How do I form a residents association?

The Federation of Private Residents Associations (FPRA) provide guidance on their website as to how to form a residents’ association.

They are a not-for-profit organisation that provide lease advice, support and lobbying for private residential leaseholders, tenants’ and residents’ associations, Residential Management Companies and Flat Management Companies. The FPRA is able to offer its members specialist legal, insurance, management and building guidance.

The secretary of a tenants’ association has a right to obtain from the landlord

 contact information for other leaseholders in a shared block (provided that leaseholders have consented to this) to ascertain whether they wish to join the association.