Leaseholders' Handbook - Plymouth Community Homes

Leaseholdersʼ Responsibilities (continued)
• Not to cause an obstruction in any of the
communal areas of the property.
• To give reasonable notice before accessing
other parts of the property to carry out repairs or
maintenance that the leaseholder is responsible
for. This should be at least 48 hours unless in
cases of extreme urgency. If whilst doing the
work any other part of the property becomes
damaged, this must be made good by the
leaseholder.
• To permit Plymouth Community Homes and the
owners of other flats to access and enter the
premises to fulfil their obligations.
• To comply and observe any regulations which
Plymouth Community Homes may make to
govern the use of the flats and the reserved
property.
• To pay a sum to Plymouth Community Homes if
the flat is sold within 5 years of exercising the
Right to Buy.
• If you wish to sell the flat within 10 years of
purchasing under the Right to Buy you must
first give Plymouth Community Homes the
option to buy the flat.
• Not to erect any external wireless or television
aerial or any pole or flagstaff.
• Not to place a window box outside any of the
windows without the prior written consent of
Plymouth Community Homes.
• To keep properly cleaned and tidied any parts
of the property that were your responsibility as
a tenant prior to completion of the Right to Buy.
• To pay a reasonable proportion of the expense
of repairing and maintaining all unadopted
private roads and footpaths on the estate.
• To observe all the terms and regulations set out
in the lease.
Leaseholdersʼ Rights
• To peaceably hold and enjoy the premises for
the term of the lease.
• Access to the communal parts of the property.
• Passage of gas, electricity, water, etc, to and
from the premises.
• To use communal apparatus installed for
television reception.
• To use any communal facilities that have been
provided in the property, including those in the
communal areas.
• To be consulted if any repair or maintenance is
planned that will cost a leaseholder more than
£250.
• To be consulted if Plymouth Community Homes
plans to sign a contract with a supplier to provide
a service that will cost any leaseholder more
than £100 per year.
• To challenge service charges.
• Leaseholders of a block of flats have the right
to take over the management of their block.
Speak to your solicitor or other legal advisor for
advice.
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