Block Management requires a plethora of skills that beginners to the industry may not immediately envision. In their day to day role, block managers could expect to be in charge of maintenance, resident relationships, organisation and [...]

Utilising the best property management software can be a lifeline for residential block management companies. For a start it can make mundane, time consuming tasks redundant by automating them, and it can make other tasks, [...]

Many people wouldn’t think it, but a large part of the success of residential property management is mostly down to the ability to build good, productive relationships. On a day to day basis, block managers will [...]

In the United Kingdom, a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to domestic housing. Thankfully today there is a renewed focus on saving the planet through making environmentally friendly changes and using sustainable [...]

The birds are singing, the daffodils are blooming, and there are Creme Eggs in the shops. It can only mean one thing: Spring has finally sprung in the UK. For a majority of people, the [...]

In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed almost every industry beyond belief. Workforces around the world adapted to new, remote ways of working and the residential block management industry was no exception. Due to these [...]

AppFolio, a property management software company, recently carried out a survey of 1,000 property owners and managers to investigate what short and long-term changes they were making to stay afloat whilst keeping their staff and [...]

As the winter draws in, particularly cold spells of weather, as well as potential floods, gales and storms can all cause damage to properties. Due to their height, blocks of flats are much more likely [...]

When block management companies take over the management of blocks and the properties within them, it is imperative that the assigned block managers follow the relevant block management legislation. At Scanlans Property Management, all of [...]