Self-manage your building in Brighton
A Brighton managing agent costs you thousands a year and still leaves you in the dark. Doing it all yourselves lands on one worn-out neighbour. Good Flats is the third way: you keep control of the money and the decisions, and the app gives you the structure to run your building properly.
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Who controls your building today?
This sets the route. If you already hold control you can change agent on notice; if a landlord controls it, Right to Manage is the usual way in.
Brighton & Hove is a city of small buildings
Much of Brighton and Hove is Regency townhouses, Victorian villas and converted terraces split into a handful of flats. Buildings like these rarely need a full managing agent, but they still need the service charge kept straight, insurance renewed, fire safety checked and the accounts filed on time.
That’s the gap Good Flats fills. Instead of paying a Brighton agent hundreds of pounds a flat every year to leave you in the dark, the leaseholders stay in charge of the money and the decisions, and the app carries the structure, the chasing, the reminders and the records, so it doesn’t all fall on one neighbour.
The Brighton buildings we help
If your building is roughly 3 to 12 flats, below 18 metres and without a lift, cladding or complex shared systems, it almost certainly fits.
Regency & Victorian conversions
Townhouses and villas across Kemptown, Brunswick and Cliftonville split into 3 to 8 flats, the classic small building that self-manages well.
Converted terraces
Hanover, Poets' Corner and Seven Dials terraces turned into two, three or four flats, often on a share of freehold.
Small purpose-built buildings
Post-war and modern low-rise buildings under 18 metres, with no lift or cladding, straightforward to run without an agent.
Share-of-freehold houses
Where the flat owners jointly own the freehold and just need a tidy way to share the costs, the deadlines and the paperwork.
RMC & RTM companies
Residents' management companies and Right to Manage companies that want to drop the agent and run things themselves, properly.
Not sure which you are?
Answer five questions and we'll tell you whether your Brighton building can leave its agent, and the route to take.
From stuck with an agent to running it yourselves
Check your building
Answer five questions about your Brighton building. In two minutes you'll know if you can leave, the route to take, and what's involved.
Get your switch plan
Notice letters, handover checklist, who to tell and when, and the cost. Most small Brighton buildings switch within a few months.
Run it the easy way
One dashboard for money, documents and maintenance, plus a calendar that keeps you ahead of every deadline. Vetted local experts when you need them.
Need a professional in the room? Our directory of independent Brighton, Hove & Sussex experts lists accountants, surveyors, solicitors and fire-safety assessors we trust, with no hidden commissions.
Self-managing buildings all over Brighton & Hove
Wherever your building sits, it’s run the same way: clearly, fairly and on time.
Lower than a Brighton agent. Nothing hidden.
One fee to leave your agent, then a simple per-flat subscription. No commissions on insurance or works, and no surprise admin charges.
Leave your agent
Everything you need to leave your Brighton agent cleanly and set up self-management.
- ●Notice & handover templates
- ●Step-by-step exit checklist
- ●Resident announcement pack
- ●First-year compliance calendar
- ●60-minute onboarding call
Use the Good Flats app
Run your building. See every pound.
- ●Building dashboard & document vault
- ●Service charge budgets & reminders
- ●Compliance calendar that chases you
- ●Maintenance & invoice tracking
- ●Transparency built in from the start
Buy the Exit Kit and your first three months of the app are free. Cancel the subscription any time.
What Brighton directors ask first
Can our Brighton building leave its managing agent?+
Most small Brighton and Hove buildings can. If your building shares the freehold or runs a residents' management company, you can change or leave your agent on the notice in your contract. If a freeholder still controls the building, Right to Manage lets the leaseholders take over without proving fault and without the landlord's permission. Our two-minute check tells you which route applies to your building.
Do older Brighton conversions qualify for self-management?+
Yes. The Regency townhouses, Victorian villas and converted terraces that make up much of Brighton and Hove are exactly the kind of small building Good Flats is built for: typically 3 to 12 flats, under 18 metres, and with no lift or complex shared systems. Converted houses and small purpose-built buildings fit comfortably.
How much does a managing agent cost in Brighton, and what would we save?+
Brighton and Hove managing agents typically charge £250 to £450 per flat a year, plus commissions on insurance and works. Most small buildings that move to Good Flats save between £1,000 and £2,000 a year. You pay a one-off £395 Exit Kit to leave cleanly, then £18 per flat a month to run the building, with no hidden commissions.
How long does it take to switch in Brighton?+
If you already hold the freehold or run an RMC, you can move on the notice period in your contract, often one to three months. A Right to Manage claim usually takes around four to six months from serving notice to taking over. We handle the paperwork and the handover so it stays straightforward, wherever you are in the city.
Do you only cover central Brighton?+
No. We work with buildings right across Brighton and Hove and the wider Sussex coast: Kemptown, Hanover, Preston Park, Seven Dials, Brunswick, Poets' Corner, Fiveways and beyond. Everything runs through the Good Flats app, so your building is managed the same way whichever street it's on.
Leave the Brighton agent. Keep the structure. Save the money.
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