Who is responsible for roof repairs in a leasehold flat?

The freeholder
The freeholder is usually responsible for: repairs to the building’s structure, including the roof and guttering, repairs to shared parts of the building, such as lifts and communal stairways, buildings insurance (to protect the entire building from accidents and disasters such as fire or flood).

What is the leaseholder responsible for?

Leaseholder responsibilities Most leases say that you as the leaseholder are responsible for maintaining and repairing the inside of your home. This usually includes repairs to: all internal decoration, including carpets and paintwork. furniture and appliances.

Who owns the roof in a block of flats?

In a block of flats, one would expect the roof to be retained by the landlord. It is a general rule that a freehold owner of land is presumed also to own the air space above its property.

Who pays for roof repairs in a maisonette?

In these ‘maisonette’ leases, it often also turns out that the top floor flat is entirely responsible for maintaining the roof and the ground floor flat is entirely responsible for the foundations.

What rights do freeholders have over leaseholders?

Generally, the freeholders are responsible for maintaining and arranging repairs for the structure of the building. This includes the roof, communal areas inside the building e.g. stairs. The leaseholder is responsible for maintenance of the inside of the property e.g. plumbing, decoration and flooring.

Are leaseholders responsible for Windows?

If your lease does not say that it is your individual responsibility to repair your windows in your flat, what that means is all leaseholders are expected to pay a share of the cost of works to any windows in your building in exactly the same way as they would be expected to share the cost of repairs to the roof.

Do I own the roof space above my flat?

Estate Agents commonly market top floor flats as available with the benefit of the above loft space, and many owners often use the space for storage. Currently, unless it is clearly stated that the leaseholder has ownership of the loft space, it automatically belongs to the freeholder.

Who is responsible for the roof in a maisonette?

Usually the landlord or managing company is responsible for the roof but there may be occasions, e.g. a small maisonette, where the owner of the top floor is responsible for the roof and the owner of the ground floor is responsible for the foundations.

Do leaseholders own the building?

All buildings are owned by a landlord, typically on a freehold basis, who has certain responsibilities to its leaseholders. Many buildings also have a residential management company, who is party to the lease, and who also has legal obligations to the leaseholders to provide services.

Are leaseholders responsible for trees?

If you hold a lease including private use of a garden, you are responsible for maintaining it. This includes the pruning of any trees within that garden.

Does a leaseholder pay the freeholder?

If you own a leasehold property, you don’t own the land. This means the freeholder is, normally, responsible for the maintenance and repair of the building. However, the leaseholders share the cost of this by paying a service charge to the freeholder.

Is the tenant responsible for repairs to the roof?

Yes, I have read the Lease & upstairs & downstairs are both equally responsible for repairs to things like roof etc, which is fair enough. I just objected to the fact that I was presented with a ‘fait accompli’ invoice for which I am expected to pay half – surely 3 quotes should have been obtained first.

Who is responsible for the maintenance on a leasehold property?

The Managing Agents have said ‘under the terms of the lease the maintenance responsibility rests with the leaseholders split equally & we should correspond directly with each other’. I have been supplied with pictures from upstairs leaseholder of the repairs to the roof together with an invoice for £950 – which he wants me to pay half.

Is the freeholder responsible for the roof?

I would expect the roof to be the responsibility of the freeholder. You need to read your lease and see what each leaseholder is responsible for. Yes, I have read the Lease & upstairs & downstairs are both equally responsible for repairs to things like roof etc, which is fair enough.

Should leaseholders be able to complain about property managers?

Individual leaseholders need to be able to complain, otherwise there is no point in including property managing agents in the legislation in the first place.