For block managers coming under increasing pressure from the all-in-one package competition from Build to Rent properties, block management software is the best way stand up to the competition,...

When it comes to maintenance, block managers should take a leaf out of the Boy Scouts’ manual; it really is best to be prepared.

 It has been six months since Brady Solicitor's LEASE Survey, which found that 57 percent of leaseholders surveyed regretted purchasing a leasehold flat. [1] 

Flats and their management are big business in the property world. The number of apartments added to Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File (PAF) jumped by 18 per cent between April and December last...

With the ever-increasing expansion of the Build-to-rent (BTR) sector, many block managers are finding the parameters of their role tightened. Yet, in among the doom and gloom are the success...

Smart repair reporting software Fixflo is teaming up with Qube Global Software to allow letting agents and property managers to handle repairs more efficiently.

Block managers find themselves operating in a challenging dual role – although they are employed by their building’s freeholder, it is the leaseholders' and their AST (assured shorthold tenancy)...

Block managers, how do you stay organised? Excel might come pre-loaded on your computer, but when it comes to planned preventative maintenance (PPM), our Block Planner proves that the best way to...

With multiple properties to manage, Christmas can be a busy time for block managers. Winter maintenance problems, properties lying empty over the holidays and Christmas opening hours, means that...

It’s no surprise to a block manager that many leaseholders might not understand what their service charge is actually paying for.  Complaints about the quality of service they receive are...

Effective planned preventative maintenance (PPM) is the issue at the heart of every successfully managed block. But while block managers who have planned and budgeted ahead are in an infinitely...

Communication is one of the greatest challenges a block manager faces. In addition to dealing with landlord and leaseholder matters, and a constant stream of contractors, they’re also tasked with...