Manchester, and only Manchester
An agent that knows the buildings, and the people who fix them.
FlatFix365 exists because finding a good trade in Manchester is easy once - and exhausting every time after that.
Why we exist
The problem is not
a shortage of trades
Manchester has thousands of excellent trades. What it does not have is an easy way to work out which of them is genuinely registered for the job in front of you, actually available this week, and going to turn up.
So a landlord with one flat in Ancoats ends up doing what a managing agent does with four hundred: chasing quotes, checking registration numbers, sequencing diaries, and storing certificates in an email folder they will never find again.
We built FlatFix365 to be that layer. We keep a network of vetted Manchester specialists across the twelve services property owners actually need, we match jobs to the right one, and we hold the paperwork that proves it was done properly. That is the whole business.
FlatFix365 is an agent and introducer. We do not carry out building, electrical, gas, cleaning or legal work ourselves. We introduce you to independent vetted trades, accredited assessors and SRA-regulated solicitors. The contract for the work is formed between you and that provider. They invoice you, they are responsible for the work, and they carry their own insurance. We are paid a referral fee by providers in our network, which never increases the price you are quoted.
City centre Manchester is a specific technical environment: high-rise blocks with concierge access and booked service lifts, communal risers, restricted parking, district heating, and block managers who need notice. A trade who works Salford Quays every week solves those in a phone call. One who does not loses you a day.
What we hold ourselves to
Five principles
Verify, do not assume
Registration numbers get checked against the scheme, not taken from a van. Insurance certificates are held on file and re-requested at renewal. If a trade cannot evidence it, they do not get the job.
Price before commitment
Nobody should agree to work without knowing what it costs. Fixed written scope and price, every time, before a booking is confirmed.
Evidence everything
Certificates, photo reports and waste transfer notes as standard. In a deposit dispute or a council inspection, evidence is the only thing that helps you.
No hidden incentives
We match on trade, certification and availability. Our referral fee is paid by the provider and is never added to your quote, and it never determines who you are matched with.
Say no when the answer is no
If a job is not worth doing, if replacing beats repairing, or if we genuinely cannot attend in the time you need - we tell you. Being wrong once costs a client forever.
Stay in our lane
We are not solicitors, financial advisers, surveyors or a licensing authority. Where you need one of those, we introduce a regulated professional and let them advise you directly.
Who we work with
Not just landlords
Private landlords
One flat or twenty. The most common reason people come to us is a certificate deadline they have just noticed, or a tenant moving out in ten days.
Remote & overseas owners
You cannot be in Manchester on a Tuesday. We arrange access, attend, photograph everything and hold the certificates.
Letting & managing agents
Overflow capacity and specialist certification without adding to your own contractor list, plus consolidated compliance tracking per unit.
Block & build-to-rent managers
Communal decoration, door entry, riser work, fire door checks and coordinated handover packages across multiple units.
Executors & probate
Full clearance, deep clean, certification and presentation of a property for sale or letting, handled remotely and documented.
Homeowners
You do not need to be a landlord. Locks, leaks, appliances, kitchens, decoration and clearances are all the same service to us.
Everything asked
Questions, answered properly
No. FlatFix365 is an agent and introducer. We maintain a vetted network of independent Manchester trades and specialists, match your job to the right one, and coordinate the schedule. The contract for the work itself is between you and the trade or firm we introduce you to, and they invoice you directly.
Enquiring, being matched and receiving quotes is free to you. We are paid a referral or coordination fee by the trades in our network. That fee never changes the price you are quoted, and we do not rank trades by what they pay us.
Before joining we check identity and trading history, public liability insurance, and the registrations relevant to the trade - Gas Safe for gas work, NICEIC or NAPIT for electrical, Environment Agency waste carrier registration for clearances, SRA regulation for legal work, and accreditation for energy assessors. DBS checks are required where trades attend occupied homes. Registrations are re-checked when they expire.
For a typical private rented flat in England you will need a valid EPC of at least band E, an annual gas safety record if there is any gas, an EICR renewed at least every five years, working smoke alarms on each storey, a carbon monoxide alarm where there is a fixed combustion appliance, and a Legionella risk assessment. Licensable HMOs and buildings with communal areas carry further fire safety duties. Our compliance check confirms your exact position.
For lockouts, escaping water and total loss of power or heating we aim to have a trade with you within two to four hours in Greater Manchester, and locksmiths typically within thirty to ninety minutes. Attendance depends on trade availability at the time, and we tell you honestly if we cannot meet that.
Yes. We work with individual landlords, accidental landlords, letting and managing agents, block and build-to-rent managers, and owner-occupiers. Portfolio clients get consolidated certificate tracking across all their units.
Every trade on the network carries their own public liability insurance, which we verify and re-check at renewal. Because the work contract is with the trade, their policy is the one that covers the work, and we will confirm the cover in place before you book.
Manchester city centre and the whole of Greater Manchester, including Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan. If you are just outside, ask us anyway.
Yes, and it is one of the most common things we do. Remote and overseas landlords use us as their eyes on the ground - we arrange access, send photo and video reports, and hold the certificates so you never have to travel.
No. The compliance information here is general guidance to help you understand your duties, and legislation changes. Always confirm your position with Manchester City Council or a regulated professional. For legal matters we introduce you to an SRA-regulated solicitor who advises you directly.