The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, which came into effect in 2003, included provisions for the Right to Manage. The Right to Manage allowed leaseholders to take control of their building, regardless of whether or not there is fault with either the Freeholder or Management Company.

To explain more fully, the Right to Manage is for Apartment holders considering running their block. This would allow for more input into communal expenditures, such as insurance, cleaning and works. We liaise directly with the Directors in order to ensure that the Property is managed the way the residents wish.

There are certain requirements in order for residents to exercise their statutory rights in this regard.

• The premises consist of a self-contained building, or part of a building
• ‘Part of a building’ is self-contained if it has vertical division, could be redeveloped independently and has, or could have, its own services
• Your building must include at least two flats
• At least two thirds of tenants (flat owners) must ‘qualify’
• To ‘qualify’, the original lease must be for more than 21 years
• There is no limit to the number of flats owned by one person
• Any commercial / non-residential content must be no more than 25% of the total floor area
• No past or present residence is needed.

Should you be interested in managing your block and employing us as Managing Agents please contact us in order to arrange a meeting. Our approach is for either the Managing Director or Director to complete a site visit, take photos of your site and to arrange with you a meeting. The meeting will include a presentation to the Board of Directors as well as a talk by John Socha, the Managing Director. We provide the meeting facilities at our base in Northampton. However should you request that we come to you that can be easily arranged. We aim to accommodate you as much as possible in this transitional period, providing help, support and information whenever needed.