Property management in central London

Where a landlord, freeholder or board wants the day-to-day running of a property taken off their hands, we take it on. That covers tenanted flats and houses as well as the communal areas of a block. Repairs and maintenance are carried out by our own team, so you are not finding, chasing or checking up on separate trades yourself.

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Get a free property management quote

This is step one: tell us the property and what you need. The next screen asks for your contact details. The consultation, site visit and written quote are free and carry no obligation.

What is included

What managed maintenance covers

One arrangement covering repairs, servicing and reporting across a property or a portfolio.

01

Reactive repairs

You report a fault, we attend, and we close it out.

  • A single point of contact for reports
  • Attendance arranged around the occupier
  • Registered engineers for gas and notifiable electrical work
  • The fault closed out and confirmed back to you
02

Planned maintenance

Servicing and seasonal work booked before something fails.

  • Seasonal checks and servicing coordination
  • Redecoration cycles
  • Repairs scheduled between tenancies
  • Condition noted before it becomes a defect
03

Reporting

A written record of what was done and what it cost.

  • Quoted works issued in writing before instruction
  • Works history kept per property
  • Costs reported back against the quote
  • Photographs where they evidence condition
Communal areas

Looking after the common parts

Entrance halls, stairwells and external fabric belong to the building and not to any one flat. We maintain them for freeholders, residents’ management companies and RTM companies to a schedule you agree in advance.

01

Communal repairs

Repairs to the halls, stairs and shared circulation.

  • Entrance halls, stairwells and landings
  • Communal lighting and fixtures
  • Doors, locks and entry hardware
  • Floor coverings in shared circulation
02

Redecoration

Cyclical decoration of shared areas.

  • Communal redecoration programmes
  • Making good after works or leaks
  • Period detail repaired rather than replaced
  • Work staged around resident access
03

External fabric

Outside repairs, from rainwater goods to the front steps.

  • External repairs and make-good
  • Rainwater goods and gutter clearance
  • Railings, steps and entrance surrounds
  • Defects identified before they spread
Working with boards

Written quotes your board can minute

Quotes before instruction

For directors who have to answer to leaseholders.

Quoted works go to the board in writing before anything is instructed, so a decision can be minuted and shown to leaseholders who ask what their money went on.

  • Itemised written quotes
  • Scope stated in plain English
  • Costs reported against the quote on completion

Scheduled inspections

For buildings without a full-time manager.

Common parts are walked on a schedule and the condition recorded, so the board hears about a problem from us before a leaseholder raises it.

  • Recorded inspections of shared areas
  • Defects flagged with a recommendation
  • A written record the board can keep
Scope

What we do not do

Worth stating plainly, because it is the first thing most people ask.

01

We are not a letting agent

We look after the building and its condition.

  • We do not find or vet tenants
  • We do not negotiate tenancies or serve notices
02

We do not handle your money

Nothing but our own invoices passes through us.

  • We do not collect rent or hold deposits
  • Service charge funds stay with the freeholder, the management company or its accountant
03

We are not accountants or company secretaries

Our work is the building fabric.

  • We do not prepare service charge accounts or issue demands
  • We do not keep company books or handle statutory filings
Typical clients

Who we manage property for

The arrangement is the same shape in each case. What changes is who receives the reporting.

Landlords and investors

One flat, a house, or a portfolio across several boroughs.

Reporting is kept per property, so you can see what each one has cost across the year. We deal with the occupier directly to arrange access unless you would rather do that yourself.

Freeholders, RMCs and RTM companies

Boards responsible for the common parts of a block.

Quoted works go to the board in writing before instruction, and inspections of the shared areas are recorded so the board has something to keep and to show leaseholders.

Who we work with:

  • Landlords
  • Property investors
  • Portfolio owners
  • Freeholders
  • RMC and RTM boards
  • Managing agents
  • Commercial occupiers
  • Overseas and remote owners
Process

How property management works

A managed property runs on the same five stages as a one-off job. The difference is that we already know the building by the time something goes wrong. See the full process.

  1. 1

    Free consultation and site visit

    We walk the property or the block once at no charge, so we know how it is built, where the services run and what condition the common parts are in before anything needs doing.

  2. 2

    Detailed scope and quote

    Works are quoted in writing before instruction and itemised, so a landlord can approve them by email and a board has a document it can minute.

  3. 3

    Planning and scheduling

    We schedule our team for the work the property needs, and arrange access with occupiers directly unless you would rather handle that yourself.

  4. 4

    Delivery with regular updates

    The job is closed out and confirmed back to you, with the reporting kept per property so you can see what each one has cost across the year.

  5. 5

    Final inspection and handover

    Inspections of the shared areas are recorded and certificates handed over, so a board has something to keep and something to show leaseholders.

FAQ

Common questions

More on the general FAQ page.

How is property management charged?

It is quoted rather than taken from a standard tariff. We look at the property or the block, agree what the arrangement needs to cover, and put the basis of charge in writing before it starts. The consultation, the visit and the quote are free.

How quickly do repairs get dealt with?

It depends on the fault and on the current schedule. We would rather tell you what we can commit to than quote a response time we cannot hold. Our hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00.

Do you collect rent?

No. We do not collect rent, and we do not hold deposits or client money. Our invoices cover the work we have carried out, and nothing else passes through us.

Do you hold service charge money?

No. Service charge funds stay with the freeholder, the management company or its accountant. We invoice for the work we carry out and hold no client money.

Can you manage a portfolio rather than one property?

Yes. We keep the reporting per property, so you can see what each one has cost across the year.

Do you work for managing agents as well as landlords?

Yes. Where an agent already holds the client relationship, we act as the maintenance contractor behind it, with reporting suited to their own records. Quoted works still go in writing to whoever is instructing us.

Who arranges access with the tenant?

We do, directly, unless you would rather do it yourself. We only use occupier contact details to arrange the works.

Do you prepare service charge accounts?

No. We do not prepare accounts, issue demands or handle company filings. We look after the building fabric.

Tell us about the property. The visit and the quote are free.

Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00.