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Chapter 1 Methods of Flat Management |
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Why have a management structure? |
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What is the purpose of a management company? |
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Different forms of management |
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3 | (1) |
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Acquisition through statute/enfranchisement |
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4 | (3) |
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Management companies and mortgage lenders |
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What kind of management is best? |
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8 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The Management Company |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (2) |
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The formation committee's functions |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (4) |
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Transferring ownership to the new company |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Enfranchisement - First Refusal |
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27 | (22) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (15) |
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The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 |
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Chapter 4 Right to Manage |
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49 | (10) |
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Chapter 5 Taking over the Reins |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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First meeting of a non-RTE or RTM company |
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61 | (3) |
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Assessing the functions of the company |
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64 | (1) |
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Where the company is an RTE or RTM company |
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64 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 The Lease |
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67 | (6) |
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What provisions must the management company look at? |
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Chapter 7 Officers and their Duties |
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73 | (14) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Allocating directors' duties |
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76 | (5) |
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The company secretary's duties |
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82 | (1) |
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Keeping the statutory registers |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
Chapter 8 Directors' Meetings |
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87 | (4) |
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Proceedings at directors' meetings |
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88 | (1) |
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Delegation of directors' functions |
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89 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Shareholders' Meetings |
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Preliminary considerations |
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What is a general meeting? |
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The annual general meeting |
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The extraordinary general meeting |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Financial Management and Accounts |
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101 | (10) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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Maintaining accounting records |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Distribution of statutory accounts |
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109 | (1) |
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The need for proper accounting procedures |
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109 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Company Secretary's Check-lists |
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111 | (20) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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Issuing membership certificates |
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117 | (1) |
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Dealing with change of flat-owner |
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117 | (2) |
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Change of officers - Forms 288a, b and c |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Other forms sometimes encountered |
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121 | (1) |
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Contents of the statutory registers and books |
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122 | (1) |
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The certificate of incorporation |
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122 | (1) |
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The Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (5) |
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Company stationery - the statutory requirements |
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128 | (3) |
Chapter 12 When Things go Wrong |
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131 | (8) |
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131 | (1) |
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Sanctions for failure to comply with legal requirements |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Striking-off - the ultimate sanction? |
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134 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Seeking Professional Assistance |
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139 | (6) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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When to use professionals |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Company secretarial services |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
Appendix 1 Precedents |
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145 | (96) |
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147 | (6) |
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153 | (17) |
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Memorandum and Articles of Association |
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170 | (59) |
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Applications for Membership |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (8) |
Appendix 2 Useful Addresses |
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241 | (2) |
Index |
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