Posts by Stuart Armstrong
Stuart is Senior Copywriter for Fixflo. His days are filled with guides, blogs, emails and puns.
Renters’ Reform Bill published
Promised in 2019, the Renters’ Reform Bill has finally been published by the Government. Aimed at creating a fairer private rental sector, the Bill includes sweeping changes to tenants’ rights,...
How Fixflo's Video Maintenance Solution helped Haslams save landlords...
On 22 March 2023, Help me Fix, a video maintenance solution provider for Fixflo's Contractor Marketplace, ran a webinar with Haslams, a South England estate agency, to find out how they run a bespoke...
A complete guide to HHSRS inspections and hazards 2023
The housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS) is a risk-based evaluation tool to help local authorities identify and assess potential hazards in a home. Created in 2006 to help improve...
Building safety terminology: A guide
From ACM to PAS 9980, there is no doubt that building safety is full of acronyms and key terms that you need to get your head around if you want your buildings to stay compliant and safe. We’ve...
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: What you need to know
If you're the Accountable Person (AP) for your building, you now have even more fire safety responsibilities.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 place additional duties on the Responsible...
Fixflo webinar puts management and leadership skills under the...
Three block management professionals will explore issues critical to the future of the industry in our forthcoming webinar.
How poor record keeping creates negative resident experiences
Poor record keeping drives substandard service in social housing, according to the Housing Ombudsman.The complaints body found that 67% of its upheld investigations in 2021-22 involved substandard...
Will the Medium-Rise Scheme solve cladding woes?
After years of uncertainty over who will pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from England's flats, the Government opened a pilot scheme of funding in November 2022 for those buildings most at...
What's stopping cladding remediation from progressing?
Despite the fifth anniversary of Grenfell passing this year, there is still much uncertainty around the removal of unsafe cladding. While a funding ‘waterfall’, determining who would be responsible...
EPCs: Where we are, where we're going and how to get ready
Although it’s not law yet, it seems almost certain that the English Government will press ahead with its plans for a minimum EPC rating of ‘C’ for all homes in England and Wales by 2035 as part of...
How will the switch to electric vehicles affect block managers?
One of the most vital parts of the Government's net-zero emissions by 2050 target is the transition to electric vehicles. No new petrol and diesel vehicles will be sold in the UK after 2030, while...
Heat pumps: Help or hindrance towards net zero?
As part of its goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the UK Government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides money to encourage households in England and Wales to switch from gas boilers to heat...
Rising repairs this winter: Could video maintenance be the answer?
More maintenance issues were reported through Fixflo in September 2022 than any previous month—and this rise in repairs is expected to continue throughout the winter.