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  • In Memory of Her Majesty

    At 2 Rivers Property Management we are profoundly sad to learn of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, our nation’s longest serving monarch. On her 21st birthday, Princess Elizabeth pledged her whole life to our service in a broadcast to the Commonwealth, and she reaffirmed her pledge during her Coronation in 1953. She kept her…

  • Jim’s Mailbox

    Image via Pexels Tips for House Hunting During the Coronavirus Pandemic COVID-19 has drastically changed the way people search for and buy houses, so you’ll need to be prepared. These resources can help you get ready for house hunting in the age of the coronavirus. Getting Your Finances in Shape Regardless of the pandemic, the…

  • Professional Fire Risk Assessments

     Much has already been said about fire safety especially in light of the terrible tragedy of Grenfell.  Given that so many lives were lost, it bears repeating that risk assessments are the key to identifying the dangers great or small not just in fire safety but all areas of health and safety. 2 Rivers has…

  • Nationwide leading the way on unfair ground rent leases

    Much publicity has been made of unfair leases drawn up on certain new build houses, the meat of which is the doubling of ground rent every 5 years.  Nationwide has confronted this by announcing plans to introduce new requirements to help protect homeowners buying new-build leasehold properties. Nationwide says they want to impose more transparent lending conditions…

  • Planning for Rehousing

      A critical question which was asked to all property managing agents after the Grenfell fire disaster was “Does your organisation have an agreed plan to be used if a block of flats has to be evacuated at short notice and residents cannot go back to their homes?” The question was obviously asked because the biggest criticism after…

  • Non compliant cladding advice 5

      Of all of the practical issues surrounding the government advice coming out, since the Grenfell tragedy installing sprinklers is the most direct fight which can be taken to any fire. Unfortunately, due to a number of issues, the installation of sprinklers is still a discussion. Currently in England, only buildings erected after 2007 and more…

  • Rubbish Managing Agent?

      Unhappy with the services or management fees of your residential managing agent?  Contact us on 01473-341353 to find out how we can reduce it with leasehold choice.

  • Non compliant cladding advice 4

      The dangers of fire have never been more in the minds of people since the tragedy of Grenfell sparking debate of varying kinds in our communities, but never more so in the property management community and forcing all of us to review our practices. It is now known that the cladding on the Grenfell…

  • Non compliant cladding advice 3

      The third piece of advice given by the government in the event of building cladding likely to be or not compliant is ~ inform your residents.  And our view at 2 Rivers ~ don’t do it with just a note on the notice board ~ engage with residents to ensure they fully understand the emergency fire procedures in…

  • Non compliant cladding advice 2

      The second piece of advice given by the government is one which 2 Rivers always promotes with our colleagues and in fact we recommend, unless you have an ex-fireman on your staff, use one of the professional companies like Cardinus who are health and safety specialists. Do a Fire Risk Assessment Check that the fire risk…