Leaseholders Responsibilities

Equity Share non-warden (ES) / Shared Ownership Leases / ES First time Buyers

Internal repairs service standard letter

Tenants responsibilities:

To maintain the premises inside and out, landlord's fixtures and fittings and all tanks, cisterns, sanitary and water apparatus, pipes and cables in or exclusively serving the premises
To decorate the premises inside and out
To maintain the garden and fences
Not to make external alterations and additions of any sort or any structural alterations and to make internal non-structural alterations only with the Council's written consent
To permit the Council entry (upon written notice) to inspect the premises and the occupier must carry out any works notified by the landlord within three months. (If not the Council can do the works and recharge the occupier)
To insure the premises

Landlords Responsibilities

To maintain pipe conduits, drains and sewers under adjoining property, excluding those within or exclusively serving the demised premises
To maintain any unadopted roads and paths
To maintain communal parking areas and forecourts and paths
To keep the common amenity areas neat and tidy
Structural defects

The occupier is required to serve notice in writing of a structural defect as soon as it becomes apparent. They must permit the Council access for inspection and repairs and the Council must make good any damage caused in carrying out this work.

Equity Share - Wardened Scheme

To repair, cleanse and keep in good and substantial repair and condition the interior of the premises and landlord's fixtures and fittings and all tanks, cisterns, sanitary and water apparatus, pipes and cables in or exclusively serving the premises
To clean the windows
To keep the garden tidy (where appropriate)
To decorate internally
Not to make external alterations and additions of any sort or any structural alterations and to make internal non-structural alterations only with the Council's written consent
To permit the Council entry (upon written notice) to inspect the premises and the occupier must carry out any works notified by the landlord within three months. (If not the Council can do the works and recharge the occupier)
To notify the Council of any repairs needed for which the Council is responsible.

Landlords Responsibilities

To maintain the structure of the property and in particular roof foundations, external walls, external wood and woodwork, ironwork, load bearing walls, window frames (excluding internal surfaces), timbers (including joists and beams of floors and ceilings, chimney stacks and outside faces of external doors
If the Council carries out any work to the load bearing walls or timbers it shall make good all damage to internal surfaces
To maintain pipes, sewers, cables within the development, excluding those within and solely serving the premises
To maintain the common parts (road, paths, forecourts, landscaped areas, common rooms etc)
To maintain boundary walls and fences of the development
To provide and maintain an alarm system

For more information, see your lease document.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I have moved into equity share for the elderly property, I have repairs to do which are my responsibility, but I can not afford to do them, what can I do?

A: You can apply to be considered for the Equity Share Repairs Scheme.

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