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Joe Mallon

Joe Mallon

JFM Block and Estate Management | Managing Director

Biography

Joe Mallon is the Managing Director of JFM Block & Estate Management and founder of The Block Coach, a new training and consultancy platform for the leasehold sector.

Starting his career in construction, Joe moved into block and estate management in his early twenties, working his way through two leading London firms before co-founding JFM in 2015 with his business partner, James Farrar. Under their joint leadership, JFM has grown into one of the sector’s most recognised success stories, a multi-award-winning, RICS-regulated firm known for its professionalism and consumer-focused service.

Joe’s latest venture, The Block Coach, aims to raise professional standards across the industry through accessible, high-quality training and consultancy. Its programmes are designed not only for new and experienced block managers, but also for contractors and professionals working alongside them, helping the whole sector better understand and work more effectively within residential block management.

Why Wrap-Around Learning Matters More Than Ever in Block & Estate Management

Property management has always been a difficult role, but the past few years have taken it to another level. Since 2021 we’ve seen the arrival of sweeping building safety legislation. Ongoing leasehold reform, possibly even the end of leasehold as we know it, continues to hover on the horizon. And with commonhold potentially moving centre stage, the regulatory and technical demands on property managers have never been greater.Add to this a move towards mandatory qualifications and it all starts to create

JFM: A Decade of Raising Standards in Block & Estate Management

From a modest two-person office in Perivale to a multi-award-winning company managing close to 10,000 homes, JFM Block & Estate Management celebrates 10 years of growth, resilience, and relentless focus on doing the fundamentals right.

The debate continues: office-based or home-based work?

The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 transformed the office worker landscape, for better or worse, depending on who you ask. At JFM, we stand firmly in favour of the hybrid model. Advocating for more remote work has become significantly easier recently, with productivity being a key factor:   77% of workers say they are more productive when working remotely (Source: Forbes, 2022) 85% of businesses confirm that hybrid working has improved productivity (Source: Owl Labs, 2023)   While retention statistics may

The Time of the Chartered Block Management Surveyors Has Come

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." — John F. Kennedy The property management sector has seen a sea change following the tightening of fire safety legislation in 2021. The legislation highlighted the need for increased oversight and rigorous standards. This, along with our long-held respect for the organisation, has prompted us at JFM Block & Estate Management to seek further alignment with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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