Commercial Block Management Cardiff

With our in-depth knowledge and professional, proactive, personal approach to property management, Cooke & Arkwright is best placed to maximise the value of your residential property assets.

Why choose Cooke & Arkwright Block Management

• Our Director-led, proactive approach to block management guarantees you a personal service that is cost effective for you;
• We have the flexibility to tailor our service to meet your specific requirements, adapting our team and approach to provide you with the best results;
• Offering a service personal to you our local team will ensure that your development is managed to the highest standards;
• We have extensive knowledge of the local area and our in-house Building Surveyors can assist with building maintenance and projects where required.

How we can help you

Our block management service includes the following:

• Carrying out regular inspections of your development;
• Administering service charges;
• Compiling revenue and capital budgets and controlling associated expenditure;
• Proactive approach to the recovery of service charges and ground rent;
• Managing and controlling Health and Safety risks including fire risk, asbestos and legionella utilising external consultants where required;
• Arranging, management and monitoring day to day repairs and maintenance to the building fabric, common areas and external hard and cultivated areas in accordance with the leases;
• Arranging, managing and monitoring repairs and maintenance to services and facilities including access control systems, fire detection, asbestos, alarm systems, CCTV and security, lifts, heating systems and water storage tanks and pumps to ensure quality of service and value for money;
• Preparation of long and short term PPM schedules;
• Ensuring compliance with lease obligations and legislation such as Section 20 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985;
• Providing professional landlord and tenant advice on matters such as Right to Manage, Lease extensions and variations;
• Arranging major/capital works through competitive tendering and managing and monitoring their progress through to satisfactory completion;
• Assisting with Company Secretarial matters including filing company accounts and maintaining Director and Secretary records at Companies House;
• Robust financial management and accurate reporting utilising specialist Property Management software, Propman;
• Dealing with replies to pre-contract enquires.

Examples of our work

Some of our recent projects include:

• Castle Court, Cardiff: managing agents of a residential apartment block of 148 flats

• Talygarn Manor & Country Park, Pontyclun: managing agents of a Grade 2 listed building converted into 25 apartments with 61 adjacent new build houses and apartments

• Admirals Landing, Cardiff: managing agents of a residential apartment block of 105 flats and 14 commercial units