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 Net Zero

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 Data Energy and will outline the UK’s Net Zero objectives and how we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Reporting a Fault - Entry Systems

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 Anchor Door Systems and will guide you through reporting a fault with entry systems in an apartment building.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Lease Extensions

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 Brady Solicitors and will guide you through the Lease Extension process, explain the key issues around lease extensions and give you an insight into what's involved.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to The Right of First Refusal

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 Royds Withy King and will guide you through the Right of First Refusal.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Service Charge Assurance

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 BDO LLP and will help you to clarify the different types of assurance you can get on your service charge accounts.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Insurance Valuations

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 Barrett Corp Harrington and will guide you through what you need to know about insurance valuations.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Residential Evictions

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 The Sheriffs Office and will guide you through residential evictions, how the process works, so you can make an informed decision on which is the best option for your circumstances. To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Green vs Brown Energy

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 Advantage Utilities and will guide you through why green energy doesn’t have to be the expensive option when it comes to utilities management. To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Right of First Refusal

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 Russel Cooke and will guide you through what you need to know about the right of first refusal for flats.  To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to Service Charge Accounts

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 MJP Accountants and will guide you through the service charge accounting process, explaining what are service charge accounts and more. To read this guide please click here.

A Guide to becoming an ARMA member

Our new 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 The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) to talk you through becoming a member and the benefits. To read this guide now please click here.

A Guide to Emergency Lighting - Everything you need to know

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 the Future Group and will guide you through everything you need to know about emergency lighting in apartment blocks. To read this guide please click here.

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