Gala Unity Ltd v Ariadne Road RTM Co Ltd

Part 2, Chapter 1, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 established the Right to Manage. In outline, qualifying leaseholders of flats can form and join a company (called an RTM Company) to acquire the management functions of their landlord in respect of their leases. In order to qualify for the RTM, the building has to be, inter alia, a “self-contained building or part of a building with or without appurtenant property” (s.72).