Running a right to manage company
Buying the freehold
After taking on the right to manage, you might want to consider buying the freehold of the building. This will give the leaseholders full control.
If the right to manage is working well, you’ll be in touch with all the leaseholders and will have a good understanding about the block and its value. This can put you in a good position to buy the freehold.
However, it can be a long and expensive process. You'll need help from a surveyor and solicitor.
If you go ahead, the building will no longer be run through the right to manage, so you need to consider the best way to hold the freehold and manage the building.
You should also consider future changes in the law which might make it easier and cheaper to buy the freehold.
- Last updated:
- 16 December 2025
- Next review:
- 16 December 2027
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