Your block is already managed. You just need the admin handled.
Modbury Remote takes the entire financial and admin burden off your plate - service charge budgets, billing, collections, reporting, compliance tracking - for a fraction of full management cost. Zero operational interference. Full control stays with you.
“The admin just works now. I have my evenings back.”
S. Chapman, RMC Director, East London
✓ RICS Regulated✓ Client money protected✓ UK wide
Admin fully handled
Budgets, billing, accounts and compliance — off your plate
Your control intact
Operations, contractors and decisions stay entirely with you
Proposal in 2 days
Fixed fee, tailored to your block. No obligation, no hard sell
From £895 / year
One fixed annual fee. RICS regulated, UK wide
Part of Modbury Estates Ltd
Regulated by RICS
Client money protection
Defined scope agreement
UK wide coverage
Does this sound familiar?
You're organised. Your block runs fine. But the admin is eating your time.
RMC directors and freeholders managing residential blocks face the same recurring problems. You did not sign up to become a part-time property administrator.
Problem 01
You're chasing service charge demands at midnight
Spreadsheets, manual calculations, reminder emails you wrote yourself. This is administration. It should be handled by someone else.
Problem 02
You're paying a full agent for 20% of their service
Full management fees cover inspections, contractor management, emergency response. If you're not using those, you are overpaying every single month.
Problem 03
You're not sure if compliance deadlines are covered
Section 20 obligations, insurance renewals, annual account filings - the list is long and the penalties for missing them are real.
Problem 04
Your financial reporting is informal or inconsistent
Leaseholders deserve proper accounts. Without clear reporting, disputes escalate and trust breaks down. A professional paper trail matters.
Problem 05
You don't want to hand over operational control
You know your contractors. You manage your building well. You just don't want to spend your evenings doing admin. That is a reasonable position.
Problem 06
Every managing agent wants to take over everything
The market offers full management or nothing. There has been no clean middle option - until now. You can have the admin handled without giving up control.
Every deadline met. Every account reconciled. All information visible - without fail.
Modbury Remote's operator is purpose-built for leasehold financial administration. Every service charge budget, compliance calendar, arrears process, and year-end accounts pack prepared for your accountant - every period, to the same professional standard.
This is not a general assistant. Not a rotating team. Not a call centre. It is a dedicated administration capability with deep expertise in leasehold management, RICS-regulated accountability, and one focus: keeping your block's back office running correctly.
✓ Deep leasehold administration expertise
✓ RICS regulated firm - full accountability
✓ Consistent output - same standard every period
✓ UK wide - no geography limits, fully remote
MR
The Operator
Modbury Remote · Leasehold Administration
The clearest brief in property administration
You know exactly what you're getting.
And exactly what you're not. No ambiguity, no scope creep, no surprise charges. Below is a precise written breakdown of what changes when you work with Modbury Remote - and what stays entirely with you.
✓ We handle
✓ Service charge budgeting and demand notices
✓ Billing, collections, and arrears management
✓ Financial reporting and accounts preparation for your accountant
✓ Reserve fund management and reconciliation
✓ Records, correspondence, and documentation
✓ Insurance procurement and renewal admin
✓ Compliance tracking and deadline monitoring
✓ Company secretarial (where applicable)
✓ Utility supply procurement and rate management
✓ Service contract administration
× We do not handle
× Site inspections or physical visits
× Contractor procurement or management
× Maintenance coordination or oversight
× Emergency response of any kind
× Compliance delivery or execution
× Leaseholder dispute resolution
× Major works project management (available separately)
Already with a managing agent? We handle the full transition.
Switching from a full managing agent is straightforward. We manage the entire handover - records transfer, client money migration, and ongoing administration - so there is no gap in service and no disruption to your leaseholders. If your current agent handles more than you need, unbundling is easier than you think.
Every service below is included in your annual fee. Nothing is optional. Nothing is hidden. This is the complete admin function for your block.
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Service charge budgeting
Annual budget preparation, demand notices, and expenditure tracking - in full compliance with your lease terms.
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Billing and collections
Service charge demands, arrears letters, formal notices, and collections management. Consistent process, prompt escalation.
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Financial reporting
Quarterly financial summaries, fully reconciled year-end accounts pack prepared for your accountant, and reserve fund statements - delivered every period without chasing.
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Reserve fund management
Fund accounting, long-term planning support, and full reconciliation. Your reserves tracked and reported accurately.
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Records and administration
Leaseholder register, correspondence archive, company filings, and document management. A complete administrative record.
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Insurance administration
Buildings insurance procurement, renewal coordination, and certificate management. We handle the admin; you retain the relationship.
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Compliance tracking
Statutory deadlines, renewal dates, and reporting obligations monitored and flagged. We track and alert - execution remains with you.
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Company secretarial
Where applicable - Companies House filings, director correspondence, and registered office services for RMC structures.
All services are delivered remotely. No site visits, no operational involvement. Your building continues to run as it does now - we handle the back office.
Also available - quoted and billed separately
Major works administration and project management
Section 20 consultation notices, contractor tender documentation, leaseholder communication, and works account management. For blocks that want full project oversight, our in-house surveyors can inspect, specify, and manage the entire tender and delivery process - from initial scope through to completion and final account.
Quoted per project
Sales pack completion (LPE1 / FME1)
Full completion of leasehold property enquiry forms on behalf of selling leaseholders. We compile the full pack - service charge history, insurance details, reserve fund position, compliance records - accurately and promptly. Charged directly to the selling leaseholder, not the service charge.
Directors who wanted admin handled. Not handed over.
Organised RMCs who were overpaying for full management - or doing it themselves. Here is what changed.
★★★★★
"We had been with a full managing agent for four years and were using maybe 15% of what they offered. Switching to Modbury Remote meant we kept full control of our contractors and stopped paying for services we did not need. The admin just works now - budgets go out on time, accounts are clean, and I have my evenings back."
SC
S. Chapman
RMC Director, 8-unit block, East London
★★★★★
"As a freeholder managing a small block, the service charge admin was taking hours each month and the accounts were always a mess by year end. Modbury Remote took everything off my plate - demands, reporting, compliance tracking, the lot - and I did not have to give up any control over how the building is run. Worth every penny."
JM
J. Morris
Freeholder, 14-unit block, Essex
★★★★★
"The clarity of the scope is what convinced us. We knew exactly what we were getting and what we were not. No ambiguity, no scope creep, no surprise charges. After 18 months the block's finances are properly in order, leaseholders have professional accounts, and the compliance calendar is actually being managed. It does what it says."
PT
P. Thornton
RMC Director, 11-unit block, North London
Suitability
This is built for a specific type of client.
We are deliberately selective. A narrow fit means a better service. We would rather tell you upfront than take on blocks we cannot serve well.
✓ Good fit
✓ RMC director or freeholder who is operationally organised - contractors and maintenance are handled
✓ Wants the admin burden lifted without losing operational control
✓ Tired of paying for full management services you do not use
✓ Currently doing admin yourself and it is eating your time
✓ Switching from a full managing agent and want to unbundle
✓ Values clear scope, fixed pricing, and professional financial reporting
× Poor fit
× Needs an agent to manage contractors, maintenance, or day-to-day operations
× Requires emergency response or reactive cover from the managing agent
× Wants everything handled by one party - full management model
× Block has not yet set up its own operational arrangements
× Primarily driven by finding the lowest possible cost
× Needs on-site staff or caretaker management from the agent
Pricing
One fee. Everything included. No percentage of anything.
We publish our pricing signal upfront - because the right clients expect transparency and the wrong ones are filtered by it.
Annual fee
from£895/ year
Starting fee for smaller qualifying blocks. Priced per unit for larger blocks - typically around £100-£125 per unit per year. Exact fee confirmed in your tailored proposal.
✓ Service charge budgeting and demands
✓ Billing, collections, and arrears management
✓ Quarterly reporting and year-end accounts pack for your accountant
If we assess your enquiry and you are not a fit, we will tell you clearly and point you in a better direction. We do not take on clients we cannot serve well. That is the commitment.
What happens after you enquire?
We review your block details and respond within 2 business days with an honest suitability assessment. If you're a fit, we'll provide a tailored fee proposal. If you're not, we'll tell you why.
Who regulates this?
Modbury Remote is a service of Modbury Estates Ltd, which is regulated by RICS. Client funds are held in protected designated accounts with full transparency and accountability.
Objections answered
The questions every serious enquiry asks.
We would rather you have the answers now than second-guess later.
A full managing agent handles everything: admin, operations, maintenance, inspections, emergencies. You pay for the full bundle and share control of your building. Modbury Remote handles only the financial and administrative layer. You pay for that layer only and retain full operational control. It is a deliberate separation - not a stripped-down version of full management.
Operational functions require different infrastructure, insurance, and day-to-day involvement. Separating the admin layer means we deliver it at a quality and cost that bundled management cannot match. The model only works if the scope is clean and both sides know exactly where the line sits.
Emergency response is outside our scope and we are transparent about that from the start. This service is designed for blocks that already have operational arrangements in place - a trusted contractor, a resident director who handles reactive issues, or similar. If your block does not have that, we are not the right fit and we will tell you before you sign anything.
Yes - and we manage the entire transition for you. We handle records transfer, client money migration, and the handover from your existing agent. If your current agent provides full management and you want to unbundle the admin from the operational side, that is exactly the kind of transition we are set up for. We will outline the full process as part of your proposal.
We maintain a compliance schedule for your block - insurance renewals, statutory deadlines, Section 20 obligations, company filings. We monitor, alert, and document. Arranging and executing the items remains with the responsible party. The value is that nothing falls through the cracks administratively - which, in our experience, is where most problems start.
Service agreements are structured annually, aligned to the service charge year. We do not offer month-to-month arrangements - the admin function requires continuity to be effective. Terms and notice periods are set out clearly in the service agreement before you commit to anything.
Yes. Modbury Remote operates UK wide. Because the service is delivered entirely remotely - no site visits, no physical presence required - geography is not a constraint. Whether your block is in London, the Midlands, the North, or anywhere else in the UK, the service is the same.
We will tell you - before you spend any more time on this. The qualification process is designed to surface that quickly. If your block needs contractor management, emergency response, or full management, we will be honest and, where possible, point you toward Modbury Estates Ltd or a more suitable provider.
Suitability check
Check if your block qualifies.
A few questions. Under 2 minutes. We will tell you honestly whether Modbury Remote is right for your block before you invest any more time.
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Your block
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Your setup
3
Result
Tell us about your block
Basic details to assess fit.
United Kingdom (any location)
Outside the United Kingdom
Small block (under 20 units)
Medium block (20 to 50 units)
Larger block (50+ units)
Resident Management Company (RMC)
Freeholder or freeholder-owned company
Other / not sure
Your operational setup
This determines whether Modbury Remote is compatible with how your block currently works.
No - we manage our own contractors
Partially - some things we handle, some we need help with
Yes - we need full contractor and maintenance management
No - we have that covered
Yes - this is important to us
To handle admin and financial management
Switching from an existing managing agent
To take over day-to-day building operations
Full management - everything handled
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Likely suitable
Based on your answers, Modbury Remote looks like a strong match for your block. The next step is a full enquiry so we can review the detail and send you a proposal.
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Borderline fit
Your block may work, but there are aspects of your setup that sit outside our typical scope. We would still welcome an enquiry - but want to be transparent that the answer might be no.
×
Poor fit
Based on your answers, Modbury Remote is unlikely to meet your needs. We do not include operational management or emergency response.
If you need full management, Modbury Estates Ltd may be able to help through a different model. We would rather be honest now than waste your time.
Full enquiry
We will review your details and respond within 2 business days with an honest assessment and, where appropriate, a fee proposal.
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Enquiry received
We will review your details and respond within 2 business days with a suitability assessment and - if you are a fit - a fee proposal.
For urgent enquiries, email directly: alex@modburyremote.co.uk
Ready to get started
Stop doing admin. Start running your building.
If you are operationally organised and want the financial and admin layer handled correctly - without losing control of your block - this is exactly what Modbury Remote was built for.
No hard sell. If we're not a good fit, we'll tell you and point you in the right direction.
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Last updated: April 2026
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