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Start with the problem. Go deeper when you need to. Use the quick tools for a first check, then move into the document, official source or detailed guide behind the issue.
On this page 01 Charges 02 Management 03 Leases 04 Control 05 Safety 06 Method 07 Independent help
01 Bills and service charges Check the paperwork, the figures and the lease separately.
Demand paperwork check→ What the demand must contain→ Service charge trend→ Service charge review→ Is the service charge fair?→ Why is the service charge rising?→ Major works consultation→ Annual accounts and information→ Reserve and sinking funds→ Bank accounts and held money→ 02 Repairs, insurance and records Start with the affected part, governing document and live evidence.
Water leaks→ Buildings insurance→ Reading the insurance schedule→ Terrorism cover→ Maintenance log→ 03 Running the building and company Keep authority, company records, money and board decisions in view.
The first 90 days→ Directors→ Responding to AI-written challenges→ What a managing agent does→ Management agreements→ AGM and board minutes→ Companies House filings→ Directors and officers insurance→ Shares and RTM membership→ 04 The lease, ownership and consent Find the document, term, consent and ownership position before relying on a headline.
Leasehold map→ How to read the lease→ The freehold title→ Buying a leasehold flat→ Lease extension→ Extensions and deeds of variation→ Subletting→ Pets and lease covenants→ Freeholder of a converted house→ 05 Control, reform and disputes Separate the current procedure from reform proposals and case-specific advice.
Commonhold and reform→ Collective enfranchisement→ Right to Manage→ First-tier Tribunal→ 06 Building and life safety Identify the premises, duty-holder, evidence and competent decision for this building.
Asbestos→ Electrical installation reports→ Fire risk assessments→ Fire safety arrangements→ Gas safety→ Health and safety risk assessment→ 07 Questions, language and method Use the source-led method, then follow the evidence behind the answer.
How to read a LEASE-iQ answer→ Real building questions→ Leasehold glossary→ Leasehold legislation→ How LEASE-iQ is structured→ Why general AI fails for leases→ Hafer Road case study→ Independent help
Building Trust is not the only route. Find the right route. Tell me what is happening. If you do not know what a lease is or cannot find yours, say that. I will route you to the right next step without guessing what the document says.
Who should pay for this repair? Can the lease support this charge? Do we need consent for this change? Which records should a new board find? I cannot find my lease
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