Right to Manage and Leasehold Bill

This bill makes it easier for flat owners to take control of their building's management away from freeholders by lowering voting thresholds and requiring freeholders to help contact residents.

A Bill to make provision about the definition of qualifying tenants for the purposes of claiming a right to manage; to reduce the proportion of qualifying tenants required to give notice of a claim to acquire a right to manage; to establish a duty on freeholders to assist a Right to Manage company in establishing contact with leaseholders within the freeholder’s property; to make provision about establishing a presumption in favour of a right to manage in certain circumstances before the First Tier Tribunal; to require the Secretary of State to review procedures for converting leasehold property into common hold property; and for connected purposes.

Status: In Progress

Current House: Commons

Stage: 1st reading

Right to Manage and Leasehold Bill

This bill makes it easier for flat owners to take control of their building's management away from freeholders by lowering voting thresholds and requiring freeholders to help contact residents.

A Bill to make provision about the definition of qualifying tenants for the purposes of claiming a right to manage; to reduce the proportion of qualifying tenants required to give notice of a claim to acquire a right to manage; to establish a duty on freeholders to assist a Right to Manage company in establishing contact with leaseholders within the freeholder’s property; to make provision about establishing a presumption in favour of a right to manage in certain circumstances before the First Tier Tribunal; to require the Secretary of State to review procedures for converting leasehold property into common hold property; and for connected purposes.

Status: In Progress

Current House: Commons

Stage: 1st reading