Mark Chick of Bishop & Sewell on FAQ’s. The 2024 Act made it onto the statute books on 24th May 2024, just two days after the election announcement and as the final session of this parliament was brought to a…

Section 20 is the consultation process that must be undertaken for major works which affect leaseholders financially.

We are a small block and appointed new managing agents when we were not happy with the service provided with the previous ones.

The gardener in our block was recently replaced, so I contacted him and he told me that he was not prepared to pay the managing agent 10% of his bill.

There is a notice on the board in the common areas that for fire escape purposes, the block has a stay put policy. What does that mean?

For the past 10 years the residents of a block of 29 flats have been running a residents management company.

Could you please tell me whether the RMC has the right to a copy of the tenancy agreement on a rented flat in our block?

What happens if any of the participating residents wish to withdraw after the initial notice has been served on the freeholder to purchase the freehold?

We want to buy the freehold of our building. Are there costs to pay, other than the price of the freehold?

We are buying the freehold of our building collectively. How do we split the costs between us?