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Council responsibilities
As the landlord, we are responsible for maintaining the structure of your building and any common areas. As a leaseholder, you contribute your share of these costs.
The exact responsibilities for repairs and maintenance will vary depending on your lease. As a guide, we are usually responsible for:
- foundations
- drains
- roofs and gutters
- external doors
- external fixtures, fittings and equipment
- external walls (and internal load bearing walls)
- communal lighting
- communal grounds and paths and stairs
- communal decorations
- window frames and external painting
- communal TV and radio aerials and equipment (tower blocks only)
- pipes supplying the mains water, from the water company’s stopcock outside the block, up to and including, the main stopcock in individual flats; or, where there is a communal water storage tank for the whole building, the gate valve in the flat
- gas pipes within the block (up to but not including, the gas meter in flats)
- electricity cables within the block (up to but not including, the electricity meters in flats)
- wiring for communal TV and radio within the block, up to and including, the aerial socket(s) provided in the flats (Tower Blocks Only)
- refuse disposal chutes and communal dustbins
- lifts and entry system
- car parking areas