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Run your building well, with the facts on your side

Clear, practical guides for small blocks of 3 to 12 flats. How to leave a managing agent, take Right to Manage, keep service charges fair, and stay compliant, all grounded in current UK law and written without the jargon.

Compliance

The compliance calendar every small block of flats needs

The recurring safety, insurance and filing tasks every small self-managed block must stay on top of, organised into a simple compliance calendar you can actually follow.

19 May 20269 min read
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Compliance

Companies House filing for share of freehold and RMC companies: the deadlines that matter

A practical guide to Companies House filing for share-of-freehold and RMC companies: confirmation statements, annual accounts, dormant filings, deadlines and penalties.

5 May 20268 min read
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Money

Service charge accounts for small blocks: what the law requires and how to get them right

A clear guide to service charge accounts for small blocks of flats: the legal rules, the 18-month deadline, Section 20 consultation thresholds, and how to keep the money transparent.

21 April 202610 min read
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Your rights

Right to Manage explained: take over your building without the landlord's permission

How Right to Manage (RTM) lets leaseholders take over management of their block with no fault and no landlord consent, who qualifies, the steps, and the 2025 cost reform.

7 April 202611 min read
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Running your block

The RMC director's guide: running a residents' management company without the stress

What a Residents' Management Company is, what its directors must do, and how to run the admin of a small block's RMC properly without it becoming a second job.

17 March 202610 min read
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Running your block

Share of freehold responsibilities: what you actually have to do

A plain-English guide to what owning a share of freehold really means: the company you run, the duties you take on, and the deadlines you cannot miss.

3 March 202610 min read
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Money

Is your managing agent too expensive? How to check what you are really paying

How to work out whether your managing agent is overcharging your small block, the hidden fees to look for, and what self-management actually costs by comparison.

18 February 20269 min read
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Switching

How to leave your managing agent: a step-by-step guide for small blocks

A practical, step-by-step guide to leaving your managing agent and self-managing a small block of flats, from checking your right to switch to running the building afterwards.

4 February 202611 min read
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Reading is good. Knowing is better.

Find out whether your block can leave its managing agent, the route that fits, and roughly what you would save. Two minutes, no sign-up to see your result.