We could honestly write a book about what a terrible management company this is. The way Ringley is run is appalling, gross mismanagement of funds and zero accountability. They use every coercion tactic imaginable to make paying leaseholders’ lives miserable, including actions that directly impact vulnerable residents. They have never had leaseholders’ best interests at heart. If you are unlucky enough to have them as your managing agent, you’ll need all the luck you can get. Edit after Ringley's response: Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, it does. The first time leaseholders are hearing about the service charge budget would exceed £2m wasn’t in a meeting or official letter - it was in this Trustpilot reply. That alone shows the lack of transparency and professionalism by the managing agent. Ringley claim leaseholders are “disunited.” In reality, residents have united, taken action, and forced movement on fire safety and defects. Progress has only come because leaseholders, backed by pressure from authorities, pushed it through. Meanwhile, Ringley have chosen to side with a freeholder who has a documented history of fire safety breaches and leaseholder disputes. Where do their loyalties lie: with the residents they’re meant to serve, or with a freeholder with this track record? When there was finally a glimmer of positive news that Ringley would support a Remediation Contribution Order (RCO) — which leaseholders agreed to back in good faith, even though these weren’t costs we should ever have to cover, with the hope of recovering them later, they suddenly made a complete U-turn. Overnight, they shifted back to supporting the freeholder in pursuing a warranty claim that has already failed once before. How can continue to support them? They also were aware about serious structural and fire safety defects for YEARS, issues posing direct danger to life, but failed to act, failed to use protections under the Building Safety Act 2022, and instead pressured leaseholders to pay costs that are clearly unlawful. Only now, with government scrutiny and legal consequences looming, have they started to act, still seeking to pass costs back to residents despite statutory protections and clear government guidance (including from the council and MHCLG) confirming otherwise. After years of incompetence and gross mismanagement of leaseholder funds, it is undeniable: defects ignored until litigation, budgets hidden until the last minute, and a managing agent that consistently puts residents last.
This building management company is completely unhelpful and awful. They never answer emails and have been increasing service charges for the past two years due to poor maintenance and faulty contractors. They communicate poorly with leaseholders, sending new bills and demanding payments, but hardly ever answering emails. The building manager associates with my building is extremely rude and unhelpful, hardly ever responding to emails. I’m honestly shocked!
Despite paying hundreds of pounds each month in service charges, the standard of management from Ringley was utterly unacceptable. For years, the building was left in a disgraceful state of neglect. The bin store was so poorly maintained that mice were frequently seen scurrying around — so bad, in fact, that leaseholders had to take matters into their own hands and purchase professional cleaning tools just to make the area usable. The neglect didn't stop there: the bike shed and windows remained broken for months on end with no action taken. The roof garden was completely inaccessible due to a buildup of bird droppings, and general cleaning across the building was virtually non-existent. Furthermore, a major leak on Floor 1 and in the garage went unresolved for over two months, causing extensive damage to the walls. Thankfully, after a change in landlord, Ringley were finally removed and replaced by a new property management company. Ringley’s management of the property was nothing short of a disgrace, and I would strongly advise others to avoid them at all costs.
Worst management agency I have ever encountered. No communication, issues or faults with the apartment complex they ‘manage’ do not get fixed. Emails and phone calls go unanswered. Unpleasant experience dealing with this agency and they are very unprofessional. Stay away from them.
Don't pay their bills to suppliers
No thank you
Negligent. Have not fixed the main property gate and are responsible for several trespassers coming onto the property. AVOID. Will be reporting them to The Property Ombudsman.
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1 Castle Rd, London, NW1 8PR, London, UK, NW1