An agency with 3,000 units under management  is expanding its block management service.

And the firm – Boydens – is expanding from its existing Essex and Suffolk patch with its first clients in London. 

The nine-strong block management team is based at Boydens’ head office in Colchester and is responsible for managing blocks of flats and apartments on behalf of clients.

As well as traditional leasehold properties, Boydens’ also manages communal areas on estates made up primarily of freehold properties.

Boydens manages a number of converted historical buildings including mills, hotels, school buildings, malt houses, and a brewery. 

The company also manages many purpose-built modern blocks of flats ranging in size from six to 120 units, as well as exclusive private estates consisting of luxury houses and apartments.

The agency has also promoted Euan Shepherd to the role of assistant manager with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the firm’s block management services. 

He has been with Boydens for four years and has enjoyed a series of promotions, and comments: “We’re very busy with several new clients including our first in London, a prestigious development close to St Paul’s Cathedral.

“Developers, landlords, freeholders and Right to Manage companies like the fact that we can provide them with a full block management service.

“We have lots of further exciting opportunities in the pipeline, but the priority is to continue delivering the best possible service to our existing clients while taking on new ones.”

Boydens’ managing director, Philip Boyden, adds: “We have been providing clients with block management services for more than 30 years with clients in major centres including Colchester, Chelmsford, Felixstowe, Ipswich, Sudbury and elsewhere.

“More recently, we have started to gain clients in London, and we are keen to continue developing our regional footprint.”