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What is Right to Manage?

The Right to Manage (RTM) allows leaseholders to take over management of their building from the landlord without having to prove any fault or pay compensation.
RTM was introduced by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and applies to most residential leasehold buildings in England and Wales.

How Manage.Management supports the RTM journey

The public RTM experience in Manage.Management is built around a guided journey rather than a single static page. Current RTM routes cover eligibility, timeline, survey, formation, statutory notices, acquisition, and a dashboard view once you are working through the process.

Benefits of RTM

Control

Choose your own managing agent or self-manage

Transparency

Full visibility of service charge spending

Cost Savings

Potential to reduce management costs

Quality

Higher standards of maintenance and service

The journey in the product

1

Check Eligibility

Start by confirming whether your building is likely to qualify.
2

Understand the timeline

Review the public RTM timeline so participants know what happens next and when.
3

Gather support

Use the survey and formation steps to understand support from qualifying leaseholders.
4

Prepare formation and notices

Work through the formation and statutory-notice stages before the handover date.
5

Move into live management

Once the RTM company is active, directors can move into the wider building-management workflows inside Manage.Management.

RTM in practice

The public Righto-style flow is useful when you are still working out eligibility, support, and next steps.
Some users will also see RTM Formation inside the app, depending on access and where they are in the journey.
RTM is only the start. After handover, the building still needs meetings, documents, finances, issues, and communications to run well.

Next Steps