AB are recruiting a block compliance surveyor
Alexandre Boyes Estate & Block Management manages approximately 2,500 units. The department is based in Tunbridge Wells and manage some of the town’s most notable…
Area guides
This is where you can find out more about amazing towns in the Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead area. We hope you will find some…
Festive office opening & closing times
The Alexandre Boyes offices will be closing over the festive holidays whilst still operating our Out of Hours Assistance for Fully Managed Lettings Tenants and Block Residents….
Concerns around electrical safety standards compliance highlighted
AB has written a few articles over the last 12 months on the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, and…
Pets and Lettings – Are things set to change?
Back in October Romford MP Andrew Rosindell introduced a bill now known as ‘Jasmine’s Law’ which passed its first reading. The second reading is scheduled…
A Winter Truce
2020 has seen many statutory amendments due to Covid-19, many applicable to Lettings. The Courts have entered a ‘Winter Truce’ period in relation to evictions following…
What is a managing agents’ role?
We are often asked this question, not only at the start of a working relationship with clients and leaseholders, but years into it. In truth…
Frequent questions our property managers get asked
Sometimes our Estate & Block Management property managers are asked the same questions but in a slightly different way, by different people, at different times,…
What insurance work can my AB Block Property Manager do?
What insurance work can my AB Block Property Manager do? Our property managers collectively manage circa 3000 individual units, so this question is asked frequently….
Climate Friendly Communication
Climate Friendly Communication – Leaseholder Call to Action AB do like a little bit of social media. And like 5.59m (and counting) other followers, we are…
Reinstatement values and their importance
What are reinstatement values and why are they so important? In its simplest terms a ‘reinstatement value’ is how much it would cost the owner…
Introducing our new block management hybrid book keeping service
Our Estate & Block Management team has launched AB’s Hybrid booking keeping service for Leaseholders & Resident Management Companies who prefer to be more hands on…
What is the Green Home Grant
From the end of September 2020 homeowners and landlords in England can take advantage of the Government’s Green Homes Grant. To be eligible you must own…
AB 22 Things About Us
AB reached 22 years in business last month so we’ve put together a 22 Things About Us list so you can get to know more…
Government announces big broadband boost for rural areas
The Department for Digital, Cultural, Media & Sport issued a press release today announcing a big broadband boost for rural English shires and counties including East &…
The Garden Rooms & Living Walls
AB Block & Estate Management are excited to be appointed managing agents for the innovative and hands down cool The Garden Rooms in The Pantiles….
One month on…Jason North, Sales & East Grinstead
It’s been a little over a month since I joined the AB team and I’d like to say thank you to all the AB clients…
Green shoots and the sales market
It’s been 2 months since estate agents opened their doors, however tentatively, and got back to some face to face viewings and valuations (we still…
Southern Water making amends
If you were a Southern Water customer and paid wastewater charges between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2020, but no longer from 1 April…
Government extends possession notice periods
New notice periods came into force for landlords on Saturday 29 August 2020, extending the Coronavirus Act 2020 through to 31 March 2021. For landlords…
Get to Know Jason North
AB are excited to introduce you to our new Head of Sales for East Grinstead, Jason North Read his bio here and take 5 minutes to get…
Electrical Safety Standards now in force
Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force 1 June 2020. Generally, these regulations require private residential landlords to…
AB doors are opening but with a lot of thought and caution…
It’s been hard to escape the Government’s daily Covid-19 briefings and announcements this week. One in particular that we were not expecting: estate agencies can…
Lockdown & AB Office Updates
Following Boris Government announcements today the AB offices will remain closed with the team continuing to work from home. We thank you all for your…
VE Day 75 blog
Friday 8th May marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the day to celebrate the formal surrender of Nazi Germany bringing about the end of…
Whirlpool Appliance Recall
Today Whirlpool announced another round of appliance models recalled over possible safety concerns. This adds a further 21 models to the previous recall, representing potentially…
NHS we are here for you
AB Are Here For You! If you are an NHS professional or Residential Care Worker and need somewhere to live short term or long term,…
Virtual Viewings
The AB Lettings team are all working remotely and are here to support those who need to move during lockdown. Working within the Government guidance and respecting…
Virtual Market Appraisals
The AB Team are offering Virtual Market Appraisals to landlords and homeowners. There is no need to leave home. We can use up-to-date market information…
Lettings, legislative changes & Covid 19
AB Lettings are members of ARLA Propertymark, the UK’s foremost professional and regulatory body for letting agents; representing over 9,000 members. Today they released a useful…
