What is the Best Block Management Software?

Blockman

A good all-rounder, Blockman is an online property management software that allows you to manage all aspects of your residential property block in one place. It includes the following functionality:

• Block management
  Service charge and ground rent accounting and administration, bank account management, property management and reporting
• Supplier management
  Manage invoices and work orders for your contractors
• Unit owner portal
  An online area called MyBlockman for lessees & unit owners to securely view their service charge and ground rent accounts
• Block separation
  Run a separate set of accounts for each block under management

Pricing

Pricing is tiered based on the number of units, starting at £195 per month. Read more here.

Blocks Online

Cloud based block management platform that is well suited to Residential Managing Agents and Property Management Companies with a small or medium amount of blocks to manage. It includes all the key functionality you’d need such as:

• Block management
  Access for leaseholders to an online portal to view information about their property
• Leaseholder portal
  Manage invoices and work orders for your contractors
• Issue management
  A centralised issue management system for easy management of tickets and tasks
• Credit control
  View any outstanding payments and prioritise debts

Pricing

Pricing starts from £100 per month for the block management tool and increases depending on how much functionality you want to access. Read more here.

MRI Real Estate Software

MRI Real Estate Software is targeted towards large block management companies, with features such as ARMA/RICS guideline support built in and can serve both residential and commercial property management. It includes the following functionality:

• Block management
  Core property management system for service charge and ground rent administration, with more advanced features such as automated collections
• Leaseholder portal
  Resident and leaseholder portal enabling you to keep all parties up to date
• Accounting
  Fully integrated ledgers and accounting tools as well as built in direct debit functionality
• Reporting
  Comprehensive reporting suite and demand suite, allowing block managers to issue demands and statements in line with lease terms.

Pricing

Pricing is tailored dependant on requirements, but tends to be more expensive than Blockman or Blocks Online.

Propman

Propman is targeted the larger property management companies and block managers, similar to MRI, who are looking for a top of the range property management software in the UK. It includes the following functionality:

• Block management
  Automated service charge budgeting, reconciliation and reporting and maintenance management
• Portals
  Internal CRM to keep track of any communications with tenants and suppliers
• Client relationship management
  Fully integrated ledgers and accounting tools as well as built in direct debit functionality
• Integrations
  Propman integrates with a number of third-party apps including Salesforce, GoCardless and Fixflo.

Pricing

Pricing is tailored dependant on requirements, but tends to be more expensive than Blockman or Blocks Online.

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