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About Right to Manage
Darren Bagnall from Flat Living Insurance explains more about Right to Manage and how it can impact on the management of your block of flats. The Right to Manage can be used by Leaseholders who wish to take over the management of their building, leaving the landlord as the owner of the building, but relieving …
Transforming Complaints into Compliments
Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance explains what steps you can take to transform complaints into compliments. Nobody wants to handle complaints, but it’s part of running a business and the important thing is how you handle them. Complaints can actually provide you with opportunities to build relationships, showcase your customer service skills and improve …
Employing a Grounds Maintenance Contractor
Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance looks at the role of a grounds maintenance contractor in keeping your outside spaces well maintained. A great garden maintenance provider can take up a fair chunk of your service charge, but with good reason. Garden maintenance is a highly skilled, physical job that ensures residents’ enjoyment of your …
Why Have My Insurance Premiums Increased?
Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance looks at some of the reasons block insurance has increased in recent years. We’ve been hearing this question a lot lately and the short answer is always “because the industry has entered into what is known as a ‘hard market’ for property and commercial insurances”. But for those not …
Cyber Security and You
Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance looks at the issue of cyber security for block managers. With all the upheaval of the pandemic diverting business owners’ attention, it could be easy for cyber security to slip quietly off the radar. Unfortunately, hackers haven’t taken a break over the past couple of years- in fact, they’ve …
Flood Risks for Blocks of Flats
Darren Bagnall of Flat Living Insurance discusses the risk of flooding for blocks of flats. The risks of floods may not spring to mind when you think about the issues you may face when managing or living in a block of flats, but it’s as much of a risk to high rise blocks as it …
The Duty to Make a Fair Presentation
Darren Bagnall, of Flat Living Insurance, details your responsibility to make a fair presentation when you arrange your flats insurance.