The project comes first.

The corporate structure follows.

What can influence the corporate structure?

Not sure where your project fits? Start with the four property sectors below. They provide a practical way to identify the type of project you are establishing before considering the appropriate formation support.

Coddan's Specialist Role in Your Property Project

A well-structured property project may involve several different professional disciplines. The important principle is that each professional should remain responsible for the work that falls within their own specialist field.

Coddan's role is the corporate-services layer: helping establish the relevant company structure, prepare corporate information and documentation, complete applicable incorporation and Companies House processes, and provide ongoing company secretarial or corporate administration support within the agreed scope.

Where Coddan Fits Into the Property Project

Once the project's requirements and appropriate professional advice have been established, Coddan can help translate the required corporate element into an operational company structure.

One project. Different professional responsibilities. The purpose of the professional team is not to make one provider responsible for everything, but to ensure that the legal, financial, property-management and corporate aspects of the project are handled by the appropriate specialists.

Acting for a property client? Solicitors, accountants, managing agents and other professional advisers can refer or instruct Coddan where a client requires corporate formation or ongoing corporate administration support.

You Do Not Need One Provider for Everything

Establishing a property-related company does not mean that you need to replace the professional advisers who already understand your project. In many cases, the strongest approach is to keep the right specialists involved and give each professional responsibility for the part of the project that falls within their expertise.

Keep the professional advisers who know your property project.
Add Coddan where corporate structure and company administration are required.

Coddan — Property-Related Corporate Formation & Company Secretarial Support

Coddan can assist with establishing the appropriate corporate vehicle identified for the property project and, within the agreed scope, provide corporate documentation, incorporation support, Companies House filings, statutory records and ongoing company secretarial or corporate administration support.

The property project determines the structure; the chosen Coddan package determines the level of formation and corporate support. These are separate decisions.

The Right Structure Does Not Require the Wrong Professional Team

A solicitor may already be advising on the legal aspects of the transaction. An accountant may already understand the project's tax and accounting position. A property adviser or managing agent may already understand the building, estate or development. Those existing relationships can remain in place.

Coddan complements that team by taking responsibility for the corporate formation and administration layer that falls within the agreed scope. This can be particularly useful where a project involves multiple participants, property-specific governance requirements, director changes, registered-office requirements or continuing statutory administration.

Acting for a property client? Solicitors, accountants, property advisers, managing agents and other professional advisers can refer or instruct Coddan to establish the required corporate structure for their client, subject to the agreed scope and appropriate professional boundaries.

What Are You Trying to Establish?

Property projects can require very different corporate arrangements. A group of leaseholders seeking to manage a block, residents acquiring a freehold, an estate requiring a management company and a property development project do not necessarily require the same corporate vehicle.

Start with the project — not the company type. Choose the sector that best describes what you are trying to establish. The relevant supporting page then takes you further into the project, the possible corporate structures and the formation support that may be appropriate.

Not sure which sector applies to your project?
Start with the property arrangement you are trying to establish. The supporting pages provide deeper guidance on the relevant project types, corporate structures, governance considerations and Coddan's formation support.

A CLG Is One Possible Structure — Not the Starting Point

A Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) can be particularly appropriate for certain member-based property, residents' management and community arrangements. But a CLG should not be selected simply because the project involves property.

Property projects can involve very different legal, ownership and management objectives. The appropriate corporate vehicle may therefore be a CLG, company limited by shares, RTM company, commonhold association or another appropriate structure, depending on the circumstances.

Do not start with the company type.
Start with the property project.

First establish what the project is intended to achieve. The corporate structure should then reflect the project's ownership, membership, management, governance and statutory requirements.

What Needs to Be Established Before Choosing the Structure?

The important question is not simply "Which company should I register?". It is "What is this property-related organisation actually being established to do?"

An RMC and an RTM Company Are Not the Same Thing

Property clients sometimes use the terms RMC and RTM interchangeably. They should not automatically be treated as the same corporate arrangement.

An RTM company operates within the statutory Right to Manage framework, while an RMC may perform management functions under the relevant property and lease arrangements. Where the project involves an RTM, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and the applicable statutory requirements may be particularly relevant. The underlying leases, building and circumstances should therefore be considered before deciding what company is required.

The Articles of Association Should Reflect the Property Project

Incorporating a company is only one part of establishing the corporate structure. For property-related organisations, the Articles of Association and other corporate documentation can be particularly important because they determine how the company is governed.

Depending on the project, matters requiring consideration can include membership, voting rights, director appointment and removal, member changes, transfer arrangements and the relationship between the corporate structure and the underlying property arrangement.

Standard model articles may not address every property project's particular requirements. Where bespoke or specialist constitutional provisions are required, the appropriate professional adviser should determine the legal requirements and Coddan can assist with the corporate implementation within the agreed scope.

When Can a CLG Make Sense for a Property Project?

A CLG can be useful where the project calls for a member-based corporate organisation without share capital. This can make it relevant to certain residents' management, community, estate and other property-management arrangements.

But a CLG is not automatically preferable to a company limited by shares, an RMC, an RTM company or another structure. The correct choice depends on the project's actual legal and operational requirements.

Important Structural and Professional Boundary

Coddan provides corporate formation, company secretarial and corporate administration support within the agreed scope. Coddan does not replace the solicitor, property lawyer, accountant, tax adviser or other specialist professional responsible for advising on the underlying property transaction or legal position.

Where the project involves specialist property law, lease interpretation, statutory qualification, tax, accounting or other professional questions, the appropriate adviser should determine the relevant requirements before the corporate structure is implemented.

Explore the Property Structure That Matches Your Project

If you already know the type of property arrangement you are establishing, explore the relevant specialist route for more detailed information.

The structure follows the project. Once the intended property arrangement is understood, Coddan can assist with establishing the appropriate corporate vehicle and the required corporate support within the agreed scope.

Property Projects We Can Help Establish

Property projects can require very different corporate arrangements. Coddan provides company formation, corporate structure and company secretarial support for a range of property-related management, ownership and development projects.

The examples below are intended to help you identify the type of project you are establishing. They are not a list of structures that are automatically interchangeable. The appropriate vehicle depends on the project's purpose, legal context, ownership or membership arrangement and governance requirements.

RMC, RTM, Freehold, Development or Property-Holding?

A Resident Management Company (RMC) and a Right to Manage (RTM) company are not simply two names for the same arrangement. Likewise, a company established to manage an estate, hold or acquire a freehold, or support a development project may have different requirements. The property project should therefore be understood before the corporate vehicle is selected.

Property Structures Often Require More Than Incorporation

For property-related companies, the practical corporate framework can matter just as much as the certificate of incorporation. Depending on the project, particular attention may be required to membership, voting arrangements, director changes, corporate records, Articles of Association and the relationship between the company and the underlying property arrangement.

Where bespoke or specialist Articles, legal interpretation or property advice is required, these should be considered with the appropriate professional adviser. Coddan can then provide the corporate formation and administration support within the agreed scope.

The Project Determines the Route

These examples provide a starting point for identifying your property project, not a predetermined answer to the question of which company should be used. The appropriate structure can depend on the property arrangement, ownership, membership, governance, statutory context and intended activities. Where the structure has already been determined by the client or their professional advisers, Coddan can focus on establishing and administering that structure within the agreed scope.

Which Property Project Are You Establishing?

Use the four specialist sectors to explore the corporate structures and formation considerations most relevant to your project.

Not sure which project category applies? Start with what you are trying to establish. The structure and level of corporate support can then be considered from there.

Choose Your Formation Support Level

Once you understand what you are trying to establish and the appropriate corporate route has been identified, the next question is not which property structure to buy. It is how much formation and corporate support you require from Coddan.

Your property project determines the structure.
Your package determines the level of Coddan support.

One Package System Across Different Property Projects

The four packages are intentionally universal across the property sectors covered by this service. They are not separate products called an "RMC package", "RTM package", "freehold package" or "CLG package". This keeps the commercial choice simple while allowing the underlying corporate structure to reflect the actual property project.

For example, two projects may both involve residential property management, yet require very different levels of preparation and corporate support. Conversely, an RTM, RMC, freehold or other property structure may sometimes be capable of being established through a straightforward formation route where the relevant requirements have already been determined.

Specialist Property Requirements Can Be Considered Separately

The universal package system does not mean that every property project has identical corporate requirements. Depending on the project and agreed scope, additional or specialist requirements may need to be considered, including property-specific Articles of Association, membership or governance arrangements, registered office and director service addresses, Companies House filings, corporate documents or ongoing company secretarial administration.

Where specialist legal, property, tax or other professional advice is required, that advice should remain with the appropriate professional adviser. Coddan's role is the corporate formation and administration layer within the agreed scope.

The Same Property Sector Can Use Different Packages

Do not assume that a particular structure automatically belongs to a particular package. A straightforward RMC, RTM, freehold, CLG or other property structure may require essential formation support, while another project involving the same general structure may require substantially more preparation and administration. Choose according to the complexity of your project and the level of Coddan support you need.

When Package 1 Is Appropriate

Package 1 is intended for a relatively straightforward property or community-related company formation where the client has already identified the required corporate route, or is proceeding on the basis of appropriate professional advice. It is designed for clients who primarily need essential incorporation support rather than an enhanced corporate setup service.

Package 1 does not determine your property structure. It does not prescribe whether the project should use a Company Limited by Guarantee, Company Limited by Shares, RTM company, RMC or another appropriate structure. The property project and its requirements determine the corporate route. Package 1 determines the level of Coddan's formation support.

Suitable Across the Property Sectors

Because the four packages are universal, Package 1 can potentially be used across different property projects where the underlying formation requirements are sufficiently straightforward. Examples include:

When a Higher Support Level May Be More Appropriate

Package 1 is intentionally focused on essential formation. A project may require a higher level of support where it involves additional corporate preparation, multiple participants, enhanced documentation, registered office arrangements, more detailed coordination or ongoing corporate administration.

This does not mean that a particular property structure automatically requires a particular package. A straightforward project and a complex project can use the same type of corporate vehicle while requiring very different levels of support.

Your Existing Professional Advisers Can Stay Involved

You do not need to change your existing professional team simply because you are establishing a property-related company. Your solicitor can continue to deal with legal matters, your accountant with accounting and tax, your property adviser with property matters and your managing agent with property management. Coddan focuses on the corporate formation and company administration side within the agreed scope.

Professional boundary: Package 1 provides corporate formation support within the agreed scope. Specialist legal, tax, accounting, property and other professional advice remains with the appropriate adviser where required.

Formation Plus a Professional Corporate Address

Package 2 includes the applicable formation support provided under Package 1 and adds a Coddan registered office address together with the agreed handling of statutory company correspondence received there. It is designed for clients who want their newly established property or community company to have a professional UK corporate address from the outset.

The registered office does not determine the company's structure. Your property project determines whether the appropriate route is, for example, a company limited by guarantee, company limited by shares, an RTM company or another appropriate structure. Package 2 simply adds the registered-office and correspondence layer to the formation support you require.

The same package can therefore be relevant to different property projects. A straightforward RMC, RTM-related project, residents' management structure, leasehold arrangement or other property company may require Package 2 where a professional corporate address is an important part of the setup.

A Consistent Corporate Address for Property Organisations

Property-related companies can involve multiple residents, leaseholders, members, directors, shareholders or other participants. A professional registered office provides a consistent corporate contact point even when the people involved in the project change or live at different addresses.

This can be particularly useful for Resident Management Companies, RTM-related structures, estate and leasehold management companies, residents' organisations, freehold arrangements and specialist property projects.

Registered Office and Director Privacy Are Separate Services

The registered office is the company's official address for receiving certain statutory communications. It should not be confused with a director's service address. If individual property directors also require protection of their residential address on the public Companies House register, a Director Service Address is the relevant additional service.

This distinction can be particularly relevant where residents or leaseholders volunteer to act as directors of an RMC or other property-related company.

Need More Than a Standard Formation?

Some property projects require more detailed preparation than a straightforward incorporation. This can arise where the project involves multiple members, property-specific governance, bespoke Articles of Association, director or membership arrangements, freehold interests, development activity or other structural considerations.

Those requirements do not automatically form part of Package 2. Where additional corporate preparation or coordination is required, Package 3 or Package 4 may provide a more appropriate level of support, depending on the project and agreed scope.

Your Existing Professional Advisers Can Stay Involved

Package 2 does not require you to change your professional team. Your solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent can continue to provide their specialist services while Coddan provides the formation, registered-office and agreed corporate administration support.

Who May Find Package 2 Useful?

More Than Incorporation — A More Complete Corporate Setup

Package 3 includes the support provided under Packages 1 and 2 and adds a broader corporate preparation and post-incorporation setup layer. It is designed for projects where the company may involve multiple participants, a more involved membership or shareholding arrangement, several directors, guarantors or shareholders, or additional corporate coordination before and after incorporation.

Package 3 does not determine whether your project should use a CLG, company limited by shares, RTM company or another structure. The property project and its agreed corporate requirements come first. The package determines the level of Coddan's formation and corporate support once the appropriate route has been established.

Particularly Useful for Multi-Party Property Projects

Package 3 can be appropriate where a property project requires more coordinated corporate preparation than a straightforward incorporation. Examples can include Resident Management Companies, block or estate management structures, freehold ownership arrangements, multi-member property CLGs, community property structures, development management companies and other property-related projects.

Where a project has specific statutory, legal, property or tax requirements, those matters should be established with the appropriate professional adviser. Coddan can then work from the agreed requirements to provide the relevant corporate formation and administration support.

When the Corporate Setup Needs More Attention

Package 3 is particularly useful where the project involves several participants, multiple corporate roles or a more involved initial governance arrangement. It provides a broader preparation and setup layer than Package 2 while remaining distinct from the more bespoke corporate coordination available through Package 4.

The objective is straightforward: establish the agreed company properly, organise its initial corporate framework and help the client move from incorporation into practical corporate administration within the agreed scope.

Coddan Works Alongside Your Professional Team

You do not need to replace your existing professional advisers. Package 3 can operate alongside your solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent, with each professional remaining responsible for their own specialist area.

Why Package 3 Is Our Recommended Balance

Package 3 provides a broader level of corporate preparation without moving into the more detailed bespoke coordination associated with Package 4. For many property and community projects, it offers a practical balance between formation, corporate setup, multi-party coordination, professional handover and first-year compliance awareness.

Professional boundary: Package 3 provides corporate formation and administration support within the agreed scope. It does not replace legal, tax, accounting, property or specialist professional advice. Where those matters affect the proposed structure, Coddan can work alongside the appropriate professional adviser.

More Preparation for More Involved Property Structures

Package 4 includes the support provided under Packages 1, 2 and 3 and adds a higher level of pre-incorporation preparation, participant coordination, corporate-document consideration and post-incorporation setup support.

It is intended for projects where there may be multiple participants, corporate members, unusual governance requirements, several properties, development interests, resident-management arrangements or a more involved corporate structure.

Package 4 Does Not Choose the Property Structure for You

The package describes the level of Coddan support. It does not determine whether your project should use a CLG, company limited by shares, RTM company, commonhold association or another appropriate structure.

The property project comes first. Once the appropriate corporate route has been identified or agreed with the relevant professional advisers, Coddan can provide the higher level of formation and corporate administration support required to establish it.

When Package 4 May Be Appropriate

The package may be appropriate where the project requires more than straightforward incorporation, for example:

Package 4 Can Sit Within Your Existing Professional Team

A more complex corporate setup does not mean that Coddan needs to replace your existing professional advisers. Your solicitor, accountant, property adviser and managing agent can remain involved, with each professional retaining responsibility for their own specialist area.

Why Package 4 Costs More

The additional fee reflects the greater amount of pre-incorporation preparation, participant coordination, corporate-document consideration, formation coordination and post-incorporation setup support that may be required for a more involved corporate arrangement. It is a higher-support corporate formation package; it is not a fee for legal, tax, accounting or property advice.

Important Professional Boundary

Coddan provides corporate formation, corporate documentation, Companies House filing and company secretarial or corporate administration support within the agreed scope. Specialist legal, tax, accounting, property, leasehold, development or other professional advice remains with the appropriate qualified adviser.

Where Package 4 Sits in the Universal Formation Range

The same four support levels can be used across different property projects. The structure changes according to the project; the support level changes according to what you require from Coddan.

Not Sure Which Package Fits?

There are two separate decisions when establishing a property-related company. First, understand what you are trying to establish and which corporate route is appropriate. Then decide how much formation and corporate support you require from Coddan.

Your property project determines the corporate structure.

Your chosen package determines the level of Coddan's formation and corporate support.

Do Not Choose a Package Because You Think You Need a CLG

A Company Limited by Guarantee may be appropriate for certain member-based property or community arrangements, but other projects may require a company limited by shares, an RTM company, a commonhold association or another appropriate structure. The property project comes first; the corporate structure follows; the package comes after that.

Already Working With Professional Advisers?

You do not need to replace your existing solicitor, accountant, property adviser, managing agent or other professional adviser. They can provide the specialist advice relevant to their role, while Coddan can provide corporate formation, documentation, Companies House support and company secretarial administration within the agreed scope.

Acting for a property client? Solicitors, accountants, managing agents and other professional advisers can refer or instruct Coddan to establish the required corporate structure for their client, subject to the agreed scope of work.

From Company Formation to Ongoing Corporate Administration

Establishing the company is an important first step, but it is not the end of the corporate responsibilities created by the property project. Once incorporated, the company continues to have records, statutory requirements, corporate documents and administrative obligations that may need attention as the project, membership and board develop.

Property Companies Have an Ongoing Corporate Lifecycle

A property-related company can remain in place for many years. During that time, its directors, members, registered details, corporate records and filing requirements may change.

This can be particularly relevant to Resident Management Companies, RTM structures, freehold companies and other multi-member property arrangements, where changes in residents, leaseholders, directors or ownership interests can create continuing corporate administration requirements.

Particularly Important for Multi-Member Property Structures

Property companies can have a different administrative profile from a conventional owner-managed trading company. A block, estate or residents' structure may involve multiple members and directors whose circumstances change over time.

When a director resigns, a replacement needs to be appointed, company details change or an annual filing becomes due, the corporate record needs to keep pace with the underlying project. Coddan can provide the relevant company secretarial and corporate administration layer where this forms part of the agreed service.

Keep the Corporate Side of the Project Organised

Once your property-related company is established, you do not necessarily have to manage every routine corporate requirement yourself. Depending on the service selected, Coddan can provide continuing company secretarial and corporate administration support.

The objective is straightforward: keep the company's corporate records, documents and relevant filings organised while you and your professional advisers remain focused on the underlying property project.

Corporate Administration Works Alongside Your Professional Advisers

Ongoing company administration does not replace the other professionals involved in your property project. You can continue working with your existing solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent while Coddan provides the corporate-services layer within the agreed scope.

What Ongoing Corporate Administration Does Not Replace

Coddan's role remains focused on corporate formation and administration within the agreed scope. Legal advice, tax and accounting advice, property advice, lease interpretation, service-charge advice and other specialist professional matters should remain with the appropriate qualified adviser.

Your Corporate Structure Can Continue to Evolve

Formation creates the company, but the company remains part of the property project afterwards. As circumstances change, Coddan can continue to support the corporate administration requirements that fall within your selected service. This creates a practical transition from initial incorporation to longer-term corporate administration without requiring you to manage every corporate task alone.

Establish the company. Maintain the corporate structure. Stay focused on the property project.

Ongoing company secretarial and corporate administration services are provided according to the selected service and agreed scope.

Let Coddan Handle Your Corporate Administration Headaches

Once your property-related company is established, its corporate responsibilities do not end with incorporation. Whether you have established an RMC, an RTM company, a residents' management structure, a freehold company, a property-holding company or another corporate vehicle, the company may continue to require records, filings, corporate documents, changes and administrative attention throughout its life.

Incorporation Is the Beginning — Not the End

Property companies can have a particularly practical administrative burden because the people involved in the structure may change over time. Flat owners may sell, directors may resign or be appointed, company information may need updating, and corporate documents and statutory records need to remain properly organised.

Coddan can provide ongoing company secretarial and corporate administration support within the selected service and agreed scope, helping separate the corporate administration from the wider property management, legal and financial responsibilities of the project.

Particularly Useful for Resident and Multi-Member Structures

For an RMC, RTM company or residents' management structure, corporate administration can become an ongoing responsibility rather than a one-off task. Where directors or members change as properties change hands, the company's corporate records and relevant Companies House information may also need attention. Coddan can provide the applicable administrative and filing support within the agreed scope.

When the Property Structure Changes

Property-related companies can experience changes that ordinary start-up companies may not encounter in the same way. For example, a flat may be sold, a resident director may step down, a new director may need to be appointed, or company information may need to be updated.

Corporate Administration Can Also Include the Address Layer

For resident directors and volunteer property-company directors, the handling of official corporate correspondence can be particularly important. Where selected, a professional Registered Office and/or Director Service Address can provide an appropriate corporate address arrangement rather than relying on a director's home address for the relevant service.

Address services are separate services and are subject to their own terms and scope.

Keep Your Attention on the Property Project

Property projects already involve enough moving parts. By delegating the agreed corporate administration to Coddan, you can reduce the burden of routine company administration and have a dedicated corporate-services provider helping keep the company's records, filings and administrative obligations organised.

Coddan Complements — Rather Than Replaces — Your Professional Advisers

Ongoing corporate administration is separate from legal, tax, accounting, property and specialist property-management advice. Coddan's role is the corporate-services layer within the agreed scope.

You can therefore continue working with your existing solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent while Coddan supports the company's corporate administration.

You Can Refer or Instruct Coddan on Behalf of Your Client

Solicitors, accountants, managing agents and other professional advisers can refer or instruct Coddan to establish and support the required corporate structure for their client, while retaining responsibility for their own specialist professional advice.

Establish the company. Maintain the structure. Focus on the property project.

Ongoing company secretarial and corporate administration services are provided according to the selected service and agreed scope.

Your Existing Professional Advisers Can Stay Involved

Choosing Coddan for the corporate formation and administration layer does not mean you need to replace the professionals already involved in your property project. Your solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent can remain part of your professional team.

You Do Not Need One Provider for Everything

Property projects can involve several professional disciplines. Each professional can continue to work within their own area of expertise, while Coddan provides the corporate formation and administration support that falls within the agreed scope.

You Can Refer or Instruct Coddan on Behalf of Your Client

Professional advisers do not need to step outside their existing client relationship when a property project requires a company to be established. You can refer or instruct Coddan to provide the required corporate formation and administration support for your client, subject to the agreed scope.

This provides a practical route for solicitors, accountants, managing agents, property advisers and other professionals who need a corporate-services specialist to establish or maintain the relevant company.

Build the Right Professional Team Around the Project

The purpose of this model is not to make Coddan the only provider involved. It is to make sure that the corporate element of the project has an appropriate formation and administration resource alongside the other professional disciplines.

You can therefore retain the professional relationships that are already appropriate to the project while using Coddan for the corporate-services requirements within the agreed scope.

Professional boundaries remain important. Coddan provides corporate formation, company secretarial and corporate administration support within the agreed scope. Legal, tax, accounting, property and other specialist professional advice remains with the appropriate adviser.

Your professional team can stay together.

Coddan can provide the corporate-services layer alongside the professionals already advising or managing your property project.

From Property Objective to Properly Established Company

A property company should not be approached as a simple form-filling exercise. The process begins with understanding what the property project is intended to achieve, identifying the relevant corporate route, and then establishing and maintaining the company in accordance with the agreed requirements.

The formation process follows the property project — not the other way around.

An RMC, an RTM company, a property-holding CLG and a company limited by shares can serve very different purposes. The appropriate route should therefore be established before selecting a formation package.

Property Companies Often Need More Than Incorporation

Property structures can have an ongoing administrative dimension that a standard company formation does not address. Ownership and membership can change, directors can move or be replaced, and the company's registered information and statutory records may need to be updated.

This is particularly relevant to resident management and other member-based property arrangements, where the relationship between the company, its members and the underlying property can continue long after incorporation.

The property project comes first. The corporate structure follows.

Once the appropriate route has been established, the formation package is selected according to the level of Coddan support required. The package does not determine whether a project should be an RMC, RTM, CLG or another corporate structure.

Not sure which property structure your project requires? Start by exploring the relevant property route before choosing your formation support.

Build the Right Professional Team Around Your Property Company

A property company can sit at the centre of a wider professional structure. Whether you are establishing an RMC, RTM company, property-holding CLG or another property-related corporate vehicle, Coddan can provide the corporate formation and administration layer while your solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent continues to handle matters within their own professional remit.

One Corporate Layer Within a Wider Property Team

Coddan does not need to replace the professionals already involved in your project. Our role is to establish and support the company itself — its formation, corporate documentation, statutory records, Companies House filings and agreed corporate administration.

The Corporate Vehicle Is Only One Part of the Project

Property projects can involve very different corporate and operational requirements. A resident management arrangement is not necessarily the same as a statutory Right-to-Manage structure, and neither should automatically be treated in the same way as a property-holding or investment company.

Where the project involves matters such as leasehold rights, qualifying RTM requirements, membership arrangements, voting rights, freehold ownership, service charges, leases or specialist property documentation, the appropriate specialist adviser should establish or confirm those requirements where legal or property advice is needed.

A Straightforward Route for Professional Introducers

Professional advisers do not need to become company-formation specialists simply because their client requires a corporate vehicle. Where the corporate route has already been established or agreed, Coddan can provide the formation and agreed corporate-services layer.

A Clear Division of Professional Responsibilities

Professional Boundaries Matter

Coddan provides corporate formation and administration services within the agreed scope. Where a project raises specialist questions concerning property law, leasehold rights, RTM qualification, taxation, accounting, valuation or other regulated professional matters, those questions should be addressed by the appropriately qualified adviser. This clear division of responsibilities helps the client receive the right expertise at each stage of the project.

Your property project can have the right specialist at every stage.

Your existing advisers do not need to disappear from the process. Coddan provides the corporate-services layer that allows the required company to be established and maintained within the agreed scope.

Understanding Coddan's Role in Your Property Structure

A specialist property company can sit within a wider professional arrangement. The most reliable approach is to ensure that each part of the project is handled within the appropriate professional remit. Coddan therefore focuses on the corporate-services layer rather than attempting to replace the wider advisory team.

The project determines what needs to be established.
The appropriate professionals determine specialist advice.

A Property Project Can Have More Than One Professional Layer

There is no requirement for the company formation provider to become the project's solicitor, accountant, managing agent or property adviser. In many cases, the strongest arrangement is for the client to retain the professionals who already understand the property and its circumstances while using Coddan for the corporate component.

Formation Support Is Not the Same as Legal or Property Advice

Selecting or establishing a company is only one part of some property projects. Questions about whether a particular structure is legally appropriate, whether statutory qualification requirements are satisfied, how a lease should operate, or how a transaction should be treated may require specialist professional advice.

Where such questions arise, the appropriate adviser should determine the relevant position before the corporate structure is implemented. Coddan can then provide the applicable corporate formation and administration support within the agreed scope.

Coddan Can Form Part of Your Client's Existing Professional Team

Professional advisers do not need to surrender the client relationship simply because a company needs to be incorporated or administered. Where appropriate, Coddan can provide the corporate implementation layer while the referring or appointed professional remains responsible for their own specialist advice and client relationship.

Clear boundaries create stronger structures.

The aim is not to make one provider responsible for everything. It is to ensure that the right corporate structure, the right professional advice and the right administrative support work together around the property project.

Why Coddan for Property-Related Corporate Structures?

Property projects do not all require the same company, governance model or corporate administration. Coddan's property formation approach starts with the project, identifies the relevant corporate route and then provides the level of formation and administration support required.

Start with what you are trying to establish.
Then determine the structure, formation route and support level.

More Than a Generic Company Formation Page

This property hub is designed to help customers understand the different corporate situations that can arise in property projects before they select a formation service. It connects the main overview with more focused guidance for specific property structures and requirements.

Explore the Property Structure That Matches Your Project

The main page provides the overall framework. The supporting property routes allow you to go deeper into the particular corporate situation you are dealing with.

What This Means for You

Coddan does not need to replace your professional team. Your solicitor, accountant, property adviser or managing agent can remain involved in the project while Coddan focuses on the corporate formation and administration services within the agreed scope.

Property project first. Structure second. Support level third.

This is the basis of Coddan's property-related corporate formation ecosystem: help customers understand the route, establish the relevant corporate structure and choose the level of support that fits the project.

Frequently Asked Questions About Property Company Formation

The questions below explain how the property project, corporate structure, formation package and professional team fit together when establishing a property-related company through Coddan.

How do I know which company structure is right for my property project?

Is a Company Limited by Guarantee suitable for every property project?

Can Coddan help establish a Resident Management Company (RMC)?

Can Coddan help with an RTM company?

Will my property company always use standard Articles of Association?

Can I protect my home address when becoming a director of a property company?

Are the four formation packages specific to RMCs, RTMs or CLGs?

Which formation package should I choose?

Do I need to replace my solicitor, accountant or managing agent?

Can a solicitor, accountant or managing agent instruct Coddan for a client?

Can Coddan support the company after incorporation?

Does Coddan replace specialist legal or property advice?

Explore the Structure That Matches Your Project

The main property formation hub provides the overview. The supporting pages allow you to examine the specific corporate structure or property scenario in greater detail before choosing your formation route.

Start with the project. Choose the structure. Then choose the support level.

Coddan can then provide the appropriate formation and corporate administration support within the agreed scope, working alongside the other professionals involved in your property project.

First identify the corporate structure.
Then choose the formation support that matches it.

Use the Property Structure Guides Before You Order

The supporting pages within this property formation hub are designed to help you understand the principal corporate routes before making a formation decision. They address different property scenarios rather than forcing every project into a single CLG model.

The Package Does Not Determine Your Property Structure

Coddan's formation packages are designed to work across different property projects. You do not need to select an "RMC package", "RTM package" or "CLG package". The project determines the appropriate corporate route; the package determines the level of formation and corporate support.

Your existing professional advisers can remain involved. Coddan does not replace your solicitor, accountant, tax adviser, property professional or managing agent. We provide the corporate formation, corporate documentation and company administration layer within the agreed scope.

Need more than formation? Depending on your project, additional corporate services may also be relevant, including a registered office, director service address, company secretarial support or other corporate administration services. These can be added where required and within the applicable service scope.

Prefer to discuss your property project with us? Contact Coddan on +44 (0) 207 935 5171 or 0330 808 0089 or email info@coddan.co.uk .