09/13/05

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT  

We manage all types of commercial and residential property and specialize in management of large blocks of flats & commercial and / or residential property portfolios.  our clients include private individuals, private companies & PLC's
 

Blocks of flats management is a specialty. We offer a service which can be tailored to the specific needs of the landlords, company directors or residents committee to fully manage administration, accounting, caretaking, security, cleaning, maintenance and repair programmes.
 

You may be aware that management of property can be time consuming and complex and for those reasons, many owners seek professional management agents for peace of mind.

In order to help you maintain and improve the value and income from your investment our client friendly approach backed up with the necessary expertise required of an effective managing agent, including property law, building construction knowledge and an efficient computerized system overseen by chartered surveyors, will help achieve the highest standards.

As a firm of chartered surveyors we are bound by strict codes of conduct and adhere to the residential management code, approved by the Secretary of State of England and Wales under terms of section 87 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

We list below our normal management duties:

·       ·       Preparation of demands, collection of rents and service charges. (All monies held in a separate client account).
·       Arranging for minor repairs up to an agreed limit.
·       Administration of building insurance.
·       Maintenance contracts, management and cleaning of communal areas.
·       Regular inspections of the property.
·       Dealing with routine enquiry's from tenants.
·       Collection of unpaid rents.
·       Maintenance of all records relating to the property and tenancies.
·       Providing regular detailed financial statements.
·       Forward planning to pre-empt rent reviews, lease renewals and rent registration.
·       Advising on management portfolio policy. -
·       Ensuring statutory and lease terms &e adhered to.
·       Representing the client in court and giving evidence in court covering rent recovery and also compliance with service charge arrangements and lease covenants.
·       Keeping clients informed of changes in legal requirements.
·       Regular checks on clients money held.
As a matter of good practice a written agreement is entered into on being instructed. All matters are dealt with from our office at Admirals House in the centre of the professional district of Southend-on-Sea.

     We manage for existing clients:

               Apartment blocks –collection of service charges and ground rents
               Blocks of Flats
               Houses
               Studios
               Bungalows
               Shops
               Offices
               Industrial
               Garages
               Parking spaces          

LOCAL AGENTS LEAD THE WAY IN NEW RENTAL SCHEME

The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) has recently been launched by the Empty Homes Agency, which will provide a high standard of service to both landlord and tenants. Wheeldon & Deacon Chartered Surveyors, a local surveyor is the first to join in this area.
It is expected that NALS will bring into use more than a quarter of a million homes which have been empty for a year or more in the UK.

Simon Deacon, a partner in Wheeldon & Deacon's Southend Office said he was a keen supporter of the objects of the scheme. Its codes of practice are forceful but user friendly. It is an entirely new initiative, which will change the market place.

NALS is a non profit making body and has been set up and has the backing of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers (ISVA). There is a strict code of practice including the following

· Meet the comprehensive set of agreed service standards which should be set out in writing with a clear statement of charges for their clients.

· Maintain professional indemnity insurance and client's money protection scheme.

· Maintain an internal complaints procedure which is open to clients and tenants.

At the launch of the scheme, Hilary Armstrong the Housing Minister quoted 'under this scheme owners can feel more confident about letting their property. I hope the guarantee that properties will be managed by professionals meeting strict criteria will lead to more homes being made available for private renting. Tenants will know that managing agents in this scheme will deliver good quality and well managed accommodation'.