As part of our mission to improve standards in block management, we post regularly about a variety of subjects to help leaseholders. Our insights help you navigate the world of leasehold management, providing advice and solutions to common problems and covering hot topics in the news. If there’s anything you’d like us to talk about, let us know below.
Last week, the Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook announced that he was “switching on” measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act. But how can he ‘switch on’ changes in the law, and what does this mean for the future of leasehold reform?
Read MoreDoes your managing agent know what they’re talking about, and can you trust them to solve problems effectively? If the answer is no, you’ll be interested to hear about some upcoming legal reforms and how this links directly to Foxbrush’s raison d’être of improving standards and providing our clients with expert advice.
Read MoreWe are contacted by a lot of leaseholders who want to take on the ‘right to manage’ (RTM) for their block of flats, which means they would be able to appoint their own managing agent and take control of how their building is run. But how do you start the ‘right to manage’ process?
Read MoreThis question is at the top of many people’s minds as they’ve just been asked to pay their service charge bills for the second half of the year – and the answers commonly given by managing agents are often very different from what flat owners themselves think. So what is the real reason that service charge bills seem to rise every year?
Read MoreLast month, the government passed their long awaited new legislation, touted as the remedy to unfair leasehold/freehold practices. Now that the text of the new law has been published, we ask if it really lives up to the hype, and what it means for flat owners.
Read MoreSince setting up Foxbrush, one of the most common questions we’ve received is “how can I change my managing agent?”. Today, we are excited to launch our Interactive Leasehold Management Tool, which will help you understand exactly how to make a change.
Read MoreThe Foxbrush team recently had the unpleasant duty of informing one of our clients that their flat in a building we manage was being illegally sublet as an AirBnB. But what makes this ‘illegal’? And when can you rent out your flat on AirBnB?
Read MoreAs we approach the new year, many people are being asked to pay their service charge for 2024. If you’re unhappy with the way your building is being managed, should you refuse to pay or is there anything else that can you do instead?
Read MoreWe’ve all been there. That sinking feeling when your managing agent tells you that you have to spend thousands of pounds more this year than last year. When you ask why, they either don’t respond or else fob you off with some vague half answer.
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