Sales and Letting Agents

Yes! We provide you with an initial comprehensive training programme which is then supplemented by ongoing learning and development through our learning portal.

Becoming a B-hive Partner has a very low entry cost – let us talk you through it here (click to contact form).

Full training will be provided by B-hive Partners, plus you will receive support from your BDM (Business Development Manager) and PRM (Property Relationship Manager).

Because we are joint managing agents it is not compulsory for partners to have their own separate accreditations. However, we do actively support and encourage those partners who wish to obtain accreditations to do so.

This will depend on the size and complexity of your portfolio. For smaller portfolios where all client finance is handled by B-hive it is not necessary to need a Property Manager at the outset.

Yes, client relationship is the partner’s responsibility for all blocks managed under your brand.

There is no definitive answer to this as management fees vary widely dependent on factors such as location. With our assistance we will help you carry out a competitor analysis which will enable you to set your management fees.

All client monies are held in accordance with the RICS code and placed in ‘Trust’ accounts.

We provide you with software and a client portal, branded with your brand and paid for on a pay as go/per unit basis. The software is mobile friendly and makes site visits very time efficient.

As joint managing agents we are “in it together”. We provide all the specialist knowledge, departments, and suppliers to operate compliantly.

All sales or letting valuations you go on, if you ask the right questions, you will gather the information to start opening doors. Similarly, as a local operator you will already have the details to hand to start building your “Block” database to market too. You probably already know some Directors!

This is not a “transactional” business like sales, it is more similar to lettings but is even more recession proof. Most of what a Block Manager does has to keep being done regardless of the wider economy.

From the date of receiving an instruction to manage a block, the usual lead in time is roughly 3 months.

Our model derives the greatest benefits for all parties if all services are embraced, however we recognise the client has the final say on these decisions.

Our Partner licence agreement lasts for 3 years.

We can enable you to safely and compliantly run your own block management business. Without our support, you will need to sort your own software, handle all client monies in line with RICS Service Charge rules, plus source all your own professionals for legislative requirements – there’s plenty more too!

We will develop solutions to any future legislative changes and train you accordingly.

We provide full training from start to finish and have online training tools available for you to help yourself to. The training is continuous and we keep you abreast of any legislative or market changes relevant to you.

You use your brand, not ours, you are just “powered by B-hive”

Yes! One of the huge benefits of adding block management to your service offering is the opportunity to cross sell all of your products and build a relationship with a much wider audience/client base.

If you are doing sales and lettings now, then you already have all of the people skills! You just need some knowledge about different legislation and processes relating to block management, so much of which is similar to Lettings.