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Key dates for block and property managers: November 2026 to September 2027
Dates for block and property managers in England between October 2026 and December 2027: the Companies House identity verification deadline for resident-run companies, the fire door and evacuation plan anniversaries, the usual quarter days, and the 18-month cut-offs for the three commonest service charge years.
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November 2026
Companies House identity verification: the 12-month transitional period ends
Directors in post before 18 November 2025 must have a verified identity in the confirmation statement their company files in this period. A company cannot file without every director's personal code, and acting as a director unverified after its deadline is an offence. Who: Directors of RMCs and RTM companies, and agents who file for them
Source: SI 2025/1118, regulation 4; Companies Act 2006, section 167M
December 2026
Last filing day for a confirmation statement dated 17 November 2026
A company whose confirmation date is the last day of the transitional period has 14 days to file. Not filing risks a fine of up to £5,000 and strike-off, and a dissolved company's property, the freehold included, passes to the Crown. Who: RMCs and RTM companies with a confirmation date of 17 November
Source: Companies Act 2006, sections 853A and 1012; GOV.UK confirmation statement page, read 1 October 2026
Comes round every year
Christmas quarter day: quarterly service charges fall due under many leases
Where a flat is being sold, a quarter that falls due after completion is the buyer's and one that fell due before stays the seller's debt. A sale completing on 18 December 2026 leaves this quarter with the buyer. Who: Blocks whose leases use the usual quarter days
Source: The lease; Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, sections 3, 23 and 24
18-month cut-off for service charge costs incurred on 1 July 2025
A cost incurred on 1 July 2025 that has been neither demanded nor notified in writing under section 20B by this date cannot be recovered. Re-serving the demand later does not cure it; the loss is the client's. Who: Blocks whose service charge year began on 1 July 2025
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 20B
January 2027
Comes round every year
Fire door information: the current 12-month period ends
Every resident of a building with two or more dwellings and shared escape routes must have been given the fire door information since 23 January 2026. The periods run from 23 January to 22 January each year. Who: Responsible persons for blocks of flats in England, at any height
Source: Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, regulation 10
March 2027
Comes round every year
Lady Day quarter day: quarterly service charges fall due under many leases
Each demand must carry the summary of rights, the landlord's name and address, and rest on an address for service. Without them the leaseholder may withhold the sum or it is treated as not due until the demand is re-served. Who: Blocks whose leases use the usual quarter days
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 21B; Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, sections 47 and 48
April 2027
First Residential PEEPs building evacuation plans fall due for review
A building evacuation plan first prepared on 6 April 2026, the day the regulations came into force, must be reviewed by this date. Later plans and each resident's assessment run on their own 12-month clocks. Who: Blocks of at least 18 metres or seven storeys, and blocks over 11 metres on simultaneous evacuation
Source: Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/797
June 2027
Comes round every year
Midsummer quarter day: quarterly service charges fall due under many leases
For a former leaseholder who is still bound by an older lease, the landlord has six months beginning with each due date to serve a section 17 notice. For a charge due today that period ends on 23 December 2027. Who: Blocks whose leases use the usual quarter days
Source: The lease; Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, section 17
18-month cut-off for service charge costs incurred on 1 January 2026
For a block on a calendar service charge year, the first cost of 2026 must be demanded or notified in writing under section 20B by this date. Where accounts are running late, send the section 20B notification to every leaseholder first. Who: Blocks whose service charge year began on 1 January 2026
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 20B
September 2027
Comes round every year
Michaelmas quarter day: quarterly service charges fall due under many leases
Before chasing a quarter that goes unpaid, check the demand carried the summary of rights and the landlord's name and address. A defective demand is re-served first, and the arrears letters refer to the re-served demand. Who: Blocks whose leases use the usual quarter days
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 21B; Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, sections 47 and 48
31 March year end: 18-month cut-off and section 21 summary date
For a service charge year that ran from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, the first cost of the year must be demanded or notified by this date, and a requested section 21 summary is due six months after the year end. Who: Blocks with a 31 March service charge year end
Source: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, sections 20B and 21
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