Flat & Service Charge Management

Professional and efficient management of blocks of flats/apartments either existing or new developments on behalf of investors or resident controlled.

New Developments (top)

  • Advice to developers on initial service charge budgets
  • Advice on lease terms/covenants
  • Sale of freeholds
  • Placing initial maintenance contracts
  • Health & Safety advice
  • Assistance with designing-out future maintenance problems

Financial Control (top)

  • Careful service charge budgeting
  • Monitoring expenditure within budgets
  • Issuing applications for payment of ground rent and service charge in accordance with current legislation
  • Credit control
  • Electronic banking
  • Issue of annual year-end accounts detailing expenditure

Repair & Maintenance Management (top)

  • Specialised Maintenance and Repairs Section
  • Arranging planned and reactive maintenance from our database of approved, independent contractors
  • Monitoring performance of contractors
  • Placing contracts for regular services
  • Compliance with recently revised consultation requirements for major works and long term contracts
  • In-house Health & Safety and Building Surveying Department
  • Long term maintenance planning
  • Specialist specifying, tendering and supervision of major works

Communication & Contact (top)

  • Each site is assigned a specific Property Manager, Property Assistant and Accounts Assistant
  • Regular planned visits by experienced Property Managers
  • Partnership between managing agent and owners/residents
  • Attendance at Directors’ Meetings, Annual General Meetings and Residents’ Association Meetings

Management Company Administration (top)

  • Company secretary
  • Company’s registered office
  • Convening Annual General Meetings
  • Filing annual returns and accounts at Companies House

Other Services (top)

  • Lease Compliance
  • Provision of Buildings and other insurances, including claims assistance
  • Employment of site based staff, e.g. caretakers
  • Advice on lease extensions/collective enfranchisement
  • Advice on right to manage

Brett Williams BSc (Hons) MRICS FIRPM
Partner - Flat & Service Charge Management
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Bob Simonds BSc MRICS
Partner – Flat & Service Charge Management
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