begin to fail, and the reliability of service is compromised. The balancing act is to pre-empt this before major component…
Meeting fire safety requirements is critical to people’s lives, property, and belongings, especially in blocks of flats. Landlords and their agents, tenants and homeowners all have responsibilities…
If your neighbour is making a noise that is causing you distress you are not alone as noise disturbance is by far the most common anti-social behaviour reported to the police, local authorities and…
A Absent landlord A landlord described as ‘absent’ is one who cannot be contacted. If the lessees want to form an RTM company but are unable to contact the landlord, they can make a legal…
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