Precedent Estate Management

About Precedent.

A different standard of management.

Precedent Estate Management combines experience across the private and public sectors, alongside extensive leasehold and estate management expertise. The result is a compliant, transparent, and customer-focused approach to managing every development we are entrusted with.

Our focus is not growth for growth’s sake, but delivering exceptional management, strong governance, and outstanding service to every client.

Unlike larger organisations, our directors remain directly involved in the day-to-day management of the developments we oversee, working closely with leaseholders, freeholders, residents, and developers to provide proactive, accountable support.

We believe in clear communication, practical solutions, and addressing challenges head-on. Whether the issue is compliance, governance, or financial management, we act promptly, communicate openly, and always prioritise the long-term interests of the development and its residents.

Every client benefits from responsive management, accurate records, transparent decision-making, and a service built on accountability, professionalism, and trust.

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Statutory dates that cannot slip.

Every lease and statutory deadline is diarised from the day we are appointed, tracked on our own management systems and overseen by a director. These are the main duties we work to. Where a duty applies only to certain buildings, or only where we are instructed, we say so.

Service charges & accounts

ReasonablenessService charges are recovered only where costs are reasonably incurred and works are of a reasonable standard.Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s.19
Funds held on trustService charge contributions are held on trust for the leaseholders, in designated client accounts.Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, s.42
DemandsEvery demand gives the landlord’s name and an address for service in England and Wales, and is accompanied by the statutory summary of rights and obligations.Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, ss.47–48; Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s.21B
The 18-month ruleCosts are demanded, or leaseholders notified in writing, within 18 months of being incurred, so they remain recoverable.Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s.20B
Information on requestSummaries of costs, inspection of accounts and receipts, and details of the buildings insurance are provided when requested.Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, ss.21–22 and Schedule

Consultation & charges

Section 20 consultationLeaseholders are consulted before qualifying works costing any one of them more than £250, and before long-term agreements costing any one of them more than £100 a year.Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s.20; Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003
Administration chargesCharged only where the lease or transfer allows, at a reasonable level, and with the statutory summary of rights.Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, Sch 11
Ground rentWhere we collect ground rent, it is demanded by notice in the prescribed form.Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, s.166
Peppercorn ground rentsNo ground rent is demanded on leases the Act protects, broadly most new long residential leases granted from 30 June 2022. We check each lease before any ground rent is collected.Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

Building safety

Fire risk assessmentThe common parts have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, reviewed regularly, with actions tracked until closed.Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; Fire Safety Act 2021
Fire safety informationResidents receive fire safety instructions and fire door information. In buildings over 11 metres, communal fire doors are checked every quarter.Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
AsbestosCommon parts of buildings built before 2000 are surveyed and managed under an asbestos management plan.Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, reg 4
Water hygieneLegionella risk is assessed wherever there are communal water systems.Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; COSHH Regulations 2002
LiftsPassenger lifts are thoroughly examined by a competent person at least every six months, with any defects put right.Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
Communal gas and electricsCommunal gas appliances are safety-checked every year, and communal electrical installations are inspected and tested periodically.Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998; Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Higher-risk buildingsFor buildings of 18 metres or seven storeys and above, we support the Accountable Person’s duties, where instructed.Building Safety Act 2022

Companies & governance

Company filingsConfirmation statements, annual accounts, statutory registers and AGMs for RMC and RTM companies, where instructed.Companies Act 2006
Right to ManageRTM companies are supported through the claim and the handover of management functions.Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, Part 2, Chapter 1

Our own obligations

RedressWe belong to a government-approved redress scheme for property management work.Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) (England) Order 2014
Data protectionPersonal data is handled lawfully and securely, and we are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office.UK GDPR; Data Protection Act 2018
Changes in the lawWe track the commencement of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and update our procedures as its provisions come into force.Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024