Property Management
All our articles about Property Management.
Energy audit or collective assessment: which one, and when
The collective assessment says where the building stands. The audit says what to do, in what order, for what result. Confusing them means paying twice.
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Flue sweeping in a condo: who does it, who pays
The flue crossing the building is common; the one crossing the flat is not. The whole split sits in that sentence — and so does the insurance.
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Poor energy ratings: what an F or G changes for the building
A badly rated building does not just lose comfort: it loses tenants, then buyers, then value.
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Automatic gates: safety, maintenance and the association’s liability
A powered gate is the only common area capable of injuring someone on its own. It deserves more than a contract signed once.
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Cellars: damp, clutter, theft and the forgotten inventory
Nobody ever goes down to the cellars. That is precisely why everything nobody wants to see ends up there.
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Collective hot water: temperature, legionella and network upkeep
It is the only installation in a building where a wrong setting can make someone seriously ill.
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Electrical rising mains: who owns them and who pays
A building often discovers it owns its electrical distribution the day it must be replaced, for a five-figure sum.
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Cleaning the waste stacks: the maintenance that prevents water damage
Backflow on the ground floor is never an isolated accident: it is the symptom of a stack nobody has cleaned in ten years.
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A communal pool: safety, real cost and house rules
A pool costs three times what the meeting had in mind when it voted for one. And it commits everyone’s liability.
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Removing the property manager mid-term: what is possible, and at what cost
Waiting for the term to end is often cheaper. But when things deteriorate, there is a way out.
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Building rules: reading them, applying them, changing them
It settles half the arguments at a general meeting. Almost nobody has read it, and many boards do not even hold a copy.
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Mechanical ventilation: the cheapest maintenance nobody thinks about
A stopped ventilation unit is neither seen nor heard, and costs the building thousands in damp repairs.
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Grounds and tree work: what the board should plan for
A tree left unpruned for ten years costs more to fell than it would have cost to maintain. And it always falls on something.
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Building insurance: cover, excesses and blind spots
Most buildings discover what their policy contains on the day of the claim. That is the worst possible moment.
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Balconies and railings: the inspection a board cannot postpone
Balconies are the most exposed part of a building and the least often inspected. They are also where an accident is irreversible.
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Keys, fobs and entryphone: regaining control of building access
Nobody knows how many fobs are in circulation, or who holds them. It is the most common weak point — and the easiest to fix.
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Collective energy assessment: what the condo board must check
Older residential buildings can no longer avoid a building-wide energy assessment. Here is what the board should check.
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Fire safety in common areas: the board’s annual checklist
Fire safety equipment is used once — and on that day it has to work. Here is how to check it every year.
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CCTV project: the points to nail down before the vote
A camera project is voted in ten minutes and commits the association to permanent obligations. Here is what must be written down beforehand, not after.
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Facade renovation: preparing, voting, tracking
Facade renovation is the biggest project in a building's life. It is also the one where quotes compare worst, for want of a written scope.
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Fibre optic: the operator agreement the condo board should read
Fibre looks like a free formality. It is a multi-year agreement committing the building's common areas.
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Asbestos file: checking that it exists and is up to date
Many boards discover the asbestos file exists on the day a contractor refuses to start without it.
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EV charger request: what the condo board should check
Everything is written for the owner who wants a charger. Nothing for the board that receives the request. Here is what to examine, and in what order.
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Building maintenance log: what it must contain and how to keep it
The maintenance log is required, rarely up to date, and yet it is the only document telling the technical story of the building. Here is how to keep it without losing a Sunday.
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Lift breaking down repeatedly: document it and enforce the contract
A lift that fails every other month is not bad luck: it is a contract poorly performed. You just have to be able to prove it.
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Cleaning contract: the specification that prevents disputes
Cleaning is the number one complaint from owners and the worst-drafted contract in the building. The two are connected.
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The annual building walk-through: the condo board checklist
Two hours once a year is enough to catch 80% of problems before they get expensive. You just need to know where to look, and in what order.
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Chasing a contractor who never finishes: method and template
The scaffolding has gone, the finishing has not. Here is how a board documents and chases a project that drags on, without stepping into the manager shoes.
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Condo works tracking table: the template to fill in
A project with no tracking table is a project nobody can report on. Here are the 10 columns that are enough, and what to record in them.
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Condo issue log: what to record, which photos, and for how long
A leak reported three times in two years becomes a solid case — provided you kept the dates and the photos. Here is what to record, and how.
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How to digitize your condo association board management in 2026
Long meetings, scattered documents, lost emails… Here's how to digitize your condo association board to save time and gain peace of mind.
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Changing property manager: what the condo board should prepare
A manager change needs preparation: needs assessment, comparable proposals, a handover file, and decision follow-up.
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