Transparent service charge accounting
Budgets shared well in advance, full disclosure on how every pound is calculated and spent, and accounts that reconcile to the penny.
Block management · South London
Block management
in Southwark.
Gena Property Management looks after warehouse conversions and new developments from Bermondsey to Dulwich and Peckham. We give freeholders, RTM and management companies in Southwark a managing agent that’s transparent about money and quick to respond.
Why Gena in Southwark
Local management, run to a proper standard.
Southwark is unusually mixed — warehouse and wharf conversions along the river in SE1, Georgian terraces around Camberwell and Peckham, and a good deal of newer development in between. The recurring issue in the converted commercial stock is apportionment: where a building has retail or office space at ground level, the split between commercial and residential contributions is often set once at conversion and never looked at again. That is worth settling while it is still a line in a budget, not once a major works bill has made it worth arguing about.
Good block management in Southwark isn’t complicated — it’s attention to detail, done consistently. Budgets shared in advance, itemised statements, maintenance that keeps on top of problems, and year-end accounts that reconcile exactly.
Residents in Southwark get the Gena Online portal and Gena Go app to pay, report and ask — while directors and freeholders get accounts they can actually follow.
How we manage your blockIn Southwark
Blocks we look after here.
A few of the buildings in our care in Southwark. We don’t name client blocks publicly — each is captioned by area only.
What’s included
Full-service management for Southwark buildings.
Repairs & planned maintenance
A proactive maintenance programme and a vetted contractor network, so communal areas stay well kept and problems are fixed before they grow.
Building safety & compliance
Fire risk assessments, electrical and lift inspections, asbestos and more — tracked, scheduled and evidenced so your building stays compliant.
Insurance & communal claims
Buildings cover placed and reviewed every year, and claims on the communal parts run end to end so directors are not left chasing loss adjusters.
Freeholder, RTM & RMC support
We partner with freeholders, Right to Manage and Residents’ Management Companies — including company secretarial duties and director support.
Resident communication
We take communication seriously. Report a problem from your phone and it reaches the whole team at once — not one manager’s inbox — so it is picked up in minutes and you can watch it move.
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Questions
Block management in Southwark — your questions
Do you manage residential blocks in Southwark?
Yes — Southwark is within our coverage across Greater London and the M25. We manage freehold blocks, Right to Manage and residents’ management companies in and around Southwark.
How much does block management cost in Southwark?
Our fees are per unit, per year, plus VAT — Gena One (app-only) at £250, Gena Advantage at £350 and Gena Elite at £450 — with a one-off set-up fee of £125 + VAT per unit. Which level suits a building depends on how much of the day-to-day the directors want to keep. Tell us about your block in Southwark and we’ll put together a clear, no-obligation proposal.
Can we switch our Southwark block to Gena?
Yes. We manage the handover from your current agent for you — funds, records, contracts and compliance documents — so the move is clean and you’re not left chasing paperwork.
Let’s talk
Managing a block in Southwark?
Tell us about your building and we’ll show you what transparent, responsive management looks like — with no obligation.