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Property Management for Freeholders

GROUND RENT COLLECTION

We efficiently manage invoicing and collection of ground rents on your behalf, ensuring payments are handled smoothly and on time.

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LEGAL SERVICES

Our team has access to independent solicitors that can offer expert guidance on lease extensions, freehold sales negotiations, deeds of variation, and planning permissions, ensuring all processes comply with legal requirements.

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PROPERTY RECORDS AND COMPLIANCE

We maintain comprehensive, up-to-date property records and provide advice on adhering to lease terms and government legislation to ensure full compliance.

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At Red Brick Management, we understand the unique challenges faced by freeholders when managing their properties. As a professional freehold property management agent, we provide tailored services designed to ease the burden of day-to-day property management. 

Whether you are an individual freehold landlord or part of a freehold Residents Management Company (RMC), we are here to ensure your property is expertly cared for, allowing you to focus on other priorities.

Our team of experienced property managers can assist with all aspects of managing freehold properties, from handling complex legal requirements to maintaining shared facilities. With Red Brick Management, freeholders can rest assured their investments are in capable hands.

What is freehold property management?

Freehold property management involves overseeing and maintaining a property owned outright by a freeholder, often including common areas shared with leaseholders. This can include ensuring legal compliance, maintaining high standards of upkeep, and managing financial obligations such as ground rent collection.

For freeholders and RMCs, managing the complex demands of freehold properties is time-consuming and can often feel overwhelming, particularly when juggling competing responsibilities or dealing with disputes. Red Brick Management brings the expertise and experience needed to handle these responsibilities, ensuring every aspect of freehold property management is dealt with smoothly and professionally.

What services are involved in freehold property management?

Managing a freehold property requires careful attention to a variety of responsibilities, and freeholders often face challenges in balancing these with their other commitments. At Red Brick Management, we bridge this gap by offering a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the needs of freeholders:

  • Property management: Oversight of day-to-day operations, maintenance schedules, and ensuring the property is well-kept.
  • Financial management: Handling ground rent invoicing and collection, preparing budgets, and managing service charge accounts.
  • Facilities management: Coordinating the upkeep of communal areas, arranging repairs, and ensuring facilities are functioning optimally.
  • Compliance: Maintaining up-to-date property records and ensuring adherence to lease agreements and legal requirements.
  • Project management: Managing refurbishment projects, major repairs, and improvement works.
  • Insurance: Arranging comprehensive insurance policies tailored to the needs of freeholders.

Our team handles every detail, allowing freeholders to hand over their responsibilities, save time and hassle, and enjoy peace of mind knowing their property is expertly managed. Should it be needed, we can also offer advice on how to proceed with complex matters and ensure full compliance from all parties involved.

Benefits of working with a freehold property management company

Working with a professional freehold management agent like Red Brick Management brings numerous benefits to freeholders. Our expertise in compliance means legal obligations are always met, reducing the risk of disputes and fines while providing reassurance that everything is handled properly. By managing the time-consuming and often complex aspects of property management, we save freeholders time and effort, allowing them to focus on what matters most.

Our financial management is designed to make life easier for freeholders. With clear and precise reporting, efficient budget management, and complete transparency, we ensure the property’s finances are always in good order. This not only streamlines financial oversight but also strengthens the long-term financial health of the property.

We also prioritise proactive property maintenance, addressing issues before they escalate and helping to preserve and even enhance the property’s value over time. For RMCs, our dedicated support ensures communal areas and facilities are well-maintained, creating a consistently welcoming environment and a sense of pride among residents. With every detail taken care of, we make property management seamless and stress-free for freeholders.

Common problems faced by freeholders

Freehold landlords and RMCs often face a variety of challenges in managing their properties. One of the most common issues is the sheer time and effort required to handle the day-to-day tasks of property management. From ensuring maintenance schedules are followed to addressing tenant concerns, the workload can quickly become overwhelming.

Another frequent challenge is ensuring compliance with legally binding covenants contained within freehold leases. Disputes can arise if leaseholders fail to meet their obligations, and navigating these situations can be complex and stressful without the right expertise.

Additionally, staying updated on changes in property legislation and understanding how these may impact freeholders adds another layer of difficulty. Without professional guidance, freeholders risk falling behind on critical legal requirements or missing opportunities to optimise their property management processes.

By working with an experienced property management company, freeholders can resolve these challenges efficiently. Each of our property managers stay informed on the latest property regulations to keep your property fully compliant, ensuring all covenants are adhered to and offering expert advice on resolving any disputes when needed.

Why choose Red Brick Management?

Our highly skilled property managers at Red Brick Management are renowned for their exceptional service and tailored approach to property management. With over 40 years of combined experience and a portfolio of more than 250 properties, our dedicated team is equipped to manage properties of all types and sizes throughout the home counties.

With our head office in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, we deliver a professional yet approachable service that sets us apart from other freehold management companies. We pride ourselves on clear communication, proactive management, and a thorough understanding of the specific needs of freeholders and RMCs.

Choose Red Brick Management for a reliable partner who will protect your investment, ease your workload, and ensure your property is managed with care and expertise.

Contact our team to discuss your requirements and learn more about our freehold property management services.

Our Services

Management of contractors site visits and site inspections.

The primary function of our business is property management services. That is maintaining and enhancing the fabric, amenities and services of the developments forming our portfolio, according to client requirements, and in compliance with leasehold and other statutory provisions.

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Company year end accounts, Service Charge Accounts and Income and Expenditure accounts for clients.

Reports and communication about Service Charge that are simple and easy to understand.

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Arranging reactive and proactive maintenance and repairs on developments under our management.

The most visual aspect of property management is onsite maintenance such as cleaning, gardening, window cleaning as well as general repairs.

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Modern developments may have a range of Mechanical and Electrical and Safety Equipment installed.

Developments of all ages have a range of Mechanical and Electrical, and Safety and Monitoring Equipment installed.

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Advising on leasehold legislation and legal document such as leases and transfers.

Breaches of Lease and Transfer Covenants, can be a tedious task to resolve. Our Legal and Technical team can assist clients by providing clarification as to what can and cannot be done and advise on steps to resolve.

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Overseeing Major Works and Long Term Projects such as redecoration, upgrades and roof works.

From time to time it may be necessary for a client to undertake works over and above usual 'day-to-day' maintenance requirements, for instance perhaps in connection with periodic internal and/or external redecoration, or overhaul/replacement of lift installations.

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Arranging Insurance Cover for risks such as Block Building, Public Liability and Directors and Officers.

Ensuring clients have peace of mind that they are appropriately covered and advised in the case of unforeseen circumstances, and resultant claims are dealt with efficiently.

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Free Management Assessment

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What Clients Say...

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Just wanted to say a big thank you to all at Red Brick Management, not only have you been first class in understanding our needs you've also been a pleasure to work with.
We Directors sat and had a meeting about the development last night and the guys are extremely happy with how Red Brick are managing the development. In particular, the lowering of service charges and quick response times which were the two issues we had with our former managing agent!
Well done that is a great result and sets a precedent for any further monies that may be due. thank you very much indeed for a great job on our behalf.
We were unimpressed with our previous management company and decided to give Red Brick a trial period with strict targets to meet - relating to response times, costings, and general maintenance of the development of 238 apartments.
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We remind property owners and tenants about problems caused in leaving properties unheated in cold spells, especially empty properties.

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We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website that features the brand new “Residents Login” facility

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When selling a flat or house where you pay Service Charge to a Management Company your solicitors will need to provide additional information and documents to the buyer’s solicitors.

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