Leaseholder rights and responsibilities

Here are your main responsibilities as a leaseholder and our main responsibilities as a landlord.

Please refer to your lease for your exact responsibilities.

Your responsibilities (as the leaseholder):

• Keeping your home in good repair and condition.
• Having gas and electrical appliances regularly serviced and tested (you can tap here for more information on gas safety, including if you plan to sublet your home).
• Not subletting your home without giving us prior notice.
• Not causing any annoyance or inconvenience to neighbours.
• Paying your share of the block insurance.
• Repaying any discount if the property is sold within the first five years of purchase under the Right to Buy scheme.
• Not carrying out any trade or business from your property.
• Paying the ground rent.
• Not making any alterations/improvements to the property without consent from us.
• Not bringing bottled petroleum, gas, or any other potentially explosive material into your property or anywhere in the building.
• Paying the building insurance contribution.
• Paying any service charges.
• Paying a proportion of all repairs and improvements, including any major repairs.
• Using your home as a single private property for residential use only.
• Insuring contents of the property.

Our responsibilities (as the landlord):

• Keeping the structure of the building in good condition (flats).
• Consulting with you before any major works to the building.
• Arranging building insurance.

Your lease will specifically mention which pets you may be allowed to have.

You may be required to ask for permission.