Tag: Right to Manage

Reform uncertainty drives Right to Manage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 20 hours ago | 1

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP Over the past year, I have seen more leaseholders move towards...

Right to Manage companies can recover reasonable costs for pet approvals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

The government has confirmed that Right to Manage (RTM) companies can grant permission for pets where leases require approval and...

Leasehold Reform and the Commonhold Question: Evolution or Revolution?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA) represents one of...

Commonhold and RTM: the investor risk is changing

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

24th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Property investors have good reason to watch leasehold reform closely. Much of the public debate is framed around homeowners, but...

Better to build new homes than subsidise BTL landlords claims Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2026, 2 months ago | 24

The government claims it’s better “to spend taxpayer’s cash building new homes than subsidising buy to let landlords”. In a...

Why rushed leasehold reform could destabilise the housing market

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

22nd December 2025, 8 months ago | 2

Reform of the leasehold system is long overdue. It’s broadly agreed that the current model, with its layers of complexity...

How to challenge unreasonable leasehold charges?

Author: Readers Question

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi there, bit of a steer if I may on my leasehold flat. Out of the blue our Freeholder appointed...

Why has landlord created leases on parking spaces?

Author: Readers Question

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, we have two phases in our property development: Phase One: 149 flats (140 with leases), built around 2005. Phase...

RTM company that did not take over?

Author: Readers Question

15th April 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Hi, my apartment block has a right to manage company set up with dormant accounts filed each year but we...

Previous property management refusing to transfer my credit?

Author: Readers Question

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The property management Company of a block of flats has been taken over by a Right to Manage (RTM). The...

Buildings insurance increases 70% since last year?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hi all, I have a 2 bed maisonette in blocks of 4, there are 5 blocks in total. The Managing...

RTM Settlers Court Nightmare decision for leaseholders?

Author: Readers Question

6th December 2022, 4 years ago | 28

The Settlers Court supreme court judgement is we believe totally unfair and unreasonable. This decision enables RTM (Right to Manage)...