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Managing Flood Risks
Given the increase in recent years in Britain of floods and the misery it causes it seems wise to ask a relevant question. What is your flood risk? There are flood maps which should enable you to better understand flood risk and take action to reduce the risk. These include: Prepare a flood plan Undertake…
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Snow is pretty but ice…
The Health and Safety Executive encourages a common sense approach when it comes to the issue of icy weather and keeping safe. Ask your managing agent to arrange a health and safety risk assessment From this, develop procedures for snow and ice clearance or gritting Arrange gritting or clearing on the essentially identified paved areas Communicate to…
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Are you ready for winter…
Thanks to the medium of the internet we can now all receive weather alerts straight to the phone. If you’re an RMC or RTM director responsible for getting the salt out in the snow to reduce the risk of slips on ice, frost or snow you can sign up to receive Twitter alerts from…
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Do you know what S20 is?
S20 is part of the legislation which was designed to ensure that managing agents could not spend large amounts of money either on major works or long term contracts without the knowledge and input of the residents. There is a set procedure of consultation which has to be followed during which residents can put…
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The dreaded health and safety…
When it comes to health and safety most of us are inclined to groan. It seems like a never ending homily of do’s and don’ts sent to make our lives a scary misery. But here’s a nasty story which is why we will always have to put up with it. A fine totalling £42…
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Wages increases from April 2017
Money is important to all of us and more so around April and October each year, when the Chancellor sets the increases for the various payment structures. As every business knows wages are by far the biggest bill on their profit and loss statement. Investing in people however can create a climate of high production…
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Letting Agents still being naughty?
If it sometimes feels as if your letting agent needs a briefcase to hold all the money they ask from you, help is at hand. The 2015 Consumer Rights Act clearly states that agents must display their fees. The Property Ombudsman has launched a national campaign with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute to tackle letting…
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Unfair contract?
The Competition and Markets authority, whose work on a survey in December 2014, we have based our business ethos, has published research amongst UK businesses which reveals that 54% of those surveyed don’t fully understand the rules on unfair terms. This directly affects how they treat their customers. This is likely to be a problem for…
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Some Ground Rents spiralling
Recent reports in the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership have highlighted some new leasehold houses have clauses allowing ground rent currently £295 per year to double every 10 years. Early buyers with such clauses in their leases will have trouble selling them as a simple arithmetic calculation shows that by 2060 the ground rent…
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Confirmation Statements
Companies House have replaced annual returns with confirmation statements which will make life a lot easier for directors of RMCs and RTMs who have to inform that great body of any changes in directorships and other financial information. Done online it is quicker and cheaper even though it may take a bit of time for older…
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