If you need to check for manager burdens
Housing developers can include legal conditions called ‘manager burdens’ in title deeds when homes are first sold.
The burdens can give the developer the right to appoint a factor for a set period.
If your title deeds include a manager burden, you may not be able to dismiss your factor until it ends.
When do manager burdens end?
Manager burdens automatically end after:
- 3 years for sheltered housing
- 30 years for ex-council or housing association homes sold under Right to Buy
- 5 years for any other house or flat
If these time limits have passed, manager burdens will not prevent you dismissing your factor.
Can manager burdens end sooner?
At any point before the time limit is reached, a manager burden will end as soon as either:
- the developer no longer owns any of the homes in your development
- any other conditions your deeds say end the burden are met
If either of these applies, you can dismiss your property factor.
How to check if manager burdens apply
Use our checker to help work out if manager burdens prevent you dismissing your factor. We do not store any of the details you enter.
It will help if you have a copy of your title deeds.
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