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Plain-English guides to Irish block management.

The MUD Act, sinking funds, service-charge arrears and the AGM, explained for agents, directors and owners. No jargon, no fluff, just the law made workable.

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The MUD Act 2011, explained

What every managing agent and director must know about Ireland's Multi-Unit Developments Act, service charges, sinking funds, directors' duties and the sale-pack obligation.

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OMC basics

What is an Owners' Management Company?

Who owns it, who runs it, what it is responsible for, and the laws that shape it, in plain English.

7 min read
Money

OMC service charges explained

What the charge covers, how it is calculated and approved, and your rights as an owner.

7 min read
Money

Sinking funds: the complete guide

Why every OMC needs one, how much to set aside, and how to build member confidence in it.

8 min read
Collections

Recovering service-charge arrears, humanely

A fair, MUD-Act-compliant escalation that recovers money without the awkward phone call.

10 min read
Compliance

Can an OMC name owners in arrears?

What GDPR and the Data Protection Commission mean for arrears transparency, and what you can safely share.

7 min read
OMC basics

OMC vs property management agent

Two roles, constantly confused. Who owns the development, who makes decisions, and who is responsible.

6 min read
Governance

How to change your managing agent

When to switch, what your contract allows, and how to get a clean handover of funds and records.

8 min read
Governance

The OMC AGM: a step-by-step checklist

Notice periods, quorum, proxies and minutes, run a clean AGM under the Companies Act 2014.

7 min read
Compliance

PSRA client accounts, demystified

How client moneys must be held, and why your payment rails should never touch them.

6 min read
Remediation

Funding remediation levies in 2026

Billing and communicating fire-safety and defects levies through your OMC, the right way.

8 min read

Choosing a system

Weighing up OMC software?

Past the guides, these pages compare the ways an Irish OMC can be run, and where Cuan fits.

Buying an apartment, or new to a board? Use the free, printable apartment buyer's OMC checklist to check the company that runs the building before you commit.

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For agents

Turn this knowledge into workflows.

Cuan encodes every rule in these guides, charge approval, sinking-fund accounting, the arrears ladder, AGM packs and the sale pack, as one-tap workflows your team follows without a checklist.

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