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Trusted Estate Management Services in the UK

Glide can and do manage all aspects of your estate, including private roads and parks. Our team has experts who have an unparalleled understanding of the legislation associated with residential property, which means you don't have to. You can be safe knowing we'll ensure your space is managed efficiently.

We approach all of our management plans on individual needs, which means you only pay for what you need. Creating a financial model for the future means no unexpected costs for any asset replacement and cyclical refurbishment.

These are some of the elements your management plan might contain:

  • Regular site visits by our local team
  • Preparing budgets and long-term financial plans
  • Collection and management of funds
  • Supervision of maintenance contracts
  • Arrangement of repairs and building works
  • Preparing life cycle maintenance plans, e.g. road replacement
  • Arranging insurance, including handling claims
  • Project management
  • Positive communication with all stakeholders
  • Arranging and attending Committee or General Meetings
  • Company Secretarial Services
  • Maintaining and preparing Accounts
  • Preparing client reports

Private roads

Private roads are classified under both Freehold and Private Roadway legislation, and both have nuances which need to be managed skillfully, which is where we come in. We'll work with you to ensure your management plan is tailored to include everything you need.

Developing and implementing best practice guidelines is one of the most essential parts of any management plan. These sets of guidelines are integral to any new building development. In addition, the relationship between residents and developers is crucial to the long-term success of the space. This is why we consistently implement a code of conduct and help ensure the communication between both is positive; it makes for a happy, stress-free co-existence.

If your space has been in situ for a while, we may need to consider various maintenance projects, such as major road refurbishments, access control upgrades or tree and verge maintenance. Glide can undertake regular inspections to ensure all of these are managed proactively to minimise any risk to those who live there.

Quick Answers

Residential estate management involves overseeing the maintenance and operation of communal areas within housing developments. An estate management company is responsible for managing shared spaces such as roads, landscaping, lighting and open spaces to ensure the development remains safe, attractive and well-maintained.

An estate management company manages the shared infrastructure and communal facilities within a residential development. This can include organising grounds maintenance, managing communal repairs, ensuring health and safety compliance and overseeing the services required to maintain the estate.

An estate management company manages the shared infrastructure and communal facilities within a residential development. This can include organising grounds maintenance, managing communal repairs, ensuring health and safety compliance and overseeing the services required to maintain the estate.

Estate management charges are payments made by homeowners to cover the cost of maintaining shared areas within a development. These charges may fund services such as landscaping, lighting, cleaning and maintenance of private roads and upkeep of communal spaces.

Estate management focuses on maintaining the external communal areas within housing development, such as roads, green spaces and infrastructure. Block management, by contrast, relates specifically to the management of apartment buildings and shared internal spaces.

Professional estate management services help ensure residential developments remain well maintained, safe and attractive for residents. Effective management also helps protect the long-term value of properties within the development.