Leasehold library
The Common Ground Leasehold Library simplifies the complex and archaic leasehold law in the UK. Our goal is to enhance the understanding of all things leasehold.
Created by our Managing Director, Alan Draper, and a self-confessed leasehold law enthusiast. The Leasehold Library provides clear guidance on the essential aspects of the leasehold framework.
Can I have an electric vehicle charger if I live in a flat?
Oct 2023
Leasehold Living, Technology
Leasehold Living, Technology
This is possibly the number one question that property managers of blocks of flats dread...
Why do managing agents get insurance commission?
Oct 2023
Leasehold Property Management
Leasehold Property Management
On the 21st April 2023, the financial conduct authority set out its reforms for multi-occupancy...
Form a Recognised Tenants Association
Jul 2023
So you don’t own the Freehold – Powers available to leaseholders
So you don’t own the Freehold – Powers available to leaseholders
A tenants’ association is a group of tenants (normally leaseholders) who hold houses or flats...
A guide to the different types of block and estate insurances
Jul 2023
Residential Leasehold Insurance
Residential Leasehold Insurance
Residential Buildings Insurance Residential Buildings Insurance is for landlords that own – unsurprisingly – entire...
Residents Management Company vs Right to Manage Company
May 2023
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
Right to Manage companies work in a very similar way to resident management companies, however,...
What’s my flat and what’s not?
Dec 2022
Maintaining my leasehold property
Maintaining my leasehold property
As a managing agent, we often get requests to fix things inside flats. The confusion...
Managing Leaseholders – A guide for RMC directors
Dec 2022
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
First of all, I commend you for sticking your head above the parapet and becoming...
Guide to being a Residents Management Company (RMC) director
Dec 2022
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
Resident Management Companies - A guide for Directors
Why on earth would I want to do it? Many an RMC director has asked...
What happens if the project changes? Do we have to re-consult?
Nov 2022
Major Works - Landlord and Tenants Act 1985 Section 20
Major Works - Landlord and Tenants Act 1985 Section 20
It is said that life is that thing that happens when you are making plans...
Why are block insurance premiums increasing?
Oct 2022
Residential Leasehold Insurance
Residential Leasehold Insurance
Insurance Premiums are often the first item leaseholders look at in a set of service...
Communal Heating Systems – What leasehold property managers need to know?
Oct 2022
Leasehold Property Management
Leasehold Property Management
What is a communal heating system? A communal heating system involves distribution of heat across...
Year End Accounting Tips for Resident Management Companies
Sep 2022
Leasehold Financial Management
Leasehold Financial Management
This article is explicitly designed to aid Resident Management Company (RMC) directors in complying with...
Service Charge Accounts vs Company Accounts
Sep 2022
Leasehold Financial Management
Leasehold Financial Management
This point often causes great confusion as they look very similar and, indeed, if constructed...
What is Prop Tech?
Sep 2022
Technology
Technology
PropTech (property technology) is the use of information technology (IT) to help individuals and companies research,...
Prop Tech – Common Ground’s favourite four
Sep 2022
Technology
Technology
Alan Draper, Managing Director of Common Ground Estate and Property has previously talked about his...