Specialist block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management (SBA) has acquired three new buildings in central London. Located in Islington, Bloomsbury, and Chelsea, the recently acquired properties are part of SBA’s fast-growing portfolio, as the company continues to expand its services in London and the South East. The...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management In the past few years, a new generation of renters have entered the market. Gen Zers are leaving education, joining the workforce, and moving out of the family home – subsequently creating an entirely new tenant base for the rental property market. Gen Z’s share...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management In the current energy crisis, it has never been more important for people to consider how much energy they use, and the ways in which they’re using it. An unprecedented event affecting households across the UK, the energy crisis has caused prices to soar. Since...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management In the active and ever-growing property market, it’s near impossible to be all things, to all people. Property managers are an invaluable resource to keep a well-maintained property, retain good tenants, set competitive prices, and provide expertise to building managers and residents. While property management...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management With over 90% of the UK’s population living in cities, it is evident that the demand for high-quality city living is growing and will continue to do so. In the backdrop of city living, since the pandemic there has been a rising demand for convenience...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management Earlier this month, the Bank of England raised its Bank Rate to 1% from 0.75%. This follows the inflation rate running at 7% in March 2022 – its highest level for 30 years. The change follows a recent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, in which...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management After months of volatility, it’s no surprise the news continues to be dominated by the hike in energy prices and the cost of living in the UK. After households saw the energy price cap rise 54% in April, experts are now predicting that the October...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management Digitalisation is transforming the property sector. The take-off of PropTech, the term used to describe the application of digital technology in the real-estate sector, has enabled new solutions to be found, and existing services to be enhanced. Since the pandemic, the real estate industry...
Tim Darwall-Smith, Director, SBA Property Management There’s an increasing amount of compliance regulations when managing residential blocks. This allows us to showcase our strengths in our role as property managers, working with our Health and Safety partners to ensure all our properties are fully compliant and align with our high...
Following the Grenfell Tower disaster there has been intense conversation and change over the building regulations in place to assess the safety of exterior walls on high-rise residential blocks. The External Wall System Fire Review (EWS1) certificate, launched in 2019, allows building owners to prove that their external wall system...