Property and Facilities Management
Traditionally, it is the industry practice to persuade the Owners Corporation to contract out the building management service to a property management company for a fixed term and at a fixed manager remuneration. Upon received the contract, the property management company will, in accordance with the need, either hire or sub-contract labours to provide the necessary building services. We consider this arrangement only suitable to building or development which has a much diversified ownership or has a mixed usage with conflicting management needs such as commercial mall with residential units. To building which has a high concentration of ownership and a single use, the above building management scenario is not an appropriate approach.
Based on our working experience in Vancouver of Canada and in Hong Kong, the best building management model of a highly concentrated ownership building is to have the Owners Corporation directly involve in the daily management works with the professional advice and assistance given from an appointed building manager. By employing this model, the Owners Corporation through its direct employed on-site management staff and sub-contractors to implement the up-to-date building management procedures to protect its member interests in the building. The advantages of this model are: a) reducing the confusion of the on-site management staff with regard to the problem of reporting line and, b) simplifying unnecessary documentation and saving resources for the preparation of circulars, meetings and management procedures. In fact, the Owners Corporation will have absolute control on the monetary policies of the management fund and the neediness of planned and unplanned maintenance programs.
LCH is one of the general practice surveyors firms in Hong Kong and Greater China that provides one-stop building surveying and management services. Our professional team comprises Building Surveyors, Registered Property Manager and Authorised Persons in Hong Kong and work based on standards set out by relevant statutory requirements in Hong Kong and in the Mainland China.
Our services include but are not limited to the following:
- Architectural services
- Project management of development project
- Technical advice on legal restrictions such as Building Ordinance, Town Planning and Land Leases
- Building maintenance management
- Building safety inspections
- Refurbishment and renovation
- Building defects inspection and technical advice on remedial works
- Licence application
- Fire insurance valuation
- Measurement surveys
- Expert witness
- Management of fitting-out work
As a one-stop Building Manager, we have equipped all professional qualification and experience which necessary to support a building management assignment. This is different from other property management companies which depends heavily on the advice from sub-contract professional consultancy firms.
Together with our associate, we are at present appointed as a Building Manager of a group of property portfolio over 50 developments comprises residential, office, shopping arcade and industrial properties. To facilitate our works, our associate also equipped with a security company licence in Hong Kong to provide necessary care to our clients.
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