Major Works
The council is responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, repair and improvement of your
building and estate as a whole but as a leaseholder you are responsible for paying your share of
these costs through your service charge.
We carry out regular maintenance to all our estates but every building requires major works
during its life. This can include renewing key components of the building such as the roof,
installing new facilities such as entry-phones or carrying out improvements to bring your estate up
to modern day standards. We also use the term "major works" to include external decorations and
associated repairs which are carried out on a cyclical basis.
Consultation
We are committed to consulting all residents, including leaseholders, at all stages of a
major works project. The type of consultation will depend on the works we are planning to do. For
example, if we are planning a lot of work with major changes that affect you, we will organise more
meetings and give more information to residents than if we are doing regular external decorations
to your building.
Where work is going to cost more than £250 per leasehold flat, you have a legal right to be
consulted about the work before the work begins (Section 151 of the Commonhold & Leasehold
Reform Act 2002). You will receive a 'notice of intention' which you can respond to within 30
days and you can comment on the scope of the works and/or nominate a contractor in some
circumstances. Following this, if we still propose to continue with the work, a further
notification is sent containing details of the work and the estimated costs. You will then
have 30 days to give us your comments. We will look carefully at your comments and will have regard
to them. You cannot refuse permission for the works to go ahead. We have responsibility under
the lease to repair and maintain the building.