Block Management

Chaneys Chartered Surveyors provides residential block management, leasehold management and service charge management to developments throughout Reading and the Thames Valley area. We work with Management Companies, Residents Associations and Freeholders to provide a professional management service ensuring block developments are well maintained and efficiently run.

Our block management services cover all areas such as finance management, insurance, repairs and maintenance. See below for more on our block management services.

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Financial Security

Your money is:

Underwritten by the RICS Clients Money Protection Scheme
Held in an individual interest-bearing client account
Reconciled in accordance with RICS regulations
Verified annually by an external accountant

Block Financial Management

As a freeholder/director you benefit from:

Annual budget consultation
Systematic debt collection
Prompt money judgments via County Court action

Block Repairs and Maintenance

As a freeholder/director you benefit from:

Regular documented site visits
Immediate action on reported repairs
Quality controlled ‘Job’ order system for contractors
Structured reserves fund plan

Competitive Insurance

As a freeholder/director you benefit from:

Competitive rates through our retained Insurance Broker
Regular Insurance re-valuations

Company Secretarial Service

As many of our leaseholder clients own shares in the freehold of their estate, or are the controlling management company, we offer a complete Company Secretarial Service, we will:

Issue formal notice agendas for board meetings as per the directors' instructions
Call Annual General Meetings, distribute formal notice and be in attendance
Maintain minute books
Prepare and file company returns
Maintain the seal register (audit trail for share/membership certificates)
Process stock transfer forms and issue share certificates.
Maintain the statutory books, including:
Share Ledger / Members Register
Register of Allotments
Register officers (Directors and Secretary)
Register of Transfers
Directors and General Minutes
Accounts and Annual Returns