Essential Services

Many private limited companies, such as resident management companies (RMCs) choose to have their appointed Managing Agent act as Company Secretary.

B-hive provide company secretarial services and can act as the Company Secretary. Our team are fully equipped to deal with all administrative duties, including submitting information to statutory authorities, filing the confirmation statement and company accounts, as well as managing the register of directors and shareholders.

In addition, we have in place a centralised communications team who ensure client details are kept up-to-date and managed in accordance with GDPR.

B-hive’s in-house insurance brokers, Alexander Bonhill (an independent body, regulated by the FCA), can arrange a comprehensive insurance package for all types of properties. Alexander Bonhill can help clients gain the maximum value from their property insurance by providing market-driven expertise, help and advice

The types of insurance covered include: Building, Public liability, Engineering, Directors and Offices.

Their expert team are well versed on unique issues such as a hard market and are fully equipped to ensure practical solutions are in place to help prevent unnecessary losses and accidents.

B-hive Property Solutions’ Health and Safety team are comprised of specialist inspectors whose training and experience is geared towards safety management in the residential block industry.

Each year B-hive’s Health and Safety team perform health, safety and fire risk assessments for thousands of properties and hundreds of asbestos inspections across the UK.

Our clients can rest assured that the managed property is in safe hands, as the services performed are in compliance with the latest fire and building government legislations.

B-hive Property Solutions’ Out-of-Hours service is a subscription only service, operating from 5.30pm – 9am on weekdays.

The service is operational 24/7 on weekends and bank holidays. Essentially, you can speak to an expert as and when you need.

Our team treat all incoming calls as emergencies and will speak to residents to collate information, assess the best course of action and deliver the outstanding customer service that is expected from us.

B-hive Property Solutions’ Surveying team specialise in servicing the block management sector on all manner of building surveying and valuation issues relating to both residential, mixed use and commercial properties. Regulated by RICS, the team can ensure that buildings are maintained, repaired and serviced in a legally compliant and cost-effective manner.

B-hive Property Solutions’ provide specialist surveying and professional services to clients across the UK.

B-hive’s Contractor Accreditation Scheme ensures all clients receive a reliable and highly professional service from the contractors that we appoint to work on a property.

Our contractors are vetted across different areas, including Insurance Cover, Company Information, VAT registration, Trade Memberships and Health & Safety compliance.

The scheme requires all contractors to complete a registration and accreditation application, allowing us to ensure all relevant background checks take place before appointed to carry out any work. The team carefully monitor services provided and ensure all legal documents are kept up to date.

Training is significantly important, and contributes towards your learning journey at B-hive Block Management Partners.

Our streamlined training & coaching is inclusive of, but not limited to:

• Winning new business from your existing contacts
• Processes and systems
• Latest industry updates
• Bespoke learning journey based on individual partner requirements
• An online self-serving ‘Training Hive’ portal, available 24/7. Comprising a library of recorded training sessions on a variety of topics pertinent to block management

B-hive’s Marketing team are responsible for the creation and execution of all marketing and branded elements representative of B-hive. Spanning from traditional to digital methods, the team are primed to manage the promotion and positioning of the brand. We create and deliver marketing materials for all our partners. The team are accountable for arming you with a collateral pack (digital and print), with your brand placed at the forefront across all promotional literature. Additionally, you will further receive a dedicated webpage, via the B-hive Partners website, that will solely promote your block and estate management business.