Plain-English guides to Right to Manage, leasehold reform, and running your own building well — written for leaseholders, by people who've been ones too.
13 articles
A reserve fund is the money set aside for the big jobs. What it's for, how to set a sensible level, and why a large balance isn't the same as a healthy one.
As Burnham pledges to end leasehold, Scotland already lives without it. How self-factoring works north of the border, and what it tells us about commonhold.
Leasehold reform is real but phased, and existing leaseholders won't be rescued overnight. What's genuinely in your hands today, whoever is in power.
What a service charge pays for, what your rights are, and how a resident-run building keeps charges open and trusted. Plain English throughout.
Practical ways to settle disagreements early in a resident-run building, what to do when you can't, and the one rule that matters most: be kind.
What a managing agent actually does, which parts residents can take on themselves, and why more small blocks in England and Wales now self-manage.
RTM, RMC or share of freehold? A plain-English guide to telling which one runs your building, and what each is like to live with day to day.
A week-by-week handbook for new resident directors: the money, records, key dates and decisions that matter most in your first 90 days.
Why we think commonhold is fairer than leasehold — what it changes, how close it actually is, and why we're backing it.
A short guided tour of the platform — every section, start to finish, from registering your building to running a vote and staying on top of compliance.
What a change of government leadership really means for leasehold reform: a calm, factual look at where things stand, and what is still years away.
Leasehold reform is moving, but slowly. Here's what the headlines really mean for leaseholders now — and the one tool, Right to Manage, you can use today.
A plain-English guide to the Right to Manage in England and Wales: what it is, whether your building qualifies, and what self-managing really involves.
