GWMC

Greenwich Wharf Management Company (GWMC)

Greenwich Wharf Management Company (GWMC) is the residents’ management company responsible for managing the River Gardens estate. GWMC appoints and oversees the managing agent responsible for day-to-day management.

Each apartment lease comes with a share in GWMC.

Management and Control

GWMC’s Board of Directors is now composed entirely of leaseholders.

However, the developer, London & Regional Properties, retains a special Management Share which, under the current Articles of Association, carries a right of veto at general meetings.

The current directors of GWMC can be found on the Companies House page.

Tribunal Proceedings

In 2026, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) issued two decisions concerning GWMC.

In its ⁠January 2026 decision, the Tribunal determined that historic heating tariff deficit charges were not recoverable under the leases and disallowed 20% of the managing agent’s fees for 2022 and 2023.

The disputed charges arose during a period when GWMC was principally controlled by the developer, London & Regional Properties, and Rendall & Rittner (R&R) was the managing agent. The dispute involved almost £200,000 in retrospective heating charges to residents and was ⁠reported in The Guardian in February 2026.

In its October 2026 Rule 13 Costs decision, the Tribunal found that GWMC had acted unreasonably in its conduct of the proceedings and awarded costs against the company.

Right to Manage

Right to Manage (RTM) is an alternative legal mechanism through which qualifying leaseholders can take responsibility for managing their buildings.

Its application to an estate with multiple buildings and shared facilities, such as River Gardens, is more complicated.

A group of residents explored establishing a Right to Manage company at River Gardens in 2024, with details published on their ⁠website. The proposal did not proceed, and management of the estate remains the responsibility of GWMC.