Professional Block Management Services in Chester

Your property in our safe hands

Good Block Management demands technical knowledge, experience and the right attitude. It’s about making life better for residents through meticulous planning and responding to issues quickly. For landlords and investors, it’s about protecting and managing your asset.

We provide the full range of Block Management services for a variety of sites across Cheshire, North Wales, The Wirral, Shropshire and Worcestershire. We are consistently recommended for our quality service and friendly, proactive approach.

Our dedicated hands-on Block Management team work diligently behind the scenes to make sure that your block remains well maintained and is clean, safe and secure for residents. We conduct regular onsite inspections to ensure that the properties we manage are kept and maintained to a high standard.

Why choose Matthews as your Managing Agent?

We have a dedicated Block Management team of highly trained experts who are solely dedicated to the management and upkeep of your property
We are available 24/7 to handle any emergency, at any time
We are supported by a local network of contractors who help to resolve things quickly and efficiently.
We have in-depth understanding of the structure and meaning of leases and the Leasehold Reform Act
We add value for leaseholders by proactively identifying and resolving issues at an early stage
We have a highly efficient finance team who look after the client accounts, collecting service charges, managing any arrears and providing you with regular updates on the annual budget
Because we handle all aspects of sales and rentals, we have unique and unrivalled insight into leaseholder and landlord and tenant needs, to provide a coordinated approach to block management.

FREE Service Charge Benchmarking Service

We offer a free benchmarking service to compare your current service charges against similar sized blocks that we manage to give you an idea of likely savings we could make for you. Email blocks@matthewsofchester.com to find out more.

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What our customers say

“Matthew’s currently manage Albion Mews on behalf of the Leaseholders. Matthew’s has recently and very successfully project managed urgent repairs required at the building. The team have an excellent understanding of managing sites and I have always found Kevin and the Matthew’s team to be very professional and efficient, who swiftly deal with any problems that have arisen. No problem appears to be too big or small for them to address and resolve. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a proactive management company. Lee Cox, Director, Springcare Ltd”

Albion Mews, Chester

Block Management News

26^th November 2020

Energy Savings for Communal Areas with Smart LED Lighting Solutions

Energy costs can be a significant part of the annual service charge budget. The introduction of smart LED lighting systems is one way to reduce costs. Over the past 18 months, 5 developments within Matthews’ block management portfolio have undergone major lighting upgrades by converting to smart LED systems. The combined expenditure has been approximately…...

Posted in Block Management

25^th November 2020

7 practical ways to avoid mould and damp in your rental property

As the weather outside turns colder and and we turn up the dial of our heating thermostat, it can sometimes cause unwanted house visitors climbing the walls of our homes. We’re not talking about spiders; we’re talking mould and damp. Damp can be a real headache to treat, caused by factors such as condensation as…...

Posted in Block Management, Lettings

10^th December 2019

The benefits of a Proactive Maintenance Programme for managing apartment blocks

The management of purpose-built block of flats is quite a unique form of property management, requiring specialist skills and an in-depth knowledge of legislation not normally found within the average residential letting agency. As one of the leading block property managers across Chester, Cheshire, Shropshire and the Wirral, we know all too well the importance…...

Posted in Block Management

25^th October 2019

Finding the perfect block manager for your block or building

If you own an apartment, you will be aware that you are paying service charges to a block management company who look after the maintenance, general upkeep and insurance of the building. You may not realise how easy it is to change your block management company if you are dissatisfied with their service. Here we’ve…...

Posted in Block Management, General News

Why choose us as your managing agent?

We pride ourselves on our professional, efficient service. Our rapid growth through referral is testament to the quality of our proactive approach, which has seen us improve the financial performance, safety and quality of the blocks in our portfolio.