Atlas Mill, Manchester — a converted 1897 cotton mill now apartments. Original 'ATLAS MILL · 1897' carved in stone above the entrance.
Atlas Mill, 1897 — Converted apartments.

RTM · Right to Manage

The free Right to Manage guide for leaseholders in England and Wales.

Eligibility check, step-by-step process, free course.

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Eligibility

Do you qualify for Right to Manage?

  • 01

    The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 raised the non-residential threshold from 25% to 50% — buildings with ground-floor commercial units that were previously blocked may now qualify.

  • 02

    Since 31 July 2024, the freeholder can no longer force you to pay their legal costs if your RTM claim is valid. Cost risk is gone.

  • 03

    The participation threshold is at least half the qualifying tenants. A 60-flat block qualifies with 30 members — not a majority, not two-thirds. Exactly half.

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Legislation. Case law. Process changes. Fortnightly.

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The assistant knows the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, the key First-tier Tribunal cases, and the complete RTM claim process. Ask it anything.

  • Does our building qualify if the ground floor is a pharmacy?
  • How long does the freeholder have to respond to a claim notice?
  • Can we start RTM if we only have 60% of leaseholders on board?
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How long does the freeholder have to respond to a claim notice?
Once you serve the claim notice, the freeholder has one month to serve a counter-notice. In the counter-notice, they must either admit your right to manage, or give specific grounds for disputing it. If they do neither within the month, you may apply to the First-tier Tribunal. They cannot simply go quiet — failure to respond is actionable.
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