Resources for managers and leasehold owners.

Information is the missing link in our world. So many issues would be alleviated were we all up to speed with current legislation, regulation, the snappily titled First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (FTT(PC)) and the overwhelming amount of knowledge needed to understand leases, budgets, accounts, consultation process and the myriad other areas involved in running residential blocks.

Suffice to say there are  few of us who can claim to have a handle on all of it. Not me.

So here is a list of great places to keep in your bookmarks and to review whenever you have a spare moment:

• ARMA  http://www.arma.org.uk - a brilliant source of guidance with over 300 notes for members and much more besides. Even non-members and leaseholders are well served by the freely available documentation and there is so much more if you join.
• Leasehold Advisory Service  http://www.lease-advice.org - again a fantastic source of well written and clear advice as well as case updates.
• IRPM  http://www.irpm.org.uk - great resource for members in particular and growing source of quality analysis
• FPRA http://www.fpra.org.uk/ The Federation of Private Residents' Associations is a not for profit organisation dedicated to supporting leaseholders and lobbying on their behalf. An excellent resource for residents' groups it should also be followed by conscientious managers.
• ALEP http://www.alep.org.uk/ everything you could ever want to know about enfanchisement.

• SLC Solicitors - http://www.slcsolicitors.com/ have an excellent section on their website entitled 'Guides'
• Brady Solicitors - http://bradysolicitors.com/ likewise
• Brethertons - http://www.brethertons.co.uk/

• www.lawandlease.co.uk/  Amanda Gourlay's (of Tanfield Chambers) eloquent dissection of all the latest case news and, for my money, the best sector analysis out there. If you have any involvement in this sector you have to keep this one bookmarked and visit regularly.
• http://leaseholdlawyer.wordpress.com/ - Chris Alexander's blog is also an excellent source of comment.
• http://www.leaseholdlife.info
• www.leaseholdknowledge.com/
• www.leaseholdinfo.com/
• The Residential Manager https://davidclark'sblogspot.co.uk  - In all honesty this one is rubbish.

• News on the Block - http://www.newsontheblock.com/ growing web resource
• FlatLiving - http://www.flat-living.co.uk/ similarly a growing resource
• Property Week - http://www.propertyweek.com/ the old favourite and a little more engaged with the residential sector than Estates Gazette in my opinion.