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As a landlord, find out if the leaseholders in your block have the right to take over management of your building, and the process they must go through to do this
The Right to Manage (RTM) lets some leasehold property owners take over…
To qualify for Right to Manage (RTM): the building must be made up of…
Normally, the leaseholders will contact you once they’ve set up the Right…
You can dispute the claim by serving a counter-notice to the Right to…
If you accept the Right to Manage (RTM) company’s notice, or if you…
Southern Region, Judge Tildesley OBE, Judge S McGrath, Mr W Gater FRICS on 9 May 2022.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge J. Shepherd, Mr J. Naylor & Ms J. Hawkins on 9 May 2023
Northern Region Judge P. Forster with Members J.H. Lewis sitting on 10 June 2025
Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge P Korn and Judge M Himsworth and Ms C Barton MRICS on 29 April 2026
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Tribunal Judge S.J. Walker and Mr. S. Wheeler MCIEH CEnvH
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mrs Bowers, Mr Gowman, Mr Miller on 12 March 2020
Midlands Region, Judge D Barlow and Mr Robert Chumley-Roberts MCIEH, J.P on 12 August 2020
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