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What are we doing this Earth Day?

An insight into ecological and environmental initiatives in our Build To Rent communities

The Earth faces more and more threats year on year, including climate change, pollution, and deforestation. While global initiatives which seek to preserve our world are increasing, as a company we want to focus more on how we can increase our activity and how we encourage our customers to aid...

Tips to save you energy with your storage heater

Energy saving tips for your storage heater and how they could save you money!

In these colder months of the year, it is essential that your homes are heated properly. Many of the properties that we manage through Girlings, have been fitted with storage heaters. These are one of the most affordable ways to heat your homes, using electricity. With the cost-of-living crisis...

Tristram King, our Director of Health, Safety and Compliance explains why wellbeing is important to us, and how we apply the principles practically for both our colleagues and customers.

“Wellbeing. It’s a term that is used a lot currently, but for us it’s much more than a buzz word. Wellbeing underpins how we run our business, how we manage homes, our customers’ experience of renting with us, and how we advise our clients. “Over the last two years we have transformed...

How will new legislation affect letting agents?

Touchstone's Agent Solutions looks at new legislation relating to the PRS and explains how we can help your business mitigate the risks and keep pace with the changes.

The Private Rented Sector (PRS) continues to grow. In 2007, there were 2.8 million households in the PRS, and by 2017 this had increased to 4.5 million, a rise of 1.7 million households. With more people renting, Government have turned their attention to the sector. Over the past two years...

Time to Talk

Today we’re supporting Time to Change’s Time to Talk Day

Time to Change is a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems. Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet people are still afraid to talk about it. Time to Talk Day encourages everyone to talk about mental health. We know that...

Housing White Paper: “The private rented sector is finally coming of age”

Our Managing Director, Helen Kings on the Government's Housing White Paper and what it means for the private rented sector:

“With 4.3 million people relying on the private rented sector (PRS), it increasingly caters for all, not just generation rent. “The PRS is finally coming of age. The Housing White Paper is serious recognition from Government that the sector is a vital part of providing homes - not just a...

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