Block Management

Leasehold Management is a complicated area with everything governed by the lease, the law or by regulation. If you would like any further information about what we do please do not hesitate to contact us.

As a lease holder you have to pay your flats share of the costs of maintaining the block; the Service charge is your share of the costs in running the building.

SERVICE CHARGE

Depending on your building the service charge could cover:

· Heating, lighting and cleaning in shared areas and stairways

· Health and safety checks

· Centrally supplied heating, electric and water systems

· Communal TV aerial maintenance

· Fire safety equipment

· Laundry facilities / rotary lines

· Door entry systems

· Day to day repairs

· Lift maintenance

· Maintenance of shared gardens or communal open spaces around your home

· Window cleaning

· Maintenance of boundary walls and fences

· Buildings insurance

· Management costs

OUR RESPONSBILITIES AT KBM MANAGEMENT

We have a duty to:

· Keep in repair the structure, exterior and common parts of the building, including

drains and external pipes.

· Keep the building insured to the full cost of reinstatement

· Manage your block or estate in a proper and reasonable manner

· Advise leaseholders of interim service charge to pay

· Consult leaseholders before carrying out expensive works to the building

· Comply with FSA regulations

Each year we estimate the cost of the services that will be provided for each block of flats for the next financial year and charge a share of this cost to the leaseholders through the service charge.

AS A LEASEHOLDER:

Your responsibilities mainly concern the inside of your flat and include:

· Fittings such as kitchen units and sinks

· Floorboards

· Internal walls

· Plaster or other surface material on interior walls and ceilings

· Internal doors and door frames

· Toilets, baths and sinks

· Radiators, cisterns, tanks, boilers and pipes within the flat

· Gas, water and electric installations within the flat

· Fixtures and fittings and internal decorations

· Responsibility for any leaks or burst pipes, including damage caused

to other property as a consequence.

YOU ALSO HAVE A DUTY TO:

· Pay ground rent, the service charge and major works costs

· Not to make structural alterations or additions to the property

· To advise us of any transfer of lease, mortgage or sub-let

· To keep the flat in good repair

· To observe all the terms and regulations set out in your lease

Not to do anything which may be a nuisance to residents or cause damage

to any part of the building.

At KBM MANAGEMENT our main aim is to help your block run efficiently and effectively. We are readily available to help with any queries you have regarding your block.

We will contact you before beginning any major maintenance repairs for which you have to pay a share. We will obtain quotes from several different contractors for the leaseholders to choose from. Any leaseholder can also name a contractor who they wish us to obtain a quote from.

If there were an emergency outside normal working hours that requires urgent attention to avoid danger or serious damage to the building or to ensure the health and safety of the residents then we do have a contact number available.