Are You Thinking Of Buying A Flat? There are many things to consider when buying a flat, such as: How long is left on the lease? What is a lease? Do I ‘Own’ my flat? What is the service charge payments? What is a service charge? If you’ve never owned a flat or are unsure, Read more about Thinking of Buying A Flat? (24.04.2017)[…]
For any emergencies out-of-hours, please click HERE to be taken to our information page on what to do. The voicemail will be listened to frequently over the weekend but we can only deal with the landlords covenanted responsibilities. Anything not considered an emergency or urgent will be dealt with once we are back open.
RICS Regulated Firm We have some great news at Evolve HQ! Did you know that we are now a regulated member firm of the RICS/Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Member No: 793115. This means we have joined the prestigious ranks of chartered surveyors and other property professionals in the region. We are also one of Read more about RICS Regulated Firm (11.04.2017)[…]
Parking Enforcement Firstly and most importantly, where we have to bring in parking enforcement on our sites, please ensure you are aware of the rules, have valid permits and park accordingly. Did you know that parking management agencies are only brought in where previous abuses have required enforcement to be brought in for the Read more about Parking Enforcement (04.04.2017)[…]
Latest PRS (Private Rented Sector) Report As most of our leaseholders are involved in subletting their properties, please see below for the latest PRS update with stock and market movements as reported in the UK rental market, as provided by ARLA London Rent Hikes Start to Slow Rental costs in London are increasing at a Read more about Latest PRS Update (24.03.2017)[…]
Enfranchisement (Buying My Freehold) ‘I need advice on buying my freehold’ A Did you know that leaseholders have a right under law to acquire the freehold of their building? There are certain requirements that must be met, i.e. at least half of qualifying leaseholders are taking part, etc. What are the pros and cons? Pro’s: Read more about Buying My Freehold (03.03.2017)[…]
Here at Evolve, our Director of Property Management is immensely proud to be one of the founders and the only managing agent representative on the board of The Leasehold Management Professionals (The LMP) We made it into the leading regional newspaper and our first event is tomorrow, we have over 60 managing agents from all Read more about The LMP (22.02.2017)[…]
Communal Electricity Supplies Most of our sites have a communal electricity supply, which powers the lighting in the corridors & stairs in the shared areas, as well as street lights if the roadways are not adopted by the local authority. Often these supplies will power emergency lighting, fire alarms, smoke vents and provide outlets for Read more about Communal Electricity (19.02.2017)[…]
Legionella Risk Assessments For Landlords We often get asked by leaseholders and residents about Legionella risk assessments, i.e. does a private landlord need to have one carried out? The answer is yes! Although Evolve will take care of the communal responsibilities, any landlord who rents out their property for a term less than 7 years Read more about Legionella Risk Assessments For Landlords (06.02.2017)[…]
Evolve Block & Estate Management – Website Version2 Launch! We’re please to announce that the second version (v2) of our website has launched today. Including a complete overhaul of our services page, inclusion of our popular developer service as a stand-alone page, the addition of an FAQ page and various other enhancements. We hope that Read more about Evolve Website V2 (30.01.2017)[…]