HML Group

What HML Group does

HML Group (legal entity HML PM Ltd) is a UK residential property management company specialising in block and estate management for Resident Management Companies (RMCs), freeholders, homeowners, and house builders and developers. Operating for more than 30 years from a registered headquarters in Richmond and sixteen regional offices across the United Kingdom, HML manages approximately 100,000+ residential units and serves around 85,000+ leaseholders via its HML Connect portal and mobile app. Its core offering is the administration, maintenance coordination, insurance arrangement, and statutory compliance of communal areas in residential developments, including Building Safety Act 2022 advisory work, Section 20 major works consultation, and out-of-hours emergency cover.

Name

HML Group

Legal name

HML PM Ltd

Website

https://hmlgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HML Group (HML PM Ltd) is a UK residential block and estate management company serving Resident Management Companies, freeholders, homeowners, and developers across sixteen UK offices, managing approximately 100,000+ units. It is wholly owned by the Vegner Group, with B-hive Property Solutions providing back-office services and SRVO covering health and safety.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

England

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Management Services: HML charges service fees to manage communal areas of residential developments on behalf of clients (RMCs, freeholders, developers). Services include gardening, cleaning, repairs, insurance arrangement, and compliance management. Fees are calculated on a per unit basis plus VAT as outlined in management agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HML Group provides specialist block and estate management services for residential developments across the UK, managing approximately 100,000+ units on behalf of Resident Management Companies (RMCs), freeholders, and house builders/developers. The offering covers day-to-day administration, maintenance coordination, insurance arrangement, service charge accounting, and compliance with building safety and fire regulations, supported by the HML Connect digital customer portal and mobile app, and backed by B-hive Property Solutions and SRVO within the Vegner Group.

Product overview

HML Group is a UK property management company offering a unified service centred on block and estate management for residential developments across the UK. The core product is its property management service, underpinned by HML Connect — an online customer portal and mobile app providing 24/7 access to budgets, service requests, building works, and direct communication with property managers. Adjacent service modules include building safety compliance (Building Safety Act 2022, safety case reports, PAP obligations), health and safety risk assessments, surveying, back-office finance and accounting (via B-hive Property Solutions), company secretarial, S20/Major Works consultation, and an out-of-hours emergency service. Supplementary partner services covering EV charging (EVC), broadband (Community Fibre), and energy management (Energy Portfolio) are offered to clients. The overall model is a service business rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HML Connect: Online customer portal and mobile app for owners and residents, providing access to property information, service charge payments, maintenance requests, and communication with property management team

Products and services

• Block and Estate Management Core property management service covering administration, maintenance coordination, insurance arrangement, service charge accounting, and compliance for residential blocks and estates across the UK. Each development is assigned a dedicated property manager supported by local offices and back-office teams. Targeted at Resident Management Companies, freeholders, homeowners, and house builders/developers in the UK.
• HML Connect Customer Portal and Mobile App Online customer portal and mobile application (iOS and Android) for owners and residents, providing 24/7 access to budgets, building works, service charge accounts, document storage, request tracking, and direct communication with the property management team. Built on Dwellant technology. Used by RMC Directors, leaseholders, homeowners, and freeholders served by HML.
• Building Safety Compliance Services Compliance services for the Building Safety Act 2022 and related fire safety regulations, including safety case reports, Principal Accountable Person (PAP) obligations, building registration with the Building Safety Regulator, resident engagement strategies, and PAS 9980 fire risk appraisals of external walls. Delivered through B-hive Property Solutions. For RMCs, freeholders, and developers of higher-risk residential buildings.
• Client Support Services Back-office solutions delivered via B-hive Property Solutions (Vegner Group), covering bank account management, credit control, finance processing, service charge accounting, company secretarial, and Section 20 / Major Works consultation support. For RMCs, freeholders, and developers needing administrative support beyond front-line property management.
• Health and Safety Services Health and safety risk assessments, fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, health and safety signage, and asbestos surveying and management for residential blocks. Delivered via SRVO (Vegner Group sister company). For RMCs and freeholders managing residential buildings subject to fire and safety regulation.
• Out-of-Hours Emergency Service Subscription-based 24/7 emergency telephone reporting service for residential developments outside normal office hours. Delivered via B-hive Property Solutions. Subscribed developments receive the service as part of their package; non-subscribed developments can access with a charge applied. For RMC-managed and freehold residential developments.
• Surveying Services Surveying services for residential blocks, including coordination and oversight of remedial works, delivered through a panel of suitably qualified surveyors managed by B-hive Property Solutions. For RMCs, freeholders, and developers requiring specialist building condition advice and major works oversight.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully managed sinkhole emergency response requiring evacuation of residents with national media coverage from 6 major news outlets (Guardian, Sky News, BBC, Standard, Daily Mail, Metro)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• B-hive Property SolutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerB-hive Property Solutions provides back-office services supporting HML's property management and surveying professionals. Services include client finance, company secretarial, contractor scheme, conveyancing administration, health and safety, insurance, out-of-hours support, S20/major works management, site staff solutions, and surveying. Both HML and B-hive are trading names of HML PM Ltd.
• Vegner GroupcoreOthersVegner Group is the parent company of HML and B-hive Property Solutions, providing services dedicated to serving the property management market. The group encompasses multiple property-related service entities.
• The Property Institute (TPI)minorOthersProfessional body representing and upholding gold standard for professional practitioners and firms within the property management industry. HML is a member of and works closely with TPI.
• Alexander Bonhill LimitedminorOthersHML PM Ltd is an appointed representative of Alexander Bonhill Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Ref: 311714). Provides insurance services and regulatory oversight.
• ScottishPowerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to provide clients access to EV charging solutions as fossil fuel vehicle phase-out drives growth in electric vehicle ownership.
• Community FibreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAward-winning London-based broadband provider partnership serving leaseholder needs. Community Fibre builds and provides fibre broadband services to residential developments.
• EVC (Electric Vehicle Charging)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership providing clients access to EV charging solutions supporting the transition to electric vehicles ahead of 2030 fossil fuel vehicle phase-out.
• Energy PortfoliominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPreferred utility brokers providing energy market guidance and support to clients facing volatility in electricity and gas prices.
• SRVO (Safety, Risk, and Verification Outsourcing)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSRVO is a sister company to Vegner Group providing Health and Safety services including risk assessments, fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, health and safety signage, and asbestos surveying and management for residential blocks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FirstPort: FirstPort is the UK's largest residential property management company, managing over 200,000 homes for RMCs, freeholders and developers — directly comparable to HML in target customer, recurring per-unit fee model, and breadth of block and estate management services.
• Rendall & Rittner: UK specialist residential block and estate manager serving RMCs, leaseholders and developers in London and major UK cities. Comparable to HML in the niche of professional RMC management and core compliance work.
• Property Management Limited (PML): Long-established UK residential block and estate manager serving RMCs, freeholders and developers; competes head-to-head with HML for block management mandates across the UK.
• Sinclair Properties: UK block and estate management firm with dedicated residential property managers, directly comparable to HML in serving RMCs and freeholders for recurring per-unit fees.

Broad incumbents

• Savills Residential Property Management: Global real estate services giant with a UK residential property management practice covering block and estate management — overlaps with HML's RMC and freeholder services but as part of a much broader agency, valuation and advisory portfolio.
• Knight Frank (Residential Management): International property consultancy providing residential block management among its broader UK services. Comparable to HML in target segments (RMCs, freeholders, prime residential) but with a much wider global real estate footprint.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) Residential Management: Global commercial real estate services firm with a UK residential and build-to-rent management arm; competes with HML in larger residential estate mandates alongside its broader corporate real estate practice.
• CBRE UK Residential Property Management: Global real estate services firm with a UK residential property management capability, comparable to HML for institutional-grade residential block mandates, though served through a much broader services platform.

Emerging players

• Citizens Advice-style Block Management challenger (e.g., Property Assure / Chase Property): Smaller UK block management challengers (e.g., Property Assure, Chase Property) targeting RMCs with digital-first service models; comparable to HML in service scope but differentiated by leaner tech-led delivery.

Others

• Fixflo: UK SaaS property maintenance and repair reporting platform serving social housing, BTR and block management customers; comparable to HML as an enabling technology layer adjacent to HML's HML Connect portal and on-site maintenance coordination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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