Guides

Get the answers to your questions and stay up to date about apartment building management with our featured articles and NOTB guides, on topics such as service charges, right to manage, buying your freehold, major works, building insurance and other issues about blocks of flats.

A Guide to switching managing agent

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by Clear Building Management and will explain everything you need to know about changing your managing agent.  To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Service Charges

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by FirstPort and will help guide you through how the service charge process works and how money is used to take care of developments.  To read this guide now plesase click here.

A Guide to selecting a Leasehold Practitioner

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by ALEP and will help guide you through how to select a Leasehold Practitioner.  To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Managing a Freehold or RTM Claim

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by The Freehold Collective and will help guide you through how to manage a freehold or RTM (Right to Manage) claim process successfully.  To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to the Role of a Property Manager

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by Evolve Block Management and will help guide you through the role of a property manager, including what property managers do, what they do not do and some helpful hints and tips. To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Escape of Water Risks

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This NOTB guide has been provided by Clear Insurance Management and will help guide you on how to spot ‘escape of water’ risks and offer guidance on how you can prevent leaks from happening in the first place. To read this guide now plesase click here.

A Guide to Becoming a Director

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by Cleaver Property Management and will help guide you through becoming a resident management company director.  To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Japanese knotweed and other invasive weeds

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by Japanese Knotweed Ltd and explains the impact of Japanese Knotweed and other invasive weeds on commercial and residential land and property and explains the methods of control available To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Recruitment

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by Jackson Sims Recruitment and will help you navigate your way through the recruitment process including bringing in external agencies, etiquette and laws to be considered. To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to creating an effective building safety and compliance strategy with technology

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by MRI Software and will guide you through creating an effective building safety and compliance strategy with technology.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Major Works

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by Howe Chartered Surveyors and will help guide you through the major works process.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Private Parking Management

Our NOTB Guides will provide various informative guides to help leaseholders, property managers, residents associations', surveyors and anyone else in need of some guidance across the residential leasehold industry.  This guide has been provided by Parking Control Management (UK) Ltd and will guide you through the private parking management process.  To read this guide please click here.

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