Our range of Property Management Services

PMS Managing Estates are registered with the ‘Property Ombudsman’
As part of our ARMA accreditation, we are registered with the Property Redress Scheme.  Should anything go wrong, you are entitled to redress through this scheme.  If you are with a Managing agent not registered with an Ombudsman scheme and something goes wrong,

We have our own Legal services team
PMS have two former practising conveyancing executives as part of our internal Legal Services Team. Whilst we don’t offer legal advice, we do offer guidance on Landlord and Tenant matters where other Agents would need to refer you solicitors, with the associated fee.

We have worked with the ‘big boys’ in the industry
PMS have provided management services on new-builds to Barratt, Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon, Crest Nicholson, Bovis Homes, and Redrow.  Locally based developers are our lifeblood, however, Essex-based regional developers like Knight Developments, Vaughan and Blyth, Harding Homes, Knighton Homes,

The PMS New Business  Team can transfer management of your block from another agent in as little as a week
We have a dedicated New Business Team who liaise with your outgoing agent to get management up and running as smoothly and swiftly as possible.

PMS actively exploit economies of scale for their clients
If we take over management of your block in an area that we already cover, we will give you the option of using contractors who may be able to offer economies of scale, thus reducing cost to you.

We are aware of our responsibilities to our community
PMS are conscious of their social responsibility; we are sponsors of several locally based schemes, including The Colchester Youth Awards and are proud sponsors of Alice Kinsella a Colchester born athlete who will be representing Team GB at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

PMS Managing Estates are always trying to save you money
PMS embarked on a joint venture with energy procurement firm, Argent, in 2016 and managed to save our clients £36,000 in the first year alone

Your service charge monies are protected
PMS have a specialist policy, provided by NFU Mutual, underwritten by RSA and fully endorsed by ARMA as part of their ARMA-INSURE scheme, that protects the funds we hold on your behalf. In addition to always holding your funds in a designated trust account,

PMS actively promote regulation of our industry
Our former chairman, Terry Sutton, organised a meeting with Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex, and Will Quince, MP for Colchester to urge them to support changes in the law to regulate the residential Block Management industry.  Read more.

PMS Specialise in property management and nothing else
We do not dilute our attention by dabbling in Estate Agency or property lettings. PMS operates our business in two distinct entities in an effort to streamline our property management services to customers.  PMS Managing Estates Limited is the Property Management arm of the business,

The PMS Group of Companies was originally called Property Management Services (Colchester) Limited when it was incorporated in 1987 – we changed the name of the Company in December 2001 as our portfolio was expanding at such a rapid rate to areas outside Colchester into Essex, Suffolk and beyond.