Keeping Up to Date with Property Maintenance to Support a Claim-Free Property

Darren Bagnall at Block in a Box discusses how owning a property has its benefits but it also comes with significant responsibility. To protect your building and to ensure a claim-free property, regular cleaning, maintenance and repairs are essential. In this article, we will explore the importance of keeping up to date with property maintenance [...]

By |2023-11-13T11:53:31+00:00October 30th, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments

Timely Repairs, Fewer Conflicts: How Maintenance Management Keeps Harmony in Blocks of Flats 

Darren Bagnall from Block in a Box, explores the importance of timely repairs in blocks of flats and how maintenance management plays a pivotal role in conflict prevention. Living in a block of flats can be convenient whilst offering a more communal lifestyle. However, with so many residents sharing common spaces and facilities, conflicts can [...]

By |2023-09-25T11:33:48+01:00September 25th, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments

Working at Heights: Major Works Safety

Darren Bagnall from Block in a Box, looks at the Working at Heights Regulations and how they affect major works. Anyone managing a block of flats must be aware of the Work at Height Regulations of 2005, and their obligations re adhering to the regulations and ensuring the proper inspections are carried out. Here we’ll [...]

By |2023-08-30T11:12:19+01:00August 30th, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments

Valuation Matters: Determining a Fair Price for Your Freehold

Darren Bagnall from Block in a Box looks at how you can determine a fair price for your freehold. If you and your fellow leaseholders have decided to take the plunge and collectively purchase the freehold of your building, your first question will likely be “how much will this cost?”. It’s a fair question, but [...]

By |2023-08-30T10:38:01+01:00August 1st, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments

Engaging with External Service Providers: Best Practices for Residents’ Management Companies

Darren Bagnall from Block in a Box provides insights into the best practices for engaging external service providers. Residents’ Management Companies (RMC’s) face numerous responsibilities look to ensure the smooth running of their block of flats and often need to engage with external service providers who possess the necessary expertise and resources to assist them. [...]

By |2023-08-30T10:38:32+01:00June 28th, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments

Exploring the impact of maintenance on your insurance policy

Darren Bagnall from Block in a Box advises that RMCs must “take all reasonable precautions to prevent or minimise loss, destruction, damage, accident or injury and maintain the premises, machinery, equipment to a good state of repair”. Things to consider: Insurance claims can be rejected and cover can be reduced or even removed if properties are poorly [...]

By |2023-12-06T10:23:34+00:00May 25th, 2023|Latest News|0 Comments
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