These organisations aren’t part of New Central’s Tenants’ Association, but they’re where the rules, rights, and processes behind it come from. Worth reading if you want the detail beyond our summaries.
Statutory guidance and tribunal
- LEASE — Recognised Tenants’ Associations — the Leasehold Advisory Service’s own guide to how RTAs work and how recognition is obtained.
- gov.uk — Guidance on applications for a certificate of recognition of a tenants’ association — the official process for seeking recognition.
- First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) — where recognition is decided if the landlord doesn’t grant it directly.
Membership and practical guidance
- FPRA — Federation of Private Residents’ Associations — independent membership body for residents’ and tenants’ associations, with guides on forming and running one. (Web security Certificate not up to date – awaiting new)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — government department responsible for leasehold policy.
Professional bodies (for reference, not endorsement)
- The Property Institute (TPI)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP)