Leaseholders

Your lease

The council’s responsibilities are set out in the lease and are governed by law. On behalf of the council, we are responsible for:

giving you an estimate of your service charges before the start of each financial year
notifying you of your actual service charges after the end of each financial year
consulting you on major work and services, before inviting estimates from contractors and awarding contracts
informing you of any rechargeable costs we have incurred, within 18 months of incurring them
repairing and maintaining the structure and exterior of your block, including external windows
providing repairs and services to common areas
repairing and maintaining any communal equipment in your property, for example heating appliances, Garchey (waste disposal unit) and door entry systems
requiring other leaseholders to agree to similar terms to those in your lease.

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