The Last Word In Property Essential news for apartment owners Edward Ottley Make a new block manager part of your spring cleaning! 9 Are you ready to give your home a thorough spring clean? For apartment owners, your home extends to all the communal areas of your development which if badly managed has an affect on your lifestyle therefore, it is important that spring cleaning extends to appointing a new managing agent if required Home From Home is a local Ipswich based managing agent who offers a rigorous daily block management service and will proactively manage the service charge budget of your development so that apartment owners receive value for money. We employ local administrative and property management staff as well as our own cleaners and gardeners to make sure that your development will be kept in tip-top condition Home From Home makes a habit of employing local staff for all our developments. A benefit of this management style is that we are not restricted to a rigid system of scheduled monthly visits to a site but attend frequently for day to day operational management purposes- normally offering a weekly maintenance, cleaning and gardening service- as wel as site inspections and for unexpected issues. We operate at a level of staffing which allows us to comfortably take on large developments but enables us to avoid the layers of management and numerous departments which so often paralyses head-office based companies. We aim to make regular and unscheduled spot checks at a development to oversee activities and currently are usually on-site within 30 minutes when required. Home From Home is confident that our property management style is just what your spring cleaning requires to help create the perfect home. For information about how our block management service could benefit you, please cal us on 01473 858690 or email: homefromhome Home From Home Property Management Ltd 1 Pownall Road, Ipswich IP3 ODN t: 01473 858690 e: edward.ottley@hfhpropertymanagement.co.uk