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Practical guides and stories from leaseholders taking back control of their blocks.
RTM buildings insurance: what do you arrange, and what stays with the freeholder?
What buildings insurance an RTM company must arrange, how to keep the premium sensible, and which powers still sit with your freeholder.
Fire safety in blocks of flats: what must your RTM company do?
Who is responsible for fire safety in a block of flats after Right to Manage, the checks required at each building height, and the duties often missed.
Section 20 consultation: how do you run major works properly?
When Section 20 consultation is required, the three notices step by step, the £250 and £100 thresholds, and what happens if you get it wrong.
RTM repairs and maintenance: who fixes what, and how do you get it done?
Who fixes what in a block of flats, how to plan repairs before they become emergencies, and how RTM directors choose contractors. In plain English.
RTM service charges: how do you set the budget and run the money?
How to set RTM service charges: building a fair budget, collecting correctly, holding the money in trust, and planning a reserve fund for major works.
RTM company director duties: what does the law expect of you?
Your legal duties as an RTM company director, made simple: the Companies Act rules, what you file at Companies House, and how decisions get made.
Right to Manage director responsibilities: what are you really taking on?
Becoming a Right to Manage director? Here is what the role really involves, its duties and liabilities, and why it is more manageable than it looks.
The History of Freehold and Leasehold in the UK (and Why It's Finally Changing, Slowly)
How England's leasehold system grew from feudal land law into 5 million modern homes, and why the government is now moving to end it.
What is Right to Manage, and how does it actually work?
Right to Manage lets leaseholders take over their building without buying the freehold. Here is how the process works, step by step, and how we help.
Could your building save thousands? Let's do the maths.
See what a managing agent really costs your block, and how much you could save by running your building yourselves with Free The Flat.