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Right to Manage and Leasehold Bill

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.

The story so farThe Right to Manage and Leasehold Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 June 2025 by Rachel Blake (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Sponsor

• Rachel Blake Labour Primary sponsor

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2026.