Petition · past parliament
Give residential freeholders a Right to Manage communal areas
Closed
126 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently freeholders have no statutory rights to challenge fees relating to communal areas around their property (eg. public roads and amenity spaces). We want the Government to give residential freeholders a Right to Manage communal areas, equivalent to those available to leaseholders.
There are hundreds of buyers unaware of the consequences of buying a house with covenants attached, tying them in forever to fees for communal areas.
Leaseholders have RTM. Freeholders should have the same rights to set up an RTM for communal areas should they so wish.
Leaseholders have RTM. Freeholders should have the same rights to set up an RTM for communal areas should they so wish.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Sep 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
126
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Mar 2023
Closed
22 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.