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RIGHT TO MANAGE
Take Control of Your Property with Right to Manage
Property Industry Experts
Extensive knowledge in RTM, compliance, and company secretarial services, ensuring leaseholders receive expert guidance.
Independent and Unbiased
We have contacts with a range of property managers, ensuring leaseholders have the full freedom to choose their managing agent or take the self-manage route.
End-to-End Services
We handle everything from company formation to governance, making RTM simpler and more accessible.
Flexible Support
Services tailored to each client’s needs, from RTM setup to ongoing director and secretarial support.
Ongoing Guidance
Providing long-term company secretarial, compliance, and transition support to keep RTM companies running smoothly.
Director Training
Helping RTM company directors understand their responsibilities and manage their RTM company effectively.
Our Services
We guide leaseholders through every stage of the RTM process - handling company formation, legal compliance, and resident engagement - ensuring a clear, structured, and fully supported transition. Unlike property management firms, we remain fully independent, giving leaseholders freedom of choice over their future management decisions.
Resident Engagement
We manage communications with all qualifying tenants and handle membership invitations.
Legal Process Management
Expert coordination of all statutory notices and legal requirements throughout the RTM process.
Company Formation
We handle the complete formation of your RTM company and all necessary documentation.
Legal Compliance
Full management of corporate records and statutory requirements to ensure complete compliance.
Transition Support
Guidance and support for a smooth handover to your chosen management company.
Unsure what you need?
Get in touch with our friendly and professional team to discuss your requirements.
Right to Manage is a legal right that allows leaseholders to take control of their building's management without having to prove fault by the landlord or pay compensation. This means you can choose your own property management arrangements, control service charges, and make decisions about your building's maintenance and services.
To qualify for RTM:
- Your building must be self-contained
- At least two-thirds of the flats must be held by qualifying tenants (leaseholders with leases originally granted for more than 21 years)
- At least 50% of leaseholders must agree to participate
- The building must be primarily residential (no more than 25% commercial space)
- The building must contain at least two flats
An uncontested RTM application typically takes between 5-6 months from start to finish. This includes:
- Formation of the RTM company
- Service of statutory notices
- Notice periods required by law
- Transition period to new management arrangements The timeline may extend if the application is contested by the landlord.
Our RTM service operates on a fixed-fee basis, which includes:
- Formation of the RTM company
- Land registry searches and disbursements
- Service of all statutory notices (including postage)
- Company secretary and registered office services The exact fee depends on the size of your development. Contact us for a detailed quote. Additional costs may apply if the application is contested and requires tribunal proceedings.
Once RTM is granted:
- Your RTM company takes control of building management
- You can appoint your chosen managing agent
- You gain control over service charges and maintenance decisions
- The landlord remains the freeholder but has no involvement in management
- Ground rent continues to be payable to the landlord
- The RTM company becomes responsible for enforcing lease covenants and maintaining the building
