Estate Manager

Freehold Service Charges?

You’ve bought a beautiful newly built house on a great estate, and now you’ve moved in, the bills start to arrive. To your shock, an invoice for Service Charges lands through your letterbox. What’s this? You own your house! The council fixes the lights and sweeps the road, cuts the grass and collects the rubbish […]

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Commercial Property Management

Michael Parkes Surveyors acts on behalf of individuals, trusts, pension funds and corporate occupiers and investors.  We have a diverse portfolio including residential and commercial properties throughout Kent and South East London. Our services are based on the RICS code of practice; Service Charges in Commercial Property. We are flexible in our services, if you

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Appointing the right Manager

Leaseholders dissatisfied with the management of their block or development will often turn to their rights under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 to exercise the right to manage, or where appropriate to a collective enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 to buy their freehold. There are very strict

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Block Management

Michael Parkes Surveyors acts on behalf of individuals, trusts, pension funds and corporate occupiers and investors. We have a diverse  portfolio including residential and commercial properties throughout Kent and South East London. Block Management Block management is the management of a block of flats and includes managing the day to day maintenance and repair of

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