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title: "Right to Manage (RTM) — UK Leasehold Glossary"
url: https://manage.management/glossary/right-to-manage-rtm
description: "A statutory right under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 that lets qualifying leaseholders take over management of their building from the landlord, without proving fault and without buying the freehold. It is exercised through an RTM company."
category: "Right to Manage (RTM)"
publisher: Manage.Management
language: en-GB
---

# Right to Manage (RTM)

A statutory right under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 that lets qualifying leaseholders take over management of their building from the landlord, without proving fault and without buying the freehold. It is exercised through an RTM company.

**Also known as:** RTM, Right to Manage

## Related Right to Manage (RTM) Terms

- [Notice of Invitation to Participate](https://manage.management/glossary/notice-of-invitation-to-participate): A notice an RTM company must give to all qualifying leaseholders who are not yet members, inviting them to join, before it serves a claim notice.
- [Claim Notice](https://manage.management/glossary/claim-notice): The formal notice an RTM company serves on the landlord to claim the right to manage, setting out the building, the members, and the proposed acquisition date.
- [Counter-Notice](https://manage.management/glossary/counter-notice): The notice a landlord may serve in response to an RTM Claim Notice, either admitting the right to manage or disputing the company's entitlement to it.
- [Acquisition Date](https://manage.management/glossary/acquisition-date): The date on which an RTM company actually takes over management of the building, after which it becomes responsible for services, repairs and the service charge.
- [Qualifying Premises](https://manage.management/glossary/qualifying-premises): A building (or part) that meets the legal conditions for the right to manage: it must be a self-contained building or part, contain at least two flats held by qualifying tenants, and have no more than 25% non-residential floor area.
- [Self-Contained Building](https://manage.management/glossary/self-contained-building): A building that is structurally detached, or a part of a building that could be redeveloped independently with its own services. Being self-contained is one of the tests for whether a block qualifies for the right to manage.
- [Participating Member](https://manage.management/glossary/participating-member): A qualifying leaseholder who has become a member of the RTM company and so takes part in the right to manage claim.

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