Directors and RTM
So you’re an RMC director: what now?
Your legal duties, in plain English.
Reviewed by Mark Cunningham AssocRICS MTPI MIFSM, Leasehold Director. Last reviewed 3 October 2026.
Becoming a director of your resident management company is a real legal role, even if unpaid.
Company law
- Act within the company's powers and promote its success (Companies Act 2006, ss171–177).
- File annual accounts and a confirmation statement on time.
- Keep registers of members and directors up to date.
Under the lease and statute
- Repair, insure and provide services as the lease requires.
- Follow service charge law, including Section 20 consultation.
- Act as Responsible Person for fire safety in the common parts.
Protect yourselves
Check that directors' and officers' insurance is in place, record decisions in minutes, and take advice when unsure.
How we can help
RTM and residents' association formationChanging your agentAJ LiteWe provide block management across Southport, Churchtown and Kew, Birkdale and Ainsdale, Formby, Ormskirk and Aughton, Crosby and Maghull, Bootle and Litherland, Liverpool, Hesketh Bank and Tarleton and Preston, Penwortham and Longton. For the law in brief, see Know the law.Related reading
Section 20 consultation, step by stepFire risk assessments for blocks of flatsHow to change your managing agentGeneral information about the law in England, not advice on a particular building.