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October 21, 2022 All, Residential Property, UK Property News admin

RICS report residential property sales fall for fifth month

It will not come as a surprise to anyone that the housing market in the UK is under pressure. The most recent RICS UK Residential Survey reported that the number of new enquiries from buyers has how fallen for the fifth month in a row, bringing the number of sales down to their lowest level […]

October 17, 2022 All, Building Surveying, Construction, Dilapidations, Residential Property, Rights of Light, Valuations admin

Shared experience is the backbone of AWH’s CPD training

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “Change is the only constant in life.” This is equally true in property, where building regulations and safety standards are consistently under review. As experts in property, our team of chartered surveyors and valuers are always on top of these changes, ensuring our clients get the very best service. At […]

July 15, 2022 All, Property Management, Residential Property, UK Property News admin

Increased rights for tenants under Renters Reform Bill

In a recently published whitepaper, the Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities outlined their plans for creating a “fairer private rented sector”. This policy paper addresses a number of areas of concern for people who are in private rented accommodation, acknowledging that both tenants and landlords need to have the right level of […]

June 8, 2022 All, Building Surveying, Construction, Residential Property admin

What is a Party Wall?

One of the things that is important to remember when you are planning on making changes to your property is whether the work will affect any adjoining properties. This is especially important if in the case of a Party Wall. As outlined on our service page, a Party Wall is any wall that links two […]

May 16, 2022 All, Building Surveying, Construction, Residential Property, UK Property News, Valuations admin

EWS1 forms and how they affect the value of your property

If you have followed our blog for a while now, you will have seen our previous post around the cladding scandal and why it is affecting so many leaseholders across the country. Despite the Government’s proposed legislation to protect leaseholders from the costs associated with rectifying any identified fire safety issues in their block of […]

March 9, 2022 All, Property Management, Residential Property admin

3 Top Tips for Managing your own Block of Flats

It is a very common situation. As a leaseholder in a block of flats you see things that need doing in the building. One of the lightbulbs in the stairwell has been broken for weeks, or the stairwell isn’t being cleaned as often as it should. You pass these things on to the freeholder or […]

February 28, 2022 All, Building Surveying, Residential Property admin

What is a RICS HomeBuyer Report?

Have you ever wondered what a RICS HomeBuyer Report is? Or when you might need one? Following the popularity of our recent blog “What is a RICS Building Survey”, published earlier this month, this post will answer those questions. The HomeBuyer Report is a Level 2 RICS survey. This is a more comprehensive survey that […]

January 21, 2022 All, Building Surveying, Construction, Residential Property, UK Property News, Valuations admin

Proposed Legislation to protect Leaseholders from Cladding Costs

Four months on from our last update on the Cladding Scandal, we have finally seen the Government take a firmer stance on the cladding issue facing leaseholders in low to mid-rise properties. Earlier this month, Michael Gove, secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, announced that the developers of properties affected by unsafe […]

October 4, 2021 All, Building Surveying, Construction, Residential Property, UK Property News, Valuations admin

The cladding scandal – Where are we now?

At the time of writing, the scandal around the requirement for updated cladding on low to mid-rise buildings has unfortunately still not been resolved. In fact, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the Government have finally admitted that the ‘fund’ that was announced back in February to help leaseholders replace […]

June 30, 2021 All, Property Management, Residential Property admin

Eviction ban ends: what next for landlords and tenants?

There have been a lot of changes in the property market over the last 12 months due to the pandemic and the impact of Covid-19 on all areas of the economy shows no sign of stopping. It can be hard to decipher fact from fiction and keep up to date with current legislation. We offer […]

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