Ringley Group has launched a new specialist technical property management division.
The new team combines facilities management, compliance, fire safety and the Building Safety Act and will be led by Karl Bradley (pictured), who has been with the firm since 2018.
Bradley will grow the specialist facilities management team over the next 12 months to focus not only on Ringley’s managed commercial and residential portfolio, but also to meet the needs of institutional clients, with the ambition of ramping up resources to allocate a technical officer to each operational site.
The technical property management division will also support building owners with new build warranty and developer claims. Additionally, the team will centralise the procurement and organise external wall fire review (EWS1) and fire risk appraisals of external wall construction (PAS9980) surveys.
Mary-Anne Bowring, co-founder and managing director of Ringley Group, said: “This is a natural evolution for us, as we adapt to the ever-increasing burden of red tape for building owners. As the operating environment becomes more complex, specialisation is key to protect our clients and ensure their assets remain compliant and safe.
“With 67% of UK residential property management employees stating their mental health was at risk from their work, according to The Property Institute last year, it is essential that experienced professionals bring their deep technical expertise to work alongside site teams as the nature of the operational demands becomes more nuanced – ensuring the right team members lead on handling issues that best suit their skillsets.”
Bradley added: “Delivering operational excellence for our clients means that we need to stay at the forefront of how the market is changing – but with this comes a growing need for specialist advice to stay on top of often complex new demands driven by legislation. I’m excited about the opportunity to scale our technical property management department in the coming months as it solves a very real-world problem for real estate owners across the UK: putting our residents first while ensuring not only compliance with the client’s obligations but pre-empting material issues before they impact site safety.”
