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# The RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 130
Landlord And Tenant, England
The RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
6th February 2025
Laid before Parliament
10th February 2025
Coming into force
3rd March 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74(2) and (4) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 3rd March 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendment of the RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) Regulations 2009 {#regulation-2}

(1) The RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) Regulations 2009 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In the Schedule (articles of association of a RTM company)—
(a) in Part 1, in article 1(1) (defined terms), after the definition of “immediate landlord”, insert—
“lease” means a long lease within the meaning of sections 76 and 77 of the 2002 Act;
;
(b) in Part 4, for article 33(3)(f) (votes) substitute—
(f) any person who is not otherwise entitled to any vote shall be entitled to one vote if that person—
(i) is the freeholder of the Premises,
(ii) is a landlord under a lease or leases of the whole or any part of the Premises, and
(iii) is a member of the company;
(g) the votes exercisable by landlords under leases of the whole or any part of the Premises shall be capped at one third of the votes exercisable by qualifying tenants.
.