Leasehold Repairs and Maintenance
The Council is responsible for areas that people share such as staircases, corridors, lifts, gardens and pathways.
It is also responsible for structural and exterior repairs, for example to the foundations to the building, external walls, roofs, window frames, external doors and frames, service pipes and ducts.
The leaseholder will contribute a share of the costs involved in this type of work.
The leaseholder is responsible for:
- Floor surfaces including floorboards within the dwelling
- Wall plaster and plasterboards
- Ceiling plaster and plasterboards
- Glass to windows within the dwelling
- Internal non-structural walls
- Plumbing and wiring within the dwelling
This chart gives further examples of who is responsible for each type of repair.
| Type of Repair | Responsible |
|---|---|
| Repairs to burst/leaking pipe from mains up to stopcock | Council |
| Repairs to water pipes beyond stopcock | Leaseholder |
| Clear blockages and repairs to gutters & fall pipes | Council |
| Replace/repair bath, basin, taps and W.C | Leaseholder |
| Communal flooring and staircases | Council |
| Flooring within the flat (except joists) | Leaseholder |
| Roof structure and covering | Council |
| External window frames to flats (except glazing) | Council |
| Internal doors to flats | Leaseholder |
| Front door to flat (except glazing) | Council |
| Communal windows and doors | Council |
| Electrics within the flat | Leaseholder |
| Communal electrics and repairs | Council |
| Communal heating systems (including equipment within the flat up to the Sampson valve) | Council |
| Individual heating systems within the flat | Leaseholder |
| Forecourts, play areas, hedges, boundaries, gates etc | Council |
| Communal plastering and decorating | Council |
Contact Details
For more information visit The Right To Buy & Leaseholder Service .
Or email: fcho.homeowners@oldham.gov.uk