Block management in Liverpool

Temphis is an RICS-regulated block management company managing residential blocks in Liverpool and the wider Liverpool City Region for freeholders, Right to Manage (RTM) companies, resident management companies and developers. We already manage converted buildings in Liverpool city centre, and our North Wales office in Conwy supports our North West work. Full block management starts from £350 per flat per year plus VAT.

Where we take instructions in the Liverpool City Region

Liverpool city centre, the Georgian Quarter, the Baltic Triangle and the suburbs; Wirral including Birkenhead; Sefton including Southport and Bootle; St Helens; Knowsley; and Halton covering Runcorn and Widnes.

What comes up most in Liverpool

Period conversions and former commercial buildings. Liverpool has a large stock of Georgian and Victorian houses split into flats and former warehouses and offices turned residential. They tend to bring inherited compliance gaps: a fire strategy written for the old use, compartmentation that was never checked after conversion, and records that stop at the point of conversion.

City-centre high-rise. A higher-risk building is one of at least seven storeys or 18 metres with two or more residential units. For those buildings the duties sit with the accountable person, usually the freeholder or the RTM company, not the managing agent. Registration, a safety case report, occurrence reporting and a resident engagement strategy all follow.

Budgets that were never rebuilt. Many blocks have a service charge that has not been re-budgeted against what the building actually costs to run, and no reserve. Rebuilding the budget from the building up is usually the first task.

What it costs

Full block management starts from £350 per flat per year plus VAT, depending on the size and complexity of the building. Leaseholder charges are published on our fees page. Boards that want to do more themselves can look at Temphis Flex, from £100 per flat per year plus VAT.

Frequently asked questions

Do you manage blocks in Liverpool city centre?
Yes, including converted period buildings and former commercial buildings.

Can you take over a poorly managed building?
Yes. We start by establishing what the lease permits to be recovered, rebuilding the budget and closing the gaps in the compliance file.

Can you help a Liverpool RTM company?
Yes. See managing agent for RTM companies and small blocks and how Right to Manage works.

Speak to us about your building

Liverpool is part of our wider North West England coverage. Tell us where the building is and what is going wrong. Call 020 3150 2250, 01492 370090 for our Conwy office, or email info@temphis.com.