Posts by Joe Parish
Joe loves to read on property management. He has also recently adopted a Peaky-Blinder-esque fashion sense and a positive attitude to adjectival hyphenated phrases.
Resident voice: Rebuilding trust post-Grenfell
As part of our popular webinar series, Fixflo hosted a panel to examine how property managers can rebuild trust, post the Grenfell tower disaster by helping give residents a voice. Andrew Bulmer, CEO...
5 building safety questions block managers like you are asking
Following on from the webinar we hosted about what the upcoming building safety reform will mean for block managers, we’ve put together a quick summary of the building safety questions on block...
Agent's guide to the Housing Possession Mediation Service
As part of its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the lettings market, the Government has released details of its mediation pilot scheme in England, the Housing Possession...
Building safety reform: What does it mean for block managers?
With the building safety reform very much at the forefront of block managers' minds and new regulations en-route, Fixflo put together a panel of residential property management experts including...
2021 vs 2020: what’s been happening to the UK’s rental prices?
After a stressful year, the UK’s landlords are definitely due a bit of good news, and the country’s private rental prices have provided just that, with values across the UK increasing by 1.3% in the...
The Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT) for block managers
When it comes to succeeding in business, understanding customer behaviour is key. Arguably, nobody is more clued in about customer behaviour than search engine success story, Google, who centralise...
What is the new Help to Grow scheme?
One of the key parts of the Spring Budget 2021 was Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and his £520 million plan to help maximise their productivity and...
The future of the high street – and why property managers need to care
The clouds of doom and gloom have been hovering for years, but now, with COVID-19, reality is really beginning to bite for the traditional high street. Three major chains, including teen clothing...
How will the Internet of Things (IoT) change property management?
Proptech has developed to such an extent that it can solve problems before they even arise. With the cost of data storage and connectivity both falling, it's no longer just a buzzword. Here, we look...
Key changes in the Government's leasehold reform proposals
This year kicked off with a government announcement that promised the most sweeping housing reforms in forty years - with an estimated 4.5 million leaseholders in the country given the right to...
Budget 2021: What's in store for the housing industry
It was the Budget we’d all been waiting for. With a raft of industries still facing an uncertain future due to COVID-19 (despite the vaccine program being in full roll-out mode) and Britain’s debt...
8 key cases in leasehold property management
As laws around property get tighter, we take a look at eight key property management legal cases and their outcomes over the last few months, and what this might mean for block managers.
Why England should follow Wales and help struggling tenants &...
There has long been a rivalry between England and Wales (not just in the rugby), and Wales has taken the lead - in the property world at least - with a comprehensive loan scheme that could be the...