Residential Block Property Management is our core business and represents the foundations of the Merritt Estate Management. Merritt provides a comprehensive residential block management service to our clients.

Customer service is very much at the forefront of the company identity at Merritt. We also follow the ARMA and RICS regulations as the company strives to enhance our reputation for delivering the highest possible standards in professionalism and overall client care. Merritt can demonstrate value for money and an emphasis on quality through innovative management practices. We have developed a customised inspection application to improve efficiency as well as enhanced communication channels in an effort to improve dialogue between our residents and property management team.

Key features of the Merritt Block Management service:

• Experienced Property Managers
• Bespoke internal property management training programme.
• Quarterly financial reporting to Clients.
• Experienced out-of-hours emergency service.
• Unique Field Based Site Inspector.
• Barclays Banking Group branch status.
• Merritt will organise and attend Board and Resident meetings.

SURVEYING SERVICES

Merritt can provide comprehensive surveying services using our experienced, qualified surveyors.
Services include:

• Preparation of ‘Planned Maintenance Programmes’, providing essential guidance for long-term financial planning.
• Maintenance Surveying – specification of works and contract administration for major redecoration and repair projects.
• Building Surveying- Refurbishment projects, defects analysis, building pathology and condition surveys
We also undertake full administration duties and consultation with qualifying leaseholders as required under Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended) for qualifying works (i.e. works costing more than £250.00 per any one lessee).
In addition, we offer a comprehensive development service to clients who are considering developing part of their property. This work can range from the conversion of the basement in a block of flats to the redevelopment of an entire site. Services associated with this kind of work that we can offer include:
• Planning Co-ordinator services for clients requiring the appointment under the Health and Safety- CDM Regulations

• Party Wall Matters
• Planning and Building Regulation Applications.
• Project Management.
• Architectural Design Feasibilities for Development Opportunities.

Our surveying service is also available to individual lessees and we are happy to meet you on site to discuss your needs.

CORPORATE SERVICES

Merritt can offer a comprehensive service to fulfil the corporate requirements for your block.

• Merritt can act as Company Secretary and our offices can also be the Registered Office address for our
clients.
• Merritt is able to maintain the statutory records of a client and can arrange for all of the necessary statutory documentation such as annual returns, filing of accounts etc, to be dealt with.
• We can arrange ‘in-house’ transfer of memberships or shares when an individual property is sold. By arranging these services internally, the problems caused by third-party involvement in transfers are avoided.
• Our fees for this service are competitive and the majority of our clients instruct us to act for them in this capacity.

For more details on our products and services, please feel free to visit us at block management, corporate property management, right to manage, Estate maintenance, Block insurance