diff --git a/README b/README
index deb4c69..8ba81cd 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ python3 main.py
 
 
 ### TODO: 
+	-- Without redirects (after creation) the potential for reload's trying to re-add objects may suck...
+		-> see if I can see how to pass alert/message through to /owneds somehow ... if I can even pass a global or some shit then pick it up in the python code?
 	- need to create all classes (green + button)
 	- need to delete all classes (and watch for referential integrity)
 	- need to add 1 author to book, book to sub_book, series
@@ -41,4 +43,3 @@ python3 main.py
 	when moving a book in a series (which is part of 2 series), do we pop-up
 	offer to move parent/child series orders as well to match (think Thomas Covenant)
 
-	try to "export" db from sqlalchemy to see what it is doing with sequences / primary key for owned table and maybe "new_id" not needed?
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d926dc6..8f71cf2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class Book(db.Model):
     def LastSubBookNum(self):
         # need to work out the last sub book and return an id?
         if self.IsParent():
+            # -1 subscript returns the last one
             return self.child_ref[-1].sub_book_num
         else:
             return 1
diff --git a/owned.py b/owned.py
index 82fd3be..37a788d 100644
--- a/owned.py
+++ b/owned.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, validato
 from flask import request, render_template
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from __main__ import db, app, ma
-from sqlalchemy import func
+from sqlalchemy import func, Sequence
+
 
 ################################################################################
 # Class describing Owned in the database, and via sqlalchemy, connected to the DB as well
 ################################################################################
 class Owned(db.Model):
-    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True )
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.Sequence('owned_id_seq'), primary_key=True )
     name = db.Column(db.String(50), unique=True, nullable=False)
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ class Owned(db.Model):
 class OwnedSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
     class Meta: model = Owned
 
-
 ################################################################################
 # Helper class that defines a form for owned, used to make html <form>, with field validation (via wtforms)
 ################################################################################
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ def owneds():
     owneds = Owned.query.order_by('id').all()
     return render_template("show_id_name.html", objects=owneds, page_title='Show All Ownership types', url_base='owned')
 
+################################################################################
+# /owned -> GET/POST -> creates a new owned type and when created, takes you back to /owneds
+################################################################################
+@app.route("/owned", methods=["GET", "POST"])
+def new_owned():
+    alert="success"
+    owned_form = OwnedForm(request.form)
+    if 'name' not in request.form:
+        owned=None
+        message=""
+        return render_template("edit_id_name.html", owned=owned, alert=alert, message=message, form=owned_form, page_title='Create new Owned Type' )
+    else:
+        owned = Owned( name=request.form["name"] )
+        db.session.add(owned)
+        db.session.commit()
+        message="Created new Owned Type (id={})".format(owned.id)
+        owneds = Owned.query.order_by('id').all()
+        return render_template("show_id_name.html", objects=owneds, page_title='Show All Ownership types', url_base='owned', alert=alert, message=message)
+
 ################################################################################
 # /owned/<id> -> GET/POST(save or delete) -> shows/edits/delets a single
 # owned
@@ -47,24 +66,8 @@ def owneds():
 @app.route("/owned/<id>", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def owned(id):
     alert="success"
-    owned_form = OwnedForm(request.form)
-    if id == "-1":
-        if 'name' not in request.form:
-            owned=None
-            message=""
-            return render_template("edit_id_name.html", owned=owned, alert=alert, message=message, form=owned_form, page_title='Create new Owned Type' )
-        else:
-            res=db.session.query(func.max(Owned.id)).all()
-            new_id=res[0][0]
-            new_id=new_id+1
-            owned = Owned( id=new_id, name=request.form["name"] )
-            db.session.add(owned)
-            db.session.commit()
-            message="Created new Owned Type (id={})".format(new_id)
-            owneds = Owned.query.order_by('id').all()
-            return render_template("show_id_name.html", objects=owneds, page_title='Show All Ownership types', url_base='owned', alert=alert, message=message)
-
     ### DDP: should this be request.form or request.values?
+    owned_form = OwnedForm(request.form)
     if request.method == 'POST' and owned_form.validate():
         owned = Owned.query.get(id)
         if 'delete' in request.form:
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index af2ef0b..7393464 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('conditions')}}">Show Conditions</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('covertypes')}}">Create new Covertype</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('covertypes')}}">Show Covertypes</a>
-						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('owned', id=-1)}}">Create new Owned Type</a>
+						<a class="dropdown-item" href="/owned">Create new Owned Type</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('owneds')}}">Show Ownership Types</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('ratings')}}">Create new Rating</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item" href="{{url_for('ratings')}}">Show Ratings</a>