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Information for Leaseholders - Repairs the Council are Responsible for
If you are a Leaseholder What Repairs are the Council Responsible for
The Council's responsibilities:
The Council is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the structure, exterior and shared parts in a block of flats. This includes:
- Exterior walls
- Roof
- Foundation
- Timber and joists
- Beams
- Chimney stacks
- Rainwater and soil pipes
- Sewers and drains
- Gas, water and electricity pipes up to the flat
- District heating
- Lifts
- External decoration
- Internal communal areas such as stairs/landings
- Public way windows and doors
- Communal gardens, paths, walkways and fences
- Communal grounds and parking areas
The leaseholder's responsibilities:
In addition to the service charge which covers communal repairs undertaken by the Council, the following repairs are your responsibility:
- Fittings such as kitchen units and sinks
- Floorboards
- Internal non structural walls
- Plaster or other surface material on interior walls and ceilings
- Internal doors and frames
- Toilets, baths and showers
- Radiators, cisterns, tanks, boilers and pipes used exclusively in a flat
- Gas, waterand electricity installations exclusive to the flat.
- Fixtures, fittings and internal decorations.
- Responsibility for any leaks or burst pipes including damage caused to other council property as a result