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.
House of Commons
Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)
12 September 2025
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This bill aims to make it easier for leaseholders to take over the management of their building. It changes who counts as a qualifying tenant for a right to manage, and lowers the number of qualifying tenants needed to trigger a claim. It also requires freeholders to help a Right to Manage company contact leaseholders and includes a review of procedures for converting leasehold property into common hold property.
The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons, having had its first reading in June 2025. It will need further stages in both Houses before becoming law.
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Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 September, read and discharged.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 18 June 2025 under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.