Own a flat? Know your rights.
Plain-English guides, free tools and handbooks for leaseholders, flat owners, buyers, and the directors of RMC, RTM and management companies, across the UK and Ireland.
Different rules, different places
Where is your flat?
The rules for flats are different in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Pick yours for the law in plain English, the official links and letters you can send.
Guide
England and Wales
Leasehold flats, service charges, Section 20 major works, your right to information, RMC and RTM companies, and the tribunal.
Guide
Scotland
No leasehold: tenements, title deeds, the Tenement Management Scheme and property factors.
Guide
Ireland
Owners' management companies (OMCs), the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 and the sinking fund.
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Northern Ireland
Long leases and management companies under Northern Ireland law. Page coming.
Book
Buying a flat
What to check on the lease, the service charge and the building before you sign. The UK buyer's book.
Book
Directors
Just become a director of your RMC or RTM company? The director's handbook explains the job.
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Tools for leaseholders and directors
Free tool
Section 20 and quote check
Got a major works notice or a contractor's quote? Upload it for a plain-English view on the price, what's missing, what to ask before the deadline, and a read of the contractor's insurance certificate.
Free
Letters you can send
Comment on a Section 20 notice, nominate a contractor, ask for a summary of costs, and ask to inspect the receipts. Copy, fill in, send.
Free
Official links
The legislation, advice services and tribunals for where your flat is, in one place.
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The Flat Owner's Handbooks
Short, plain-English books for leaseholders, directors, buyers and Scottish tenement owners. Paperback and Kindle.
Book 1 · For RMC and RTM directors, England and Wales
You Are Now a Company Director.
Running the company that runs your block: Section 20, service charges, the accounts, insurance and your own liability as a director.
Find it on AmazonBook 2 · For leaseholders in flats, England and Wales
Your Service Charge.
How to read your service charge, question it and challenge it: Section 20, your rights to information, and the tribunal.
Find it on AmazonBook 3 · Buying a flat or home in the UK
Before You Sign.
What to check before you buy: lease length, ground rent, service charges, the building and cladding, leasehold, freehold and new builds.
Find it on AmazonBook 4 · For flat owners in Scotland
Your Tenement.
Factors, common repairs and your share: the title deeds, the Tenement Management Scheme and the tribunal.
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The Ireland edition for OMC directors
For directors of owners' management companies under the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011.
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