Mary-Anne Bowring 02/09/2020
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What is Block Management?
Since people began to live in cities space has always been an issue. In modern times, spatial pressures have increased exponentially, leading to increased inner city house prices, and more seriously, an increase in related problems such as homelessness.
A less sinister by-product of these spatial pressures is a rising trend in apartment living. More and more of us are buying or renting in blocks of flats, not just for their relative affordability, but also for lots of other reasons, such as security and the heightened sense of community. But what is servicechargesorted.co.uk/blogs/what-are-duties-under-right-to-manage'>block management? Unlike traditional homes, where a householder can comfortably manage the day to day running of the home, in a block there are lots of issues that can only, realistically, be effectively managed by a servicechargesorted.co.uk/blogs/what-are-duties-under-right-to-manage'>block management company.
For instance, a servicechargesorted.co.uk/blogs/what-are-duties-under-right-to-manage'>block management company will ensure that everybody pays their service charge (i.e. the charge levied on residents for the day to day running off the block.)
Often, in such close proximity, neighbours will raise disputes with one another and a flat management company can help both parties to reach agreement, resolve breaches of the lease, etc.
In fact, whilst servicechargesorted.co.uk/blogs/what-are-duties-under-right-to-manage'>block management companies will charge a fee to manage your block, they can also help you to save, and you may find that they can offer cheap buildings insurance.
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