Mi-blox

10/02/2023

"Fearnley, the chief executive of homelessness charity Noble Tree Foundation, has withheld several months’ rent from Home Reit, a London Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust, over what he says is £3.2m owed for repairs and insurance that have not been forthcoming."

Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes, including rising interest rates and sceptical investors

07/02/2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/service-charge-transparency-requirements-ongoing-costs-of-the-new-building-safety-regime-consultation-and-call-for-evidence?

​This is a consultation and call for evidence on the proposed transparency requirements for the ongoing costs of the new building safety regime.​

02/02/2023

"A senior FirstPort figure Robert Montgomery – director of operational excellence – admitted during cross-examination that no-one at FirstPort had ever asked him to prepare service charge accounts complying with the RICS statutory “Service Charge Code of Practice”.

Mr Montgomery was unable to explain why Nigel Howell – then chief executive of FirstPort – had written a 2019 article in the trade publication Property Week claiming FirstPort followed the RICS Code, but had apparently made no arrangements within FirstPort to ensure staff were aware of this public promise.

Mr Montgomery also denied seeing a publication, still published on FirstPort’s website, carrying the RICS logo and assuring leaseholders that FirstPort complies with all parts of the RICS Code of Practice on residential service charges."

The battle over service charges at St David's Square took place earlier this month, with the landlord conceding a £130,000 insurance commission dispute days before the four-day hearing.

24/01/2023

Leaseholders with Housing Association landlords are not precluded from claiming their statutory right to take control through Right to Manage.

Chek out the link in our profile for more info and join this campaign by Find Others.

There are widespread reports of service charge abuse by housing associations, with some residents finding discrepancies totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds. Housing...

23/01/2023

"Regulations requiring regular checks on fire doors under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 come into force today and mark a major new addition to the sector’s regular safety responsibilities.

The rules require ‘responsible persons’ to carry out quarterly checks on doors in communal areas, and annual checks on flat entrance doors in buildings taller than 11 metres.

It is understood that the cost of the inspections are likely to be passed on to leaseholders in private buildings, as most leases provide for statutory compliance inspections to be recharged."

Inside Housing, news, analysis, and comment about the social housing sector in the UK.

19/01/2023

Here are the Leaseholder protections in the Building Saftey Act 2022.

The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) came into force on 28 June 2022, with new financial […]

16/01/2023

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11/01/2023

NEW YEAR, NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
Everyone want's to "take back control" these days. With mi-blox you actually can. Take back control of your home. Take control of our building. Take control of your service charge.

mi-blox enables flat leaseholders to take control.

Check out the link in our profile for more info.

09/01/2023

NEW YEAR, NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.

Everyone want's to "take back control" these days. With mi-blox you actually can. Take back control of your home. Take control of our building. Take control of your service charge.

mi-blox enables flat leaseholders to take control.

Check out the link in our profile for more info.

24/12/2022

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13/12/2022

Finally, a way to take back control of your service charge. mi-blox enables you to take control through Right to Manage. It's not available to every building which is why we created a bot to make it as easy as possible for you to check.

↑↑ Click the link in our profile above to chat to mi-bot and for more information on Right to Manage. Why wait? ↑↑

12/12/2022

With Right to Manage the leaseholder is in control of the major works schedule and costs for their building.

Leaseholders are being hit with huge unexpected bills for repairs to their housing blocks as critics warn that the whole system is broken and needs radical re