“My Ministers will bring forward a bill to reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of homeowners through punitive service charges.” King Charles III 2023 Speech Alexandre Boyes is ahead of the game – The Portal A key aim of […]
The King’s Speech & the Leasehold and Freehold Bill Read More »
This week, on October 23rd, the long awaited Rent Reform Bill (the Bill) had its third hearing in the House of Commons. Michael Gove, the current Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities confirmed that the Government ‘will bring forward changes to ensure that the student market, which operates differently from other aspects
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Kirsty joined the Alexandre Boyes‘ Estate & Block management department in 2021, and recently took time out to share her career path and insights into the industry, PropTech and AI… Q1, You have a degree in Sociology, what drew you into the block management industry? As I completed my degree in Sociology the different opportunities
Leaseholders who own or manage a block of flats or development can form companies typically called Residents’ Management Companies (RMCs) or Right to Manage Companies (RTMs). These companies must have at least one director, and the director/s are legally responsible for running the company. You can read Alexandre Boyes previous blog on who can be
Do you need a company secretary and how can Alexandre Boyes assist? Read More »
The Alexandre Boyes offices will be operating different opening hours over the Bank Holidays but are still on hand to offer out of hours assistance for Fully Managed Lettings Tenants and Block Residents. Below are our Bank Holiday opening hours: – Alexandre Boyes offer our fully managed letting, estate & block management residents SOS out
On February 9th, 2023 the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee published their report on the current Governments proposals to overhaul the Private Rental Sector in England. In this blog we put the spotlight on their possession process proposals. Both the Government’s ‘fairer private rented sector’ white paper and the Committee’s report used the Department
Private Rental Sector, Possession, and the Renters Reform Bill Read More »
In this blog we put the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s report released on the 9th February 2023 under the spotlight, considering the current Governments’ proposals to overhaul in-tenancy rent increases in England’s private rented sector. The Government’s ‘A fairer private rented sector’ white paper and the committees report both use the Department for
Private Rented Sector, Rent Increases, and the Renters Reform Bill Read More »
Kevin joined the Alexandre Boyes block management team back in 2015 and is a Property Manager with over 30 years experience in the property industry. Kevin is a member of the Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM) and an Associate Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). In this interview Kevin talks about
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Rachel joined the Alexandre Boyes team in 2015 becoming Lettings Manager in 2018. Rachel has extensive local knowledge having grown up in the area, ten years lettings experience and is a member of ARLA, the leading industry body. Rachel oversees all aspects of lettings including valuations, tenancy progression and renewals. Here she talks about careers,
A Q&A interview with our Lettings Manager, Rachel Norris Read More »
Open banking is a developing trend using “financial technology” (fintech) companies to compete with traditional financial ways to deliver financial services. Why does Open Banking exist? In 2016, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a report on the UK’s retail banking market concluding older, larger banks need do little to gain new business, whilst newer banks struggled
Open Banking…how is this used by Alexandre Boyes block & estate management? Read More »
