We manage retail units, offices and mixed-use buildings for private owners across London: collecting rent and service charges, running the lease diary, keeping the building compliant and handling maintenance. Fees are quoted on instruction.
What's included
- Rent and service charges: demands issued, payments chased and service charge accounts kept.
- Lease administration: rent reviews, break dates, renewals and expiries diarised, so nothing passes by unnoticed.
- Compliance: fire risk assessments, asbestos management, gas and electrical safety and EPCs.
- Maintenance: planned and reactive, with no mark-up on contractor invoices.
- Reporting: a clear statement covering income, arrears, costs and key dates.
Commercial compliance in brief
- Fire safety: the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment for commercial premises and the common parts of mixed-use buildings.
- Asbestos: the duty to manage asbestos applies to non-domestic buildings and common parts.
- Energy performance: commercial lets need a valid EPC, and the minimum energy efficiency standard generally requires a rating of E or better.
Mixed-use buildings
A shop with flats above is two kinds of property under one roof. The commercial lease, the residential tenancies and the building's common parts each come with their own rules. Because we manage residential lettings and HMOs as well, one manager can look after the whole building.