Built by a leaseholder who had to run his own block

Phil is a leaseholder in a small block of flats, and a director of its right to manage (RTM) company. Like a lot of leaseholders, he and his neighbours had grown frustrated with how their building was managed, and decided to do something about it.

They organised themselves through a private online group, traced every owner through the Land Registry, and used free official guidance from LEASE and the prescribed forms to claim the right to manage. It cost them less than £200.

Then came the question nobody had answered: now what? Once the takeover date arrives, the company is responsible for the bills, the money, the repairs, the insurance and the fire safety, and its directors are volunteers working on their evenings.

Phil is a software developer, so he's building what they needed. RunYourBlock starts with what a volunteer director needs to know, in plain English, and turns it into a dated list of what to do next. Phil's own block will be the first to run on it, and it's made for every block run by its leaseholders, whether through an RTM company, a freehold company or a residents' management company.