Guides
Guides for directors and leaseholders
Straight answers on service charges, building safety, major works and changing managing agent.
Service Charges
Understanding Service Charges: What Leaseholders Should Expect
What a service charge pays for, what makes it "reasonable", the paperwork you're entitled to and how to challenge a charge.
08 October 2026
Local Guide
Block Management in Cambridge
Block management in Cambridge for Victorian conversions, station-quarter apartments and new neighbourhoods, with commission-free independent contractors.
08 October 2026
Local Guide
Block Management in Oxford
Block management in Oxford for period conversions, conservation-area buildings and new apartment schemes, backed by construction expertise.
08 October 2026
Guides
Planning Major Works in a Block of Flats: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to plan major works from condition survey to final inspection: budgets, Section 20 timing, contractor selection and keeping residents informed.
07 October 2026
Local Guide
Block Management in Reading
Block management in Reading, from split Victorian terraces to riverside apartments and new towers by the station, with independent, commission-free contractors.
07 October 2026
Building Safety
Fire Door Checks in Blocks of Flats: What the 2022 Regulations Require
Quarterly communal door checks, annual flat entrance door checks and resident information - what the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 mean for your building.
05 October 2026
Guides
Building Insurance for Blocks of Flats: What Leaseholders Should Know
Who insures a block of flats, what the policy should cover, your rights to see the policy, and how commissions and claims work.
05 October 2026
Service Charges
Year-End Service Charge Accounts Explained
What year-end service charge accounts show, how balancing charges and credits work, the 18-month rule and your rights to information.
03 October 2026
Service Charges
Section 20 Consultation Explained for Leaseholders and Directors
When major works or long-term contracts need leaseholder consultation, what the three stages are, and what happens if it's skipped.
02 October 2026