Taking on the responsibility of managing a block of flats is daunting- especially if you’re a resident stepping up to run an RMC.

First-of-its-kind report reveals key role managing agents need to play in wake of leasehold reforms.

Ian Hollins of Clear Building Management reminds RMCs of the need to comply with leasehold law when planning repair and maintenance work.

Clear Building Management have compiled this essential checklist to help you on your way to successfully managing your block.

Ian Hollins from Clear Building Management advises the power is in your hands! So January is well underway and our New Year’s Resolutions are being tested. For many leaseholders these resolutions may include ditching the poor service and finding a…

Essentially, if you are serious about self-management then it is something that you must tackle with your eyes open.

Ian Hollins from Clear Building Management investigates this thorny issue of the cost of paying for property management.

Nobody likes to spend money unnecessarily, especially when times are tough and every penny counts.

If you are an RMC director the fact that running your management company involves a lot of paperwork won’t have passed you by.

Both RTM and RM’s are limited liability companies and therefore the directors need to be aware of their duties and liabilities.

On 1st October the final elements of the Companies Act 2006 come into force and could affect the way 60,000 existing Residents Management Companies (RMCos) are structured and run.

We are living in a ‘Do It Yourself’ world with the internet providing thousands of ideas with wonderful solutions and instructions, making us think anything is do-able and achievable.

A building will not manage itself, and there is much to be done if the leaseholders are to receive the services promised in the leases and the building kept in good repair

Residents Management Companies members are usually the leaseholders. The RMC must keep an up to date list of its members. Unless it is kept at the registered office, whom could be your Managing Agent or Accountant. The RMC must notify…

Company records show that there are over 60,000 registered Residents’ Management Companies and a high proportion relate to flats

Providing you do not collect ground rents or make any capital sales, it is possible that you could make dormant company returns. 

If your concern is that some people are not contributing their share of the costs, then you take straightforward recovery action, usually through the company’s solicitors.

I own a flat in a block of six flats, five own a share of freehold and we have created a Ltd management company that we self-manage.

We have tried to start a Resident’s Association. Am I right in saying that we need 60% of the residents to form the association?

How do we deal with a director who has his own agenda but has sufficient friends in the block to counter a vote of no confidence?

The Memorandum and Articles of Association are documents which govern your Residents Management Company (RMC).

Brian Auld and Yashmin Mistry unveil some of the mysteries of the Residents Management Company (RMC).

If you live in a smaller blocks of flats, particularly if it’s self- managed, you or your fellow leaseholders may want to carry out work yourselves.