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Building Requirements

Your building must meet these criteria:
Contains at least two flats held by qualifying tenants
At least two-thirds of flats are held by qualifying tenants
No more than 25% commercial use (by floor area)
Self-contained building or part of a building

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Qualifying Tenant Requirements

To be a qualifying tenant, you must:
Have a long lease (originally granted for more than 21 years)
Not be a business tenant
Not have more than two flats in the building

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Participation Requirements

To make an RTM claim:
At least 50% of qualifying tenants must participate
Participants must become members of the RTM company

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Buildings That Cannot Claim RTM

RTM is not available for:
  • Buildings with a resident landlord (if 4 or fewer flats)
  • Buildings already managed by an RTM company
  • Buildings where the local authority is the landlord
  • Buildings that don’t meet the structural requirements

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Check Your Eligibility

Use our RTM Eligibility Checker to quickly assess whether your building qualifies.

RTM Eligibility Checker

Answer a few questions to find out if your building qualifies for RTM