It is now almost than 13 years since the introduction of The EPC (energy performance certificate). It was on the 1st October 2008 that the EPC had to be displayed with any property either for sale or rent. I remember at that time there was a huge drive to get properties rated. The Energy Performance […]

    Portable Appliance Testing is the routine inspection and testing of electrical appliances to check that they are safe to use. It also helps ensure that the necessary Health and Safe Regulations are complied with. Whilst, not a legal requirement I would consider it to be best practice and some local authorities have now […]

  It is now three and a half years since the Grenfell Tower fire and there has been much confusion as to which buildings are considered at risk. This has had a serious effect on many buyers trying to obtain a mortgage for a property within a block of flats whether its to re-mortgage or […]

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 applies to all new tenancies and came into force on 1st July 2020 and as of 1st April 2021 applies to all existing tenancies. The new regulations require all landlords to ensure that all electrical installations in their rental properties are inspected and […]

Are We Creating the Slums of Tomorrow? Those of us who have been living in Ealing over the last 30 years or so have seen significant changes taking place in the character of our town and those changes have been in some cases for better but in many cases, in my opinion for the worse. […]

A few years ago I started a local campaign to have Estate Agents boards banned within the Borough of Ealing and anyone either walking or driving around Ealing today will soon realise that the campaign came to nothing. Since my aborted attempt to have the boards removed there has been a significant increase in the […]