Freehold.Pro and Blockman both support block management in the UK. Blockman is a cloud accounting and administration platform for professional managing agents with many units. Freehold.Pro is built forsmall blocks and RTM companies that want service charge accounting compliance scheduling and a resident portal without agent style complexity.
Freehold.Pro is built for small blocks (3–10 flats) and RTM.Service charge accounting compliance scheduling resident portal and per-block pricing with no per-user fees.
Blockman is a full block management and accounting platform for managing agents who run many blocks and units with multi block accounts RICS style reporting and an owner portal.
Bottom Line...
For RTM companies and small self managed blocks Freehold.Pro is the better fit. For professional managing agents who run many blocks and need deep accounting Blockman is closer to what they need.
Choose Freehold.Pro if you are an RTM company or share of freehold that runs one or a few small blocks and wants clear service charge accounting block compliance and a resident portal without the overhead of full agent software.
Choose Blockman if you are a professional managing agent who runs many blocks and units for clients and needs detailed service charge accounting reporting and processes across a large portfolio.
For self managed blocks with volunteer directors Freehold.Pro is usually the better fit. For managing agents with staff and hundreds or thousands of units Blockman is closer to the tools they expect.
Directors don't realise they are legally responsible.
Small RTM companies often unknowingly miss fire safety checks, records, and documentation requirements. Freehold.Pro structures and logs these automatically.
The admin slowly becomes a second job.
Volunteer directors end up acting as accountants, secretaries, and compliance officers. Freehold.Pro centralises everything so directors spend minutes per week, not hours.
Leaseholders start questioning the accounts.
Most disputes in small blocks come from unclear service charge records. Freehold.Pro gives every leaseholder visibility into spending and documents.
The only escape feels like hiring a managing agent.
Many blocks appoint managing agents just to cope with admin. Freehold.Pro lets blocks stay self-managed without losing organisation.
Most small RTM and self-managed blocks don't need a managing agent, they need a simple system to stay compliant and organised. Freehold.Pro was designed specifically for 3–50 unit buildings.
Get started freeBlockman is built for managing agents who handle many blocks and units. It focuses on multi block accounting RICS style reporting service charge and ground rent ledgers document packs and an owner portal. Freehold.Pro is built around the needs of RTM directors and self managed blocks. It gives them service charge accounting compliance schedules and a resident portal in a simpler block centric interface. If you run a portfolio for many clients Blockman helps you control complex accounts. If you are a small RTM board Freehold.Pro reduces admin without asking you to think like an agent.
Blockman automates recurring service charge demands ground rent billing and reporting across many blocks. It supports workflows such as issue logging works orders and communication with owners. Freehold.Pro automates block specific workflows such as schedules for inspections and fire checks service charge cycles and resident updates. Agents who manage many blocks may lean toward Blockman. Volunteer directors who want fewer moving parts will likely find Freehold.Pro easier to live with.
Blockman supports compliance for managing agents with tools that help them stay in line with codes of practice and accounting standards and keep records for multiple client blocks. Freehold.Pro focuses on block compliance and director duties such as safety checks inspections and document evidence. It gives RTM directors a clear schedule and audit trail without them needing full agent processes. Both help with documents and history. Freehold.Pro keeps things closer to what directors need to explain to leaseholders.
Day to day Blockman fits property managers who move between many blocks and need shared views for teams accounts and administration. Workflows revolve around jobs ledgers and client reporting. Freehold.Pro fits directors of one or a few blocks who log in less often and want a clear picture of money tasks and resident communication for their block only. Both offer portals. Blockman portals sit in the context of a managing agent. Freehold.Pro portals sit in the context of the block and its directors.
Freehold.Pro wins when you have a small RTM or self managed block want simple block centric accounting compliance and communication and do not run a wider agency business.
Blockman wins when you are a managing agent with many client blocks and units need powerful accounting reporting and administration features and work with a team of trained property managers.
Freehold.Pro is ideal for small blocks where directors share tasks alongside other jobs. Blockman can serve small blocks but its depth and pricing are aimed at agents who manage many sites.
Blockman is comfortable with large blocks and multi site portfolios and includes deep accounting and reporting. Freehold.Pro targets smaller blocks so very large or complex portfolios may be better served by agent focused software.
Freehold.Pro is designed for RTM and shared freehold with director responsibilities at the centre. Blockman can work with RTM clients but its primary audience is managing agents rather than resident directors.
Freehold.Pro is not a landlord portfolio tool. Blockman is also focused on blocks rather than individual landlord portfolios though agents may use it alongside lettings systems for their wider work.
The transparency that Freehold.Pro brings is it greatest feature (imo)
John Hewitt
Block Manager
BN3 1AH
Having everything in one place is an absolute gamechanger, no more searching through email threads to find important documents
Richard Harrison
Director
TCD Property Ltd
Freehold.Pro cut our admin time by half.
Jane Smith
Director
ABC RTM Ltd
