NORMALLY the new year signifies the throwing out of the old and the beginning of the new but for the UK housing industry, it looks like a return to the past as the government investigates...

When it comes to the health and safety of a block, carrying out regular risk assessments is a vital part of any Block Manager’s role. While Block Managers are obliged to carry out regular risk...

What is Section 20 (of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985)?

Covering work done to residential blocks, Section 20 is designed to regulate the financial contribution leaseholders are required to make...

In the wake of the Grenfell fire disaster, property managers have become more vigilant at instructing their maintenance firms to carry out fire risk assessments (FRAs), however, there is a...

With block management changing and developing all the time, we were fortunate to have the opportunity to host some of its most knowledgeable people in a dinner and debate in London recently. The...

As far as senior people in the block management industry are concerned, there are a few things that could be improved and tweaked to make it a better industry to work in. Several of them were...

Block management is an industry in flux - various legislative and political pressures have been placed on it, and it's difficult to see where it might go in the future.

We were fortunate, therefore,...

As build-to-rent properties become ever more popular, the line between a block manager and a residential concierge is becoming increasingly blurred. And it’s not just in the build-to-rent sector...

In the vast majority of leases, the landlord is tasked with repairing and maintaining the exterior, structure and common parts of a building which has been divided into flats. The leaseholder for...

Every good block manager knows that their fortunes rise and fall with the success and failure of their contractors. In addition to actually managing the block, a large part of block management is...

Successful block management relies heavily on the block manager's ability to manage people and relationships to ensure the continued smooth running of the building. This is never more true than when...